Pakistan national anthem "Qaumi Taranah", پاکستانی قومی ترانہ

Lyrics in Urdu:
پاک سرزمین شاد باد
كشورِ حسين شاد باد
تُو نشانِ عزمِ عالی شان
ارضِ پاکستان!‏
مرکزِ یقین شاد باد
پاک سرزمین کا نظام
قوّتِ اُخوّتِ عوام
قوم، ملک، سلطنت
پائنده تابنده باد!‏
شاد باد منزلِ مراد
پرچمِ ستاره و ہلال‎
رہبرِ ترقّی و کمال
ترجمانِ ماضی، شانِ حال
جانِ استقبال!‏
سایۂ خدائے ذوالجلال
Lyrics in English:

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 & perfection

Interpreter of our past, glory of our present , Inspiration of our future

Symbol of Almighty’s protection


The National Anthem of Pakistan,[a] also known by its incipit "The Sacred Land",[b] is the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and formerly the Dominion of Pakistan.[1] First composed by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, lyrics in classical Urdu were later written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952. It was broadcast publicly for the first time on Radio Pakistan on 13 August 1954, sung by Jalandhari himself and officially adopted on 16 August 1954 by the Interior Ministry of the Government of Pakistan.
After officially being adopted,[2] it was recorded in the same year by eleven singers of Pakistan including Ahmad Rushdi.[3]