National Anthem of Kuwait
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The National Anthem of Kuwait ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) was written by poet Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani with music composed by Ibrahim Al-Soula and arranged by Ahmad Ali. It was first broadcast on 25 February 1978. Prior to 1978, the "Amiri Salute" was used.<ref name="kuwaitmissionun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History and use
Although the anthem was chosen during the reign of Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, it was not used in his era due to his death on 31 December 1977. As it was scheduled to start using the anthem on the day of the celebration of Kuwait’s National Day, and at that time the mourning period for the former Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was completed.
The anthem is played every day at the beginning of the day in most Kuwaiti schools and on TV and radio stations.
Lyrics
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| lang}}</poem> | <poem>Template:Transliteration</poem> | main}}</poem> | <poem>My homeland Kuwait, you have prospered to glory,
And on your forehead is an omen of fortune. Template:Small My homeland Kuwait, you have prospered to glory, And on your forehead is an omen of fortune. My homeland Kuwait, my homeland Kuwait, My homeland Kuwait, you have prospered to glory. I Oh cradle of forefathers, they wrote A book of eternity, then the meteors called God is the greatest, indeed Arabs Ascended as the planets of paradise of perpetuity. II Blessed be my homeland Kuwait, for us It was peaceful, and you lived on the extent of the homeland Kept free in your protection to build A palace of life with the most generous arms. III Let us protect, oh my homeland, and we witnessed The revealing of the guidance and the truth, our pioneer, And our Amir is the powerful, our leader, The master of my protection, the truthful of the promise. Template:Small</poem> |
Notes
References
External links
- Kuwaiti Embassy in Beirut - The Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Beirut has long and short versions of the National Anthem.
- Kuwait: Al-Nasheed Al-Watani - Audio of the national anthem of Kuwait, with information and lyrics (archive link)
- BBC News - Instrumental version of "An-Nasheed Al-Watani" in RealAudio