"" ( ar, النشيد الوطني الكويتي, lit=National Anthem) is the title of the
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Ku ...
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national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...
written by poet
ʾAḥmad Mishārī al-ʿAdwānī with music composed by ʾIbrāhīm al-Ṣūla and arranged by
ʾAḥmad ʿAlī. It was first broadcast on 25 February 1978. Prior to 1978, the "
Amiri Salute" was used.
It is available on many public platforms such as
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,
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,
SoundCloud
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, and
Anghami
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and is also played everyday at the beginning of the day in most Kuwaiti schools.
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.
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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 lyricsarchive link
BBC News
- Instrumental version of "An-Nasheed Al-Watani" in RealAudio
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Kuwaiti music
National symbols of Kuwait
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Ku ...
National anthem compositions in B-flat major