THE INDIAN ANTHEM of Allama Iqbal in English
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| By Juned Ahmad Noor |
The Indian Anthem
The best land in
the world is our India;
We are its nightingales; this is our garden.
We are its nightingales; this is our garden.
If we are in exile, our heart resides in our homeland.
Understand that we are also where our heart is.
Understand that we are also where our heart is.
That is the highest mountain, the neighbor of the
sky;
It is our sentry; it is our watchman. In its lap play thousands of streams,
And the gardens that flourish because of them are the envy of Paradise.
It is our sentry; it is our watchman. In its lap play thousands of streams,
And the gardens that flourish because of them are the envy of Paradise.
Oh, waters of the river Ganges! Do you remember those
days?
Those days when our caravan halted on your bank ?
Those days when our caravan halted on your bank ?
Religion does not teach us to be enemies with each
other:
We are Indians, our homeland is our India.
We are Indians, our homeland is our India.
Greece, Egypt and Byzantium have all been erased from
the world.
But our fame and banner still remain.
But our fame and banner still remain.
It is something to be proud of that our existence is
never erased,
Though the passing of time for centuries has always been our enemy.
Iqbal! No‐one in this world has ever known your
secret.Though the passing of time for centuries has always been our enemy.
Does anyone know the pain I feel inside me?
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