Tarana-e-Pakistan
English: Anthem of Pakistan | |
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ترانۂ پاكستان | |
Former national anthem of Pakistan | |
Also known as | اے سرزمین پاک E sarzamīn-e-Pāk (English: "O Land of the Pure!") |
Lyrics | Jagannath Azad, 9 August 1947 |
Adopted | 14 August 1947 |
Relinquished | December 1948 |
Succeeded by | قومی ترانہ |
"O Land of the Pure" is claimed to be Pakistan's first national anthem, which was broadcast on the country's national radio on 14 August 1947.[1] An unsubstantiated claim is that it was composed by Jagannath Azad at the request of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. It was never officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem and the current anthem was officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem in 1954.
History
[edit]Controversy
[edit]For the first time in 2004, it was claimed by an Indian journalist that the first national anthem of Pakistan was written by Jagan Nath Azad, a Hindu poet from Isakhel in Mianwali, on the personal request of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[2] It was alleged that Jinnah asked Azad to write the anthem on 11 August 1947 and that it was later approved by Jinnah as the official national anthem for the next year and a half.[3] However, this claim is historically unsubstantiated, disputed and controversial. Many historians, including Safdar Mahmood and Aqeel Abbas Jafri, reject this claim and believe that Jagan Nath Azad neither met Jinnah nor wrote Pakistan's first national anthem.[4]
Lyrics
[edit]Urdu | Roman Urdu | English translation |
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ذرے تیرے ہیں آج ستاروں سے تابناک |
Zarre tere haiñ āj sitāroñ se tābnāk |
The grains of thy soil are glowing today |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Another time, another anthem | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia | DAWN.COM". Archives.dawn.com. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Lyrics of Pakistan's First National Anthem : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN". Pakistaniat.com. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Prof. Jagan Nath Azad: Creator of Pakistan's First National Anthem : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN". Pakistaniat.com. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Dr. Safdar Mahmood. "Quaid-e-Azam, Jagannath Azad and National Anthem?". Jang.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2012.English Translation: "When Quaid-e-Azam reached Karachi, Mr. Atta Rabbani was with him as his ADC and has been with him. Thanks to Allah Almighty that he is alive but it was a very hard task to reach him. After a lot of struggle i was able to meet him through Mr. Nizami. Mr. Atta Rabbani's straightforward answer was that "a person named Jagannath Azad neither met Quaid-e-Azam nor he ever heard this name from Quaid-e-Azam.""