URDU LYRICS

Pak sar zamin shad bad  
Kishware haseen shad bad  
Tu nishane azme alishan  
Arze Pakistan!  
Markaze yaqin shad bad.  
 
Pak sar zamin ka nizam  
Qu wate akhu wate awam  
Qaum, mulk, Sultanat  
Painda ta binda bad,  
Shad bad man zele murad.  
 
Parchame sita rao hilal  
Rahbare tarraqio kamal  
Tarjumane mazi shane hal  
Jane istaqbal!  
Sayyai, Khudae zul jalal. 

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Blessed be the sacred Land
Happy be the bounteous realm
Symbol of high resolve
Land of Pakistan
Blessed be thou citadel of faith

The order of this sacred land
Is the might of the brotherhood of the People
May the nation, the country, and the state
Shine in glory everlasting
Blessed be the goal of our ambition

This Flag of the Crescent and Star
Leads the way to progress and perfection
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present
Inspiration of our future
Symbol of Almighty's protection

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Pakistan
"Pak sarzamin shad bad" (Blessed Be The Sacred Land)

Words by:Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jullandhuri
Music by:Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Adopted:1954

A committee to select a national anthem for Pakistan was formed in December
1948 (a year after independence). A member of the committee, Ahmed Ghulamali
Chagla, was asked to produce a composition. Mr. Chagla's background in music
involves study in both western and eastern music, and characteristics of
eastern music can be found in the anthem.

After some "test runs" which included performances for the Prime Minister, for
a visiting head of state, for the Prime Minister's visit to the United States,
and finally for the committee itself. It was then approved by the anthem
committee in August 1950 and gained official recognition in December 1953. The
words were composed by another member of the committee and officially approved
in August 1954.

MUSIC
