"Torana-i-Pakistan",[a] more popularly known as "Pakistan Zindabad",[b] was an alternative national anthem sung by people of East Pakistan during its existence until liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. The song is in Bengali, the language of East Pakistan, and was adopted from a poem by an East Pakistani poet Golam Mostofa with the name of Tarana-i-Pakistan in 1956.[1][2] It was composed by Nazir Ahmed.[3] The song was sung during school assemblies in East Pakistan by school children.[4]
| English: "Tarana of Pakistan" | |
|---|---|
| তারানা-ই-পাকিস্তান ترانۂ پاكستان | |
National anthem of East Pakistan | |
| Also known as | পাকিস্তান জিন্দাবাদ (English: "Long Live Pakistan") |
| Lyrics | Golam Mostofa, 1956 |
| Music | Nazir Ahmed, 1956 |
| Adopted | 23 March 1956 |
| Relinquished | 26 March 1971 |
| Succeeded by | "Amar Sonar Bangla" |
Lyrics
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Bengali original
| Bengali script | Naskh script | Latin script | IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
পাকিস্তান জিন্দাবাদ, পাকিস্তান জিন্দাবাদ, পাকিস্তান জিন্দাবাদ |
پاکستان زندہ باد، پاکستان زندہ باد، پاکستان زندہ باد |
Pakistan zindabad, Pakistan zindabad, Pakistan zindabad. |
[ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad] [ˈpuɾ.boˑ ˈbaŋ.laɾ ˈʃæm.li.mae̯ | ˈpɔn.t͡ʃon.diɾ ˈti.ɾeˑ ˈɔ.ɾu.ni.mae̯ ˈdʱu.soɾ ˈsin.dʱuɾ] [ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad] [ˈʃi.man.teɾ him ˈgi.ɾiɾ ˈt͡ʃu.ɽae̯ | ˈbi.d͡ʒɔe̯ ˈni.ʃan taɾ ˈa.ka.ʃeˑ ˈu.ɽae̯] [ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad] [ˈʃam.moˑ ˈmɔe̯t.ɾiɾ ˈbɔn.dʱon haɾ | ˈtou̯.ɦi.diˑ ˈdi.kʰaˑ ˈkɔɳ.ʈʰeˑ ˈd͡ʒa.ɦaɾ] [ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad] [ˈkʰai̯.baɾ ˈda.ɾeˑ taɾ ˈpɔ.ta.ka.ba.ɦiˑ | ˈmegʱ.naɾ ˈku.leˑ ˈd͡ʒɔ.toˑ biɾ ˈsi.po.ɦiˑ] [ˈpɾaʔ.t͡ʃoˑ ˈpɾɔ.tiʔ.t͡ʃeɾ ˈmi.lon ˈga.ɦiˑ ˈdu.ni.jaˑ ˈkɔ.ɾeˑ d͡ʒeˑ ˈa.bad] [ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad | ˈpa.kis.tan ˈzin.da.bad] |
English translation
May the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long
In the lush greenery of East Bengal, in the red glow of the banks of the five rivers
In the grey deserts of Sindh, the flag awakens a freedom
May the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long
At the peak of the Frontier's frigid mountains, it flies the symbol of victory in its skies
In the reflections of the Jhelum and the Beas, the taste of freedom has been found
May the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long
The binding necklace of equality and alliance, those that have monotheistic teachings in their throats
Teesta and Vitasta hitherto wipes its fatigue, sorrow and grief
May the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long
Its flagbearers at the Khyber Pass, valiant sepoys at the banks of the Meghna
We sing the union of the Orient and the Occident, cultivating the world
May the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long, may the Land of the Pure live long
See also
Notes
- Bengali: তারানা-ই-পাকিস্তান [ˈtɔɾanaˑ‿i‿ˈpa.kis.tan]
- Bengali: পাকিস্তান জিন্দাবাদ [ˈpakistan ˈzindabad]
References
Bibliography
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