قدم قدم بڑھائے جا
qadam qadam baRhaae jaa
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قدم قدم بڑھائے جا
Keep advancing step by step
قدم قدم بڑھائے جا
خُوشی کے گِیت گئے جا
یہ زِنْدَگی ہے قَوم کی
تُو قَوم پہ لٹائے جا
Keep advancing step by step
keep singing songs of joy
This life of yours belongs to the people,
spend it for the people!
تُو شیرِ ہِنْد آگے بڑھ
مرنے سے تُو کَبھی نَہ ڈر
اُڑا کے دشمنوں کا سَر
جوشِ وَطَن بڑھائے جا
You go forward, Lion of India,
don't ever be afraid of death.
Blowing off the enemy's head,
raise the spirits of your nation!
ہِمّت تیری بڑھتی رَہے
خُدا تیری سنتا رَہے
جو سامْنے تیرے کَھڑْے
تُو خاک میں ملائے جا
May your courage keep increasing
May God keep listening to you
Whoever stands opposing you,
make him bite the dust!
چَلو دِلّی پُکار کے
قَومی نِشان سنبھال کے
لال قِلعَے پہ گاڑ کے
لہراے جا لہراے جا
Go, to the shout of "Delhi!"
holding the national emblem,
and planting it on the Red Fort,
let it wave, let it wave!
About this song
- Music
- A.R. Rahman, C. Ramachandra, Ram Singh Thakuri
qadam qadam baRhaae jaa (Hindi: क़दम क़दम बढ़ाए जा, Urdu: قدم قدم بڑھائے جا) "Keep advancing step by step" or "Keep marching", is a song originally composed by the Indian independence fighter and musician Ram Singh Thakuri to be used as the marching song of the Indian National Army of Subhash Chandra Bose. It has been reinterpreted by other composers such as C. Ramachandra and A.R. Rahman, and is today also used as a the quick regimental march of the Indian Army.