Kuwait Flag

Flag History

The flag displays the pan-Arab colors. The black stand for the defeat of the enemy on the battlefield, the red is the blood of the enemy left on the Arab swords. The green represents the fertile land, and the white the pure Arab deeds.

Flag Date of Adoption

7 September 1961

Flag Symbolism

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side

Kuwait National Anthem

Listen to National Anthem Y
Anthem Lyrics English

After the proclamation of Kuwait’ s
independence, the Kuwaiti National Anthem was written by the poet
Ahmad Meshary Al-Adwani, and was broadcast for the first time on
February 25, 1978.


The music was composed by Ibrahim Al-Soula
and arranged by Ahmad Ali.


The Amiri Salute was composed by
Yusuf Adees in 1951, and was used until February, 1978.



Kuwait, My Country, May you be safe


and glorious!

May you always enjoy good fortune!


You are the cradle of my ancestors,
who have distinguished themselves in this world, and immortalized
themselves with their heroic deeds and martyrdom, and are to be found
like stars shining in Paradise.


Kuwait, My Country, May you be safe
and glorious!


May you always enjoy good fortune!


Kuwait, My Country, May you be
blessed as our happy homeland, and may you ever stand defended by free
countrymen who have built our noble life with the most generous hands.


Kuwait, My Country, May you be safe
and glorious!


May you always enjoy good fortune!


We vow to defend you, with Divine Law
as our witness, and truth and rightness as our guide, and with our
reliable, generous and trustworthy Amir as our leader to prosperity
and glory.


Kuwait, My Country, May you be safe
and glorious!


May you always enjoy good fortune!

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