National Anthem of Pakistan Lyrics with Translation

Pak sar zameen shadbad
Blessed be the sacred land

Kishwar-e-haseen shadbad
Happy be the bounteous realm

Tu nishan-e-azm-e-Aalishan
Symbol of high resolve

Arz-e-Pakistan
Land of Pakistan!

Markaz-e-yaqeen shadbad
Blessed be thou, citadel of faith

Pak sar zameen ka nizam
The order of this sacred land

Quwat-e-ukhuwat-e-awam
Is the might of the brotherhood of the people

Qaum mulk saltanat
May the nation, the country, and the state

Payinda tabinda bad
Shine in glory everlasting!

Shadbad manzil-e-murad
Blessed be the goal of our ambition

Parcham-e-sitara-o- hilal
This flag of the crescent and star

Rehbar-e-taraqqi-o-kamal
Leads the way to progress and perfection

Tarjaman-e-mazi shan-e-hal
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present

Jan-e-istaqbal
Inspiration of our future!

Saya-e-khuda-e-zuljalal
Symbol of the protection of God, Owner of Majesty

Few details about National Anthem of Pakistan:

Music composer, Mr. Ahmed Ghulamali Chhagla, had the privilege to compose Pakistan’s National Anthem in 1949. Mr. Chhagla died four years later in 1953.

Mr. Chhagla used twenty-one musical instruments and thirty-eight different tones to compose Pakistan’s National Anthem.

The duration of Pakistan’s National Anthem is eighty seconds.

Seven hundred twenty three poets submitted their songs to the the Pakistani government.

The government of Pakistan approved Mr. Hafeez Jalundhary’s lyrics, which he had written in 1952. Thus, Mr. Hafeez Jalundhary’s poetry was transformed into Pakistan’s National Anthem.

Additionally, the Pakistani government awarded Rs. 10,000 to Mr. Hafeez Jalundhary. Mr. Hafeez Jalundhary was born in 1900 and died in 1982.

Mr. Hafeez Jalundhary used Persian words in the Pakistan’s National Anthem. The only exception is the word ‘ka’ which is an Urdu word.

The eleven singers below had the honor to lent their voice to Pakistan’s National Anthem:

1. Ahmed Rushdi.
2. Shamim Bano.
3. Kokab Jehan.
4. Rasheeda Begum.
5. Najam Ara.
6. Naseema Shaheen.
7. Zawar Husain.
8. Akhtar Abbas.
9. Ghulam Dastagir.
10. Anwar Zaheer.
11. Akhtar Wassi.

Pakistan’s National Anthem was broadcast for the first time from Pakistani radio stations on August 13, 1954.

For more details, click here.

Me:

So this is what I blogged about after 445 days. National Anthem of Pakistan is the only thing came up on my mind when I was thinking about this Independence day. So this is it, nothing new just posting the lyrics with translation cause I can see that people in Pakistan are forgetting their Qaumi Tarana. So this might help and  please just respect, love & serve your country and be united.

Do check the videos below.

Love,
Zair

EP – Shor Macha:

As the title says it all. I’m obsessed with WordPress more after the launch of 2.7. The new Admin UI and features are just great.  What I like the most in new WordPress is the updation of plugins & WordPress. This will probably be the last time I upgraded my blog manually. Now whenever WordPress have updates to install, I’m just two-click away – awesome.  Wanna know more about the new WordPress 2.7, click here.

Oh yes, I’m alive . Damn, I haven’t updated my blog since ages. Okay there is so much to tell and write about so here I go:

Work:

1. Teabreak v2.0 
   Didn’t do much on this version, just a helping hand with Shahzad
2. SOCH ’08 
   Got this project from batty. I liked the cause and  it was great working with Rumaisa Reem and Kiran Nazish, specially Rumaisa. I hope I did justice to this project in such a short timeline.
3. Learning jQuery 
   On a very beginner stage rite now.
4. WAP/Mobile websites
   Did a basic WAP project at office (can’t share the link here). The optimization for mobiles take hell loads of time . But its again a good experience for me – learned something. Oh btw, my blog is now mobile friendly .
5. My website
   Yeah I’m working on my website . Hopefully, it will be launched by end of Jan 2009

Blogging:

Many of my friend have started blogging. Adil Siddiq is one of them, my really good friend, do check his blog http://adilsiddiq.wordpress.com and also Ali Hamza’s blog

Movies:

I’m now regularly watching movies, downloading from torrent, watching in Cinema or at Adil’s place . Recently watched these movies

1. Batman – The Dark Knight (awesome movie)
2. Dostana
3. Golmaal Returns
4. My Sassy Girl (nice movie)
5. Never Back Down
6. Hellboy II
7. Hancock
8. Keith
9. Kung Fu Panda (good movie)
10. Madagascar 2 (I like to move it, move it )
11. Rock On!!! (good movie)
12. The Secret (very nice documentary – recommended by Sundus, my colleague)
13. Wall E (good movie)

Flickr Meetup:

Went to Mubarak Village with Photo Club Karachi (PCK) Flickr Group on 02 Nov 08. Did some photography there. Now I seriously need a good camera . Planning to go on next meetup which will be held this month

Music:

Listening to these albums and singles now a days

1. Noori’s new single Do Dil
2. Nickelback’s album Darkhorse
3. Dido’s album Safe Trip Home
4. David Cook‘s singles and covers
5. David Archuleta‘s singles and covers
6. Linkin Park‘s Road to Revolution Concert and album Songs From The Underground

That’s it from myside. Take good care of urself

Love and Peace,
ZA

Hello, my friends

Hope you all are doing good! sorry for being away from the world of blogs and blogging. I miss you all (specially dehog, supersizeme, rockstar, batster, kurri patakhi, asim, ronin and many other blogers). I have been very busy with work, job and everything that happening around me. I did Coke Studio along with M. Omair at office. It was a great experience for us to work on this project and I’m honored that I got a chance to meet Mr. Rohail Hyatt(from Vital Signs). He is so down to earth, very kind and what a personality he has. I would personally like to thanks Fahad and Shahzad who helped us at the launch of this project. You guys rock!.

So here I’m, back to this world again so Rock on! and yes I can turn into Hulk with a smile on face. I no need anger to become powerful (I like this movie and specially the ending . I didn’t liked the previous hulk movie but this one is good)

Love you all,
-zair (the hulka hulk )

What is Coke Studio

Coke Studio is a journey into the heart of a recording studio where you will be able to experience the magic of live music being performed by some of the most talented musicians and artists of Pakistan.

Born out of a dream to merge tradition with modern, consistency with change, we have embarked on a journey to create a first hand experience for you to witness live studio sessions – something very few people have witnessed before as studio recording sessions are a secretive process normally only reserved for producers and musicians to witness and experience.

The performances of Coke Studio were recorded live in front of a select studio audience in Karachi in February 2008. Featuring in these performances are Duets by Ali Azmat and Rahet Fateh Ali Khan, Strings and Ustaad Hussain Baksh Gullu and Ali Zafar and Tufail. There are also select performances by Mauj, Sajid and Zeeshan and other traditional percussion performers. The Coke Studio House Band features Gumby on drums, Omran Shafique on guitars, Mannu on Bass, Zeeshan on keyboards and turntables, Saba and Selina on backing vocals, Shezi and Babur on percussions and a 4-piece Baluchi percussion band led by Abdul Latif. Rohail Hyatt is the producer of Coke Studio.

So get ready to experience fusion music like you’ve never heard before. Get ready for Coke Studio… Starting 8th June at 10:00 PM (PST) on your favorite TV and Radio Channels

Producer:

ROHAIL HYATT

Artists:

• ALI AZMAT
• RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN
• STRINGS
• HUSSAIN BAKHSH GULLO
• ALI ZAFAR
• SAIN TUFAIL
• OMRAN SHAFIQUE
• ZEESHAN PARWEZ
• GUMBY

Website:

http://www.cokestudio.com.pk

Keep visiting the website for more information.

Promo:

youtube: http://www.youtube.com/cokestudio

Strings – Koi Anay Wala Hai
Strings is always being my favorite band since “sir kiye”. I always like their work and I love this new song and new video.

Audioslave – Cochise
Old track but loving it more these days as it’s also an OST for Iron Man