I remember back in school , when the Kuwait National Anthem play during the morning that most student didn’t know the other lyrics for the National Anthem , everyone just knew the first verse , since it was the easiest , but if you asked anyone about the rest , they don’t remember it .

For a time I had it memorized, my memory of it has missing words here and there.

Anyway I was reading news on the net here and there and found this

About 61 percent of Americans, or nearly two out of three, don’t know all of the words to the 74-year-old national anthem, according to a recent Harris Interactive survey. So the 3-year educational initiative aims to reteach Americans the “Star-Spangled Banner” and get us all singing it again — proud, aloud and in public.

Detroit Free press

Wow, that a big percentage, I wonder if we have similar or even bigger (I would estimate it around 20% not know if you ask about the first verse only, 85% if you as for the full one)

What got my attention in that article isn’t the percentage, what got me was that DaimlerChrysler, was funding the project, why can’t private sector in Kuwait to do his share in Kuwait? Do we have to impose Tax code and have deduction in it so they start throwing money on projects like this?

Anyway , i’ll try to write it , maybe i make a mistake , if you notice any, comment 🙂 , also to help you read it
here is a mp3 tone for first verse

وطنى الكويت سلمت للمجد
و على جبينك طالع السعد

وطنى الكويت سلمت للمجد
و على جبينك طالع السعد

وطنى الكويت
وطنى الكويت
وطنى الكويت سلمت للمجد

يا مهد ابائنا الذى كتبوا
سفر الخلود فنادت السحب
الله اكبر انهم عرب
طلعت كواكب جنت الخلود
وطنى الكويت سلمت للمجد

بوركتا يا وطنى الكويت لنا
سكنا و عشت على المدى وطنا
يفديك حرا فى حماك بنى
صرح الحياة بأكمل الايدى
وطنى الكويت سلمت للمجد

نحميك يا وطنى و شاهدنا
صرح الهدى و الحق رائدنا
و اميرنا للعز قائدنا
رب الحميه صادق الوعد
وطنى الكويت سلمت للمجد