ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz ɛmbɹˈeɪst æz ɐn ʌnəfˈɪʃəl nˈæʃənəl ˈænθəm æz mɚɹˈɑːkənz fɹʌm ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈʌntɹi mˈɑːɹtʃt ɑːn mˈæs təwˈɔːɹd ðə dɪspjˈuːɾᵻd wˈɛstɚn sɐhˈæɹə, ðˈɛn ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ spˈeɪn.
The song was embraced as an unofficial 'national anthem' as Moroccans from all over the country marched en masse toward the disputed Western Sahara, then occupied by Spain.