Song Of Muslim Nation

                                                    (Iqbal’s Tarana-e-Milli)

                                  China and Arab lands are ours, India is ours,

                                  We are Muslims and whole world is homeland of ours,

                                  We have the trust of tawheed in our chests,

                                  It is not easy to wipe out the existence of ours,

                                  In the world of idol-worship, that is the first house of God ,

                                  We are its guardian, that is the guardian of ours, *

                                  Reared in the shade of swords, we attained youth,

                                  The crescent shaped dagger is the national emblem of ours,

                                  In the valley of the west reverberated our adhaans,

                                  Nobody could stop the march of caravan of ours,

                                  O the heavens! We are not the people to be intimidated by untruth,

                                  A hundred times thou hast taken the test of ours,

                                  O the oasis of Spain! Dost thou remember those days?

                                  When on thy branches existed abode of ours,

                                  O the waves of the Tigris! Thou too identifieth us,

                                  Still thy waves are reciting the legends of ours,

                                  O the holy land of Hijaz! We got cut to pieces for thy sanctity,

                                   In thy veins is still running the blood of ours,

                                   Leader of our caravan is the emir of  Hijaz, **

                                   This name infuses piety into lives of ours,

                                   Iqbal’s song is like the toll of the bell,

                                   Which makes march ahead the caravan of ours.  

                                   

                                   * [“that is the guardian of ours” refers to a hadith (Sal) which

                                      means” as long my nation will respect the sanctity of Mecca

                                       and the house of God it will continue to progress….]

                                  ** This hemistitch refers to the prophet (Sal).

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