Negaraku
Tanah tumpahnya darahku
Rakyat hidup
Bersatu dan Maju
Rahmat Bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan
Raja Kita
Selamat bertahta.
Rahmat Bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan
Raja Kita
Selamat bertahta.
Flag Date of Adoption | 16 September 1963 |
Flag Symbolism | named Jalur Gemilang (adopted August 31 1997), consist of 14 red (top) and white (bottom) stripes of equal width, a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a crescent and a star. The red and white stripes stand for the equal status in the Federation of the member states and the Federal government. The union of carton of dark blue in the upper quarter of the flag next to the staff represents the unity of the people of Malaysia. The union contains the crescent which is the symbol of Islam, and the star with its 14 points symbolises the unity of the 13 states of the Federation with the Federal government. The yellow of the crescent and the star is the royal colour of the hereditary Malay Rulers. The design was based on the flag of the US. |