Jana Gana Mana shorter version. The poem was composed in a literary register of the Bengali language called sadhu bhasa. The song has been written almost entirely using nouns that also can function as verbs and has commonality with all major languages in India due to Sanskrit being their common source of formal vocabulary. Therefore, the original song is quite clearly understandable, and in fact, remains almost unchanged in several widely different Indian languages (if variations in inherent vowel and pronunciation of approximants and some sibilants are ignored). A short version consisting of the first and last lines of the National Anthem is
National Anthem of Saudi Arabia National Anthem of Saudi Arabia The "National Anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" (, ") was first officially adopted in 1950 without lyrics. It was then adopted again in 1984 with lyrics written by Ibrahim Khafaji (). The original composition was by Abdul-Rahman al-Khateeb () in 1947 and the brass instrumental version was later arranged by Seraj Omar (). It is referred to by Saudi Arabians as simply as "The National Anthem" (, "), although it is commonly known by its incipit, "Sārʿī" (, "Hasten"). The lyrics call upon the country to hasten to greatness and raise the flag,