31 Ogos, 1957

Tanggal 31
(on 31)

Bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh
(august, in the year '57)

Merdeka* ! Merdeka !

Tetaplah merdeka
(We have been free since)

Ia pasti menjadi sejarah
(It shall go down in history)



Tanggal 31
(on 31)

Bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh
(august, in the year '57)

Hari yang mulia
(a glorious day)

Hari bahagia
(a happy day)

Sambut dengan jiwa yang merdeka
(let's celebrate with spirit of freedom)



Mari kita seluruh warga Negara
(Lets us as a nation)

Ramai-ramai menyambut hari merdeka
(Unanimously celebrate this merdeka day)

Merdeka !

Tiga satu bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh
(august, in the year '57)

Hari mulia negaraku merdeka
(the glorious day, my country had merdeka)

*The Malay word Merdeka carries the dual meaning of freedom and independence. The translators therefore refrained from rendering it either to keep to its full meaning.