Madinah-based journalist Yusuf Mohammed has released a song in Urdu to celebrate Saudi Arabia's National Day.

This is considered the first Saudi patriotic song in Urdu.

“The song was released to mark the 84th National Day of Saudi Arabia. It talks about the Kingdom’s service to the Two Holy Mosques, special attention paid to the comfort of pilgrims, the permanent support to the world in times of crises, efforts of the government to print the Holy Qur’an and translate it into different languages, and the building of mosques around the world,” Mohammed said.

He said the song, written by Shoaib Kareem and composed by Ghayas Hasan, was recorded outside the Kingdom.

Mohammed was born in Saudi Arabia and educated here. He has worked for several newspapers and acted in a number of television series and Janadriyah national festival stage shows.