The Perlis Islamic religious and Malay customs council said the guidelines require a person to stand at attention, with the head slightly bowed and not looking upwards, as a sign of humility with the right hand placed on the back of the left hand and both hands then placed in the front of the body.

The Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, said the Perlis State Anthem Enactment 2021 came into force on Jan 1.

RTM music services division director Mokhzani Ismail said that, as a Perlis native, he was proud to be able to rearrange the musical composition at the beginning of the state anthem.

“I received an order from the Raja Muda of Perlis to rearrange the state anthem Aamiin-Aamiin and change the lyrics from ‘Robbal’ to ‘Rabbil’,” he said, adding that it was not an easy task.

“I presented several versions of the composition to the Raja Muda of Perlis and finally one version was selected and obtained the consent of the Raja of Perlis,” he said.