Hum Zinda Qaum Hain (1973)

Some observations regarding the song:

There is the mention of a singular “Kalma” that everyone believes in.

“hai kalma bhi wahid”

This is problematic for any faction or individual who has, had, a dissenting view. Also, there isn't much emphasis on anyone out of the periphery of the kalma.

Then there is also the reference to the controversial personality of Muhammad Bin Qasim:

“Islam ke lashkar mein hain Qasim se farzand “

Just like ‘caravan’ in Dil Dil Pakistan, this song uses the word ‘lashkar’. The Muslim affiliation to this word is more explicitly mentioned in Hum Zinda Qaum Hain and also in a more exclusionary sense. Hence, here the nation is equated with Muslim.Atleast, Dil Dil Pakistan does not use the word caravan with the idea of an Islamic one.

A lot of the content in this song is similar to the one we saw in Pakistan’s national anthem. The song paints a rosy future for the people belonging to the industrial and the agricultural base.

The video features all youngsters; two men and four women. It is interesting to note the difference in movement in the two genders. All women have their arms straight down, with one hand gripping the other in the front. On the other hand, the men are moving their bodies and arms to the tune instead of fixing them like the women.