Al-Nasheed Al-Watani
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Al-Nasheed Al-Watani . The Kuwait
i national anthem is by poet Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani
, Ibrahim Al-Soula composed the music and Ahmad Ali arranged the composition. It was first broadcast on 25 February, 1978.
Before 1978 Amiri Salute was used. It was composed by Yusuf Adees in 1951. Now the salute is the first six bars of the national anthem.
The anthem is seldom used in Kuwait and is used primarily for special occasions. As such, many Kuwaitis do not use the national anthem.
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
i national anthem is by poet Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani
Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani
Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani was a poet and teacher who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Kuwait, Al-Nasheed Al-Watani. In 1938, he graduated from the "al-Mubarakiyah" Secondary School, Kuwait. In 1939 he travelled to Cairo, Egypt, and was admitted into the College of Arabic Language Studies...
, Ibrahim Al-Soula composed the music and Ahmad Ali arranged the composition. It was first broadcast on 25 February, 1978.
Before 1978 Amiri Salute was used. It was composed by Yusuf Adees in 1951. Now the salute is the first six bars of the national anthem.
The anthem is seldom used in Kuwait and is used primarily for special occasions. As such, many Kuwaitis do not use the national anthem.
Lyrics
| Arabic Arabic language Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book... language |
Transliteration | Figurative English translation (not a literal transaltion of the Arabic text) |
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0 وطني الكويت سلمت للمجد وعلى جبينك طالع السعد وطني الكويت وطني الكويت وطني الكويت سلمت للمجد 1 يا مهد آباءالأولو كتبوا سفرالخلود فنادت الشهب الله أكبر إنهم عرب طلعت كواكب جنة الخلد 2 بوركت يا وطني الكويت لنا سكنا وعشت على المدى وطنا يفديك حر في حماك بنى صرح الحياة بأكرم الأيدي 3 نحميك يا وطني وشاهدنا شرع الهدى والحق رائدنا وأميرنا للعز قائدنا رب الحمية صادق الوعد |
Refrain Watani ´l-Kuwait salemta Li ´l-majdi Wa `ala jabeeneka talio ´s-sa`di Watani ´l-Kuwait watani ´l-Kuwait Watani ´l-Kuwait salemta Li ´l-majdi First stanza Yaa mahda aabaai ´l-`ola katabou Sifra ´l-kholoudi fa-naadate ´sh-shohobou Allaho akbaro ennahom arabou Tala`at Kawaakebo jannato ´l-kholdi Second stanza Bourekta Ya Watanil Kuwaita Lana Sakanan Wa Eshta Alal Mada Watana Yafdeeka Horron Fi Hemaka Bana Sarhol Hayati Be Akramil Aydi Third Stanza Nahmeeka Ya Watani Wa Shahidona Sharoul Hoda Wal Haqqo Ra-Edona Wa Amirona Lil Ezzi Qa-Edona Rabbol Hamiyati Sadqol Waadi |
Kuwait, my country, may you be safe and glorious! May you always enjoy good fortune! You are the cradle of my ancestors, Who put down its memory. With everlasting symmetry, showing all eternity, Those Arabs were heavenly, Kuwait, my country, May you be safe and glorious! May you always enjoy good fortune. Blessed be my Country a homeland for harmony, Warded by true sentry giving their soils aptly, Building high its history, Kuwait, My country, we're for you my Country, Led by faith and loyalty, With its Amir equally, Fencing us all fairly, with warm love and verity, Kuwait, my country, May you be safe and glorious. May you always enjoy good fortune! |
External links
- Kuwaiti Embassy in Beirut - The Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Beirut has long and short versions of the National Anthem.
- BBC News - Instrumental version of "Al-Nasheed Al-Watani" in RealAudio