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The Qaum? Tar?na (Urdu: ???? ?????) is the National Anthem of Pakistan. It should be noted that the words Qaumi Tarana in Urdu literally translate to National Anthem. The Pakistani national anthem is unique in that its music preceded its lyrics. At independence, on August 14, 1947, Pakistan did not have a national anthem. When the flag was hoisted at the independence ceremony it was accompanied by the song, "Pakistan Zindabad, Azadi Paendabad". The flag itself had only been approved by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan three days earlier.[1][2][3] Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, asked Lahore-based Hindu writer, Jagannath Azad on August 9, 1947 to write a national anthem for Pakistan in five days.[4].[5] The anthem written by Azad was quickly approved by Jinnah, and it was played on Radio Pakistan.[6] Azad's work remained as Pakistans national anthem for approximately eighteen months, despite competition from a rival attempt by B.T. Baghar.
Information on the first anthem by Azad is very sparse. The lines presented below, were originally quoted by the Dawn newspaper[6]
?? ?????? ???
??? ???? ??? ??
?????? ?? ??????
???? ?? ?????? ?? ????
?? ???? ??? Ai sarzam?n-e-P?k
Zarre tere hain ?j
Sit?ron se t?bn?k
Roshan hain kehkash?n se kah?n
?j ter? x?k O land of Pakistan,
Each particle of yours
Is more illuminated than stars.
Today your dust
Is brighter than the galaxy
1949 - Musical composition by Ahmad G. Chagla (running time, 1 minute 20 seconds)
1952 - Verses written by Hafeez Jullundhri, selected from 723 entries
1954 - Released on Radio Pakistan on 13 August. Singers of the anthem were: Ahmad Rushdi, Shamim Bano, Kokab Jehan, Rasheeda Begum, Najam Ara, Naseema Shaheen, Zwar Hussain, Akhtar Abbas, Ghulam Dastgir, Anwar Zaheer and Akhtar Wassi.
(Courtesy of wikipedia)
The Qaum? Tar?na (Urdu: ???? ?????) is the National Anthem of Pakistan. It should be noted that the words Qaumi Tarana in Urdu literally translate to National Anthem. The Pakistani national anthem is unique in that its music preceded its lyrics. At independence, on August 14, 1947, Pakistan did not have a national anthem. When the flag was hoisted at the independence ceremony it was accompanied by the song, "Pakistan Zindabad, Azadi Paendabad". The flag itself had only been approved by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan three days earlier.[1][2][3] Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, asked Lahore-based Hindu writer, Jagannath Azad on August 9, 1947 to write a national anthem for Pakistan in five days.[4].[5] The anthem written by Azad was quickly approved by Jinnah, and it was played on Radio Pakistan.[6] Azad's work remained as Pakistans national anthem for approximately eighteen months, despite competition from a rival attempt by B.T. Baghar.
Information on the first anthem by Azad is very sparse. The lines presented below, were originally quoted by the Dawn newspaper[6]
?? ?????? ???
??? ???? ??? ??
?????? ?? ??????
???? ?? ?????? ?? ????
?? ???? ??? Ai sarzam?n-e-P?k
Zarre tere hain ?j
Sit?ron se t?bn?k
Roshan hain kehkash?n se kah?n
?j ter? x?k O land of Pakistan,
Each particle of yours
Is more illuminated than stars.
Today your dust
Is brighter than the galaxy
1949 - Musical composition by Ahmad G. Chagla (running time, 1 minute 20 seconds)
1952 - Verses written by Hafeez Jullundhri, selected from 723 entries
1954 - Released on Radio Pakistan on 13 August. Singers of the anthem were: Ahmad Rushdi, Shamim Bano, Kokab Jehan, Rasheeda Begum, Najam Ara, Naseema Shaheen, Zwar Hussain, Akhtar Abbas, Ghulam Dastgir, Anwar Zaheer and Akhtar Wassi.