Pakistan
قومی ترانہ
Qaumi Taranah
The National Anthem
1952
1954
Hafeez Jalandhari
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
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Key Facts
- 1. Pakistan used the anthem without lyrics for its first seven years (1947-1954), performing only the instrumental version at official events
- 2. The anthem is only 80 seconds long, making it one of the shortest national anthems in the world
- 3. Despite being written in Urdu, the anthem uses heavily Persianized vocabulary, with almost no words from everyday Urdu speech
Lyrics
پاک سرزمین شاد باد
کشورِ حُسین شاد باد
تُو نشانِ عزمِ عالیشان
ارضِ پاکستان!
مرکزِ یقین شاد باد
پاک سرزمین کا نظام
قُوّتِ اُخُوّتِ عوام
قوم ، ملک ، سلطنت
پائندہ تابندہ باد!
شاد باد منزلِ مراد
پرچمِ ستارہ و ہلال
رہبرِ ترقّی و کمال
ترجُمانِ ماضی شانِ حال
جانِ اِستقبال!
سایۂ خُدایِ ذوالجلال
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialThe music was composed by Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla and was approved in 1954. The lyrics by Hafeez Jalandhari were officially adopted later. Notably, the anthem was performed instrumentally for seven years after independence before official lyrics were finalized. The anthem is in Urdu, though its vocabulary draws heavily from Persian.