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Qaumi Taranah (Pakistani National Amthem

The music was composed by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, and the lyrics were written by Hafeez Jullundhri in 1952. It was officially adopted as Pakistan’s national anthem in August 1954.

Pāk sarzamīn shād bād Kishwar-i ḥasīn shād bād Tū nishān-i ʿazm-i ʿālī shān Arẓ-i Pākistān! Markaz-i yaqīn shād bād

May the holy land, stay glad; Beautious realm, stay glad. Thou, the sign of high resolve— O Land of Pakistan! Citadel of faith, stay glad.

Pāk sarzamīn kā niz̤ām Quwwat-i Ukhuwwat-i ʿawām Qaum, mulk, salt̤anat Pāyindah tābindah bād! Shād bād manzil-i murād

Order of the holy land, Power of fraternity of the populace; The nation, country, and domain; Ever luminous remain! The cherished goal, stay glad

Parcham-i sitārah o-hilāl Rahbar-i taraqqī o-kamāl Tarjumān-i māẓī, shān-i ḥāl Jān-i istiqbāl! Sāyah-yi Khudā-yi Ẕū l-jalāl

Flag with the star and crescent, The leader of progress and ascent, Dragoman of past, the pride of present; Soul of the future! Shadow of the God of grandeur

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Yaum-e-Azaadi Mubarak

(Or Happy Pakistan Independence Day)

14th August marks the day upon which Pakistan achieved independece from the British Raj and was established as a sovereign state in 1947. The Pakistan Movement aimed for the creation a separate Muslim nation in the Subcontinent and was led by the All India Muslim League under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (who is revered in Pakistan and known as Quaid-e-Azam meaning Great Leader or Baba-e-Qaum Father of the Nation). The transfer of power took place on the midnight between 14th and 15th August 1947 and so traditionally Pakistan celebrate independence day on the 14th while India celebrate on the 15th.

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Musarrat Nazir - Latthe Di Chadar

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Musarrat Nazir - Sohe Wey Cheere Walaya

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Musarrat Nazir - Mera Laung Gawacha

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Musarrat Nazir - Chitta Kukkar

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Abrar-ul-Haq - Preeto

From the album Nach Punjaban (2002)

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Abrar-ul-Haq - Teri Gal Karni

From the album Nach Punjaban (2002)

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Abrar-ul-Haq - Sanu Tere Naal

From the album Bay Ja Cycle Tay (1999)

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Abrar-ul-Haq - Nach Punjaban 

From the album Nach Punjaban (2002)

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Abrar-ul-Haq - Billo De Ghar

From his debut album Billo De Ghar (1995)

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Komal Rizvi - Yehi Pyaar Hai

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Komal Rizvi - Chahiye

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Komal Rizvi - Jhoolay Lal

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Attaullah Khan Essakhelvi - Qameez Teri Kaali

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Attaullah Khan Essakhelvi - Dil Lagaya Tha

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Did you know that the Pakistani national anthem was written so as to be intelligible in both Persian and Urdu?  

The Pakistani national anthem is known alternatively as “Qaumi Tarana” or “Pak Sarzamin,” and the lyrics were composed in 1952 by Hafeez Jullundhri.

The fact that it is intelligible in both languages reflects the wide overlap in vocabulary in Urdu and Persian due to nearly 5 centuries of use of the Persian languages’s across the Subcontinent.  Prior to the 19th century arrival of the British, the Persian language was the language of literature, poetry, culture, and science across South Asia and was widely studied as a second-language and as a regional lingua franca.  

Under the Mughal Empire, it was the sole official language,” and although it was gradually replaced with English by the British, Persian language and literature has remained an important part of the region’s cultural heritage. In Pakistan today the language is still studied by some of the educated elite as a second language, while about 1% of the population speaks Persian natively.

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Quite more than 1% but, yes, all of this.