Pakistan’s National Anthem played for 1st time
Pakistan’s National Anthem, Qaumī Tarānāh was played on Radio Pakistan for the first time August 13, 1954.
Flag and National Anthem Score
From the 40th Anniversary of Independence set
Issued by Pakistan post in 1987,
Designed by Adil Salahuddin
The music was composed in 1949, by Ahmad G. Chagla, with lyrics written by poet Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952. The words were in Urdu and Persian. The first time it was performed, on Radio Pakistan, Jalandhari sung the the anthem himself.
Birth Centenary of Hafeez Jalandhri
Issued by Pakistan Post in 2001
Designer: Adil Salahuddin
باد
کشورِ حسین شاد باد
تُو نشانِ عزمِ عالی شان
ارضِ پاکستان!
مرکزِ یقین شاد باد
پاک سرزمین کا نظام
قوتِ اُخوتِ عوام
قوم، ملک، سلطنت
پائِندہ تابِندہ باد!
شاد باد منزِلِ مراد
پرچمِ ستاره و ہلال
رہبرِ ترقّی و کمال
ترجمانِ ماضی، شانِ حال
جانِ استقبال
سایۂ خدائے ذو الجلال
Blessed be the sacred land,
Happy be the bounteous realm,
Symbol of high resolve,
Land of Pakistan.
Blessed be thou centre 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 the Star
Leads the way to progress and perfection,
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present,
Inspiration for our future!
Shade of God, the Glorious and Mighty