"" (), officially known as the Anthem of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, is the regional anthem of the state of Azad Kashmir, administered by Pakistan. The lyrics are based on a poem of the same name written in the mid-1960s by Hafeez Jalandhari, who also wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Pakistan.Jalandhari also wrote the Kashmiri anthem Watan Hamara Azad Kashmir among several other patriotic songs during the Pak-India war in 1965. Vatan Hamārā Āzād Kaśmīr was inspired during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.He wrote many patriotic songs during the Indo Pakistani War of 1965. He also took part in the war of 1948 on Kashmir and got injuries on his arm and leg.

Lyrics Urdu originalRoman UrduVatan hamārā āzād Kaśmīr, Āzād Kaśmīr, āzād Kaśmīr 𝄇 Bāghoñ aur bahāroñ vālā Daryāoñ aur Kuhsāroñ vālā Āsmān hai jis kā parcam Parcam cānd sitāroñ vālā Jannat ke nazāroñ vālā Jammuñ aur Kaśmīr hamārā

𝄆 Vatan hamārā āzād Kaśmīr, Āzād Kaśmīr, āzād Kaśmīr 𝄇 Kohistānoñ ke ābādī Pahan cukī tāj-e-āzādī Izzat ke parvāne jāge Āzādī ke śama jalādī Jāg uṭhī hai sārī vādī Hāmī hai Allāh tumhārā

𝄆 Vatan hamārā āzād Kaśmīr, Āzād Kaśmīr, āzād Kaśmīr 𝄇 Zar ke lākac se o Śetān Kyuñ bīciñ ham dīn o īmān Pākistān ke sāth khaṛe haiñ Izzat, hurmat, hukm-e-Qurān Jān bhī qurbān, māl bhī qurbān Māl se pyārā, jān se pyārā

𝄆 Vatan hamārā āzād Kaśmīr, Āzād Kaśmīr, āzād Kaśmīr 𝄇

English translation𝄆 Our Homeland Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir 𝄇 Made of valleys and fields And of rivers and mountain ranges The sky is the flag of the state The flag of the crescent and star Which looks like heaven Our Jammu and Kashmir!

𝄆 Our Homeland Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir 𝄇 The population of Kohistan The mountainous land has the crown of the state's freedom The moth is awake to keep our honour They lightened the candle of freedom The whole valley is awake Their weakness is only without Allah

𝄆 Our Homeland Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir 𝄇 Beckoned to oblivion by the great Satan Why should we lose our faith and way of religion and life? In the moment, we stand with our brother Pakistanis The Quran is the protector of our honour We give our lives for sacrifices We’ll sacrifice our lives and goods for our cause

𝄆 Our Homeland Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir 𝄇

See also "Qaumi Taranah" Flag of Azad Kashmir

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