You are Welcome to My World

Translation in English of (Naddi ka mor, chashmaa-e-sheereen ka zer-o-bam)

Turn of river, sweetness of fountain and its rise and fall of water.

Covering of nightly stars, its dew’s wetly possession.

Pearly drops of water, scents of flower, curve of moon crescent

You are the creation with the union of all this

From what a beautiful sky, your appearance is

Your style is so charming that I am your faithful.

By dialects I am fluent but I am your patient

I am free in verse, but under your seize

With your kindness, is a leader of poesy?

On imperious I am sarcastic for this I am your slave

Original

Naddi ka moR, chashmaa-e-sheereen ka zer-o-bam
chaadar shab-e-najoom ki, shabnam ka raKht-e-nam
moti ki aab, gul ki mehak, mah-e-nau ka Kham

in sab ke imtizaaj se paida hooi hai tu
kitne hasin ufak se havaida hooi hai tu

lehja malih hai, ki namak Khwaar hoon tera
sehat zabaan meN hai, ki bimaar hoon tera

azaad-e-she'r hooN, ki griftaar hoon tera

tere karm se, she'r-o-suKhan ka imaam hoon
shaahoN pe KHanda-zan hooN, ki tera ghulam hoon

In 1947, provisional issues of banknotes were made, consisting of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India notes for 1, 2, 5, 10 and 100 rupees overprinted with the text "Government of Pakistan" in English and Urdu. Regular government issues commenced in 1948 in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees. The government continued to issue 1 rupee notes until the 1980s but other note issuing was taken over by the State Bank in 1953, when 2, 5, 10 and 100 rupees notes were issued. Only a few 2 rupees notes were issued. 50 rupees notes were added in 1957, with 2 rupees notes reintroduced in 1985. In 1986, 500 rupees notes were introduced, followed by 1000 rupees the next year. 2 and 5 rupees notes were replaced by coins in 1998 and 2002. 20 rupee notes were added in 2005, followed by 5000 rupees in 2006.

All banknotes other than the 1 and 2 rupees feature a portrait of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the obverse along with writing in Urdu. The reverses of the banknotes vary in design and have English text. The only Urdu text found on the reverse is the Urdu translation of the Prophetic Hadith, "Seeking honest livelihood is worship of God."

The banknotes vary in size and colour, with larger denominations being longer than smaller ones. All contain multiple colours. However, each denomination does have one colour which predominates. All banknotes feature a watermark for security purposes. On the larger denomination notes, the watermark is a picture of Jinnah, while on smaller notes, it is a crescent and star. Different types of security threads are also present in each banknote.

1 rupee note from1949