NATIONAL ANTHEM
Pakistan's National Anthem was adopted in August 1954 after the cabinet approved Hafiz Jallundhari's entry in the national competition held to that effect.
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Pak sar zamin shad bad
Kisware haseen shad bad
Tunishane azmealishan arze Pakistan
Markazeyaqin shadbad.
Pak sarzamin ka nizam, quwate akhuwati awam
Qaum, mulk, sultanat
Painda ta binda bad, shad bad man zele murad.
Parchame sitarao hilal
Rahbare tarraqio kamal
Tarjumane mazishane hal jane istaqbal
Sayyai, Khudae zul jalal.
TRANSLATION
Blessed be sacred land,
Happy be bounteous relam,
Symbol of high resolve, Land of Pakistan.
Blessed be thou citadel of faith.
The Order of this Scared 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 glory everlasting.
This flag of the Cresent and the Star
Leads the way to progress and perfection,
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present, Inspiration of our future,
Symbol of Almighty's protection.