Sare Jahan Se Accha
Sare Jahan Se Accha
सारे जहा से अच्छा
सारे जहासॆ अच्छा हिन्दुस्तान् हमारा
हं बुल् बुले है इस्के, ये गुल् सिता हमारा॥
परबत् वो सब् से ऊञ्छा हम्साया आस्मान् का
वो सन्तरी हमारा ! वो पास्बा हमारा॥
गोदिमे खेल्तीहै इस्की हजारो नदिया
गुल्षन् है जिन्के दम्से रष्के जिना हमारा॥
मज् - हब् नही सिखाता आपस्मॆ बैर् रख्ना
हिन्दी है हं वतन् है हिन्दुस्तान् हमारा॥
About This Stotram
Overview
"Sare Jahan Se Accha" (full title: "Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Hamara") is a patriotic Urdu poem of 8 verses written by the poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal in 1904. It is not a Hindu devotional stotram; it is a secular nationalistic poem celebrating India's geography and cultural heritage. It is included in this collection as a widely recited text in the Indian tradition, presented here in Devanagari and other Indian scripts.
What are the benefits of chanting Sare Jahan Se Accha?
- Cultivation of national identity and civic pride
- Appreciation of India's geographical and cultural diversity
- A shared point of reference across religious and regional communities
- Historical connection to the Indian independence movement
When is the best time to recite this?
The poem is recited on Indian national occasions, particularly Independence Day (August 15) and Republic Day (January 26). It is also sung at school assemblies and public ceremonies throughout the year.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a poet, philosopher, and lawyer who wrote in both Urdu and Persian. He composed this poem in 1904 while studying in Lahore, before his later philosophical work took a different direction. The poem was widely adopted during the Indian independence movement as a patriotic anthem. After Partition in 1947, it remained a prominent national song in India. Iqbal is also recognized as a significant figure in Pakistani national thought, making this poem one of the most historically layered texts in South Asian literary culture.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Saraswati Suktam — a Vedic hymn in this collection that, like this poem, celebrates a vision of knowledge and culture rooted in the Indian subcontinent
- Sankshepa Ramayanam — another non-devotional-stotram text in this collection that has been used in recitation contexts across India