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Recitation
- اُردو
- देवनागरी
- Roman
- Notes
- Karima Brooke
بیروت ۔ فیض احمد فیضؔ
۱
بیروت نگار بزم جہاں
بیروت بدیل باغ جناں
۲
بچوں کی ہنستی آنکھوں کے
جو آئینے چکنا چور ہوئے
اب ان کے ستاروں کی لو سے
اس شہر کی راتیں روشن ہیں
اور رخشاں ہے ارض لبناں
۳
بیروت نگار بزم جہاں
جو چہرے لہو کے غازے کی
زینت سے سوا پر نور ہوئے
اب ان کے رنگیں پرتو سے
اس شہر کی گلیاں روشن ہیں
اور تاباں ہے ارض لبناں
۴
بیروت نگار بزم جہاں
ہر ویراں گھر، ہر ایک کھنڈر
ہم پایۂ قصرِ دارا ہے
ہر غازی رشکِ اسکندر
ہر دختر ہمسرِ لیلیٰ ہے
یہ شہر ازل سے قائم ہے
یہ شہر ابد تک دائم ہے
۵
بیروت نگار بزم جہاں
بیروت بدیل باغ جناں
बैरूत – फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़
१
बैरूत निगार-ए बज़्म-ए जहाँ
बैरूत बदील-ए बाग़-ए जिनाँ
२
बच्चों की हँसती आँखों के
जो आइने चकना-चूर हुए
अब उन के सितारों की लौ से
इस शहर की रातें रौशन हैं
और रख़्शाँ है अर्ज़-ए लबनाँ
३
बैरूत निगार-ए बज़्म-ए जहाँ
जो चेहरे लहू के ग़ाज़े की
ज़ीनत से सिवा पुर-नूर हुए
अब उन के रंगीं परतव से
इस शहर की गलियाँ रौशन हैं
और ताबाँ है अर्ज़-ए लबनाँ
४
बैरूत निगार-ए बज़्म-ए जहाँ
हर वीराँ घर, हर एक खंडर
हम पाया-ए क़स्र-ए दारा है
हर ग़ाज़ी रश्क-ए अस्कंदर
हर दुख़्तर हम-सर-ए लैला है
ये शहर अज़ल से क़ाएम है
ये शहर अबद तक दाएम है
५
बैरूत निगार-ए बज़्म-ए जहाँ
बैरूत बदील-ए बाग़-ए जिनाँ
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. faiz ahmad faiz (1911-1984) nominated several times for the Nobel Prize. Awarded Lenin Peace Prize. Progressive, humanist, internationalist, rebel, free thinker. Jailed and exiled, he came back stronger every time. He composed this during his exile to beirut in 1982 and reflects the massacre in sabra and shaTiila refugee camps.
1
beirut nigaar1-e bazm2-e jahaaN3
beirut badiil4-e baaGh-e jinaaN5 .embellishment, jewel 2.gathering 3.world 4.substitute 5.heaven
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. beirut, the substitute of the garden of Eden on earth.
2
bachchoN ki haNsti aaNkhoN ke
jo aaiine chaknaa-choor hue
ab un ke sitaaroN ki lau1 se
is shahr ki raateN raushan haiN
aur raKhshaaN2 hai arz3-e labnaaN .flame, glow 2.dazzling 3.land
The smiling eyes of children, shattered like glass. Now from the glow of their spirit the nights of this city are lit up and the land of labnaan dazzles.
3
beirut nigaar-e bazm-e jahaaN
jo chehre lahoo1 ke Ghaaze2 ki
ziinat3 se sivaa4 pur-noor5 hue
ab un ke raNgiN partav6 se
is shahr ki galiyaaN raushan haiN
aur taabaaN7 hai arz-e labnaaN .blood 2.rouge, make up 3.beauty 4.over and above, more 5.shining 6.reflection, image 7.shining, glittering
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. Those faces, embellished and glowing even more with the rouge of their own blood. Those faces, whose beauty keeps increasing as they shine brilliantly. Now their beautiful images light up the streets of this city and the land of labnaan shines.
4
beirut nigaar-e bazm-e jahaaN
har viraaN1 ghar, har ek khaNDar2
ham3 paa4-e qasr5-e daaraa6 hai
har Ghaazi7 rashk8-e askandar9
har duKhtar10 ham-sar11-e lailaa12 hai
ye shahr azal13 se qaa’em14 hai
ye shahr abad15 tak daa’em16 hai .desolate, abandoned 2.ruins 3.same as, equal to 4.footing, standing 5.palace 6.Darius 7.victor, fighter 8.envy 9.Alexander 10.daughter, damsel 11.equal to 12.of laila majnuN legend 13.eternity-beginning 14.established 15.eternity-end 16.firm
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. Every abandoned house, every ruin is like the palace of Darius. Every fighter the envy of Alexander. Every maiden the equal of laila. This city has been since eternity and will be till doomsday.
5
beirut nigaar1-e bazm2-e jahaaN3
beirut badiil4-e baaGh-e jinaaN5 .embellishment, jewel 2.gathering 3.world 4.substitute 5.heaven
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. beirut, the substitute of the garden of Eden on earth.
faiz ahmad faiz (1911-1984) nominated several times for the Nobel Prize. Awarded Lenin Peace Prize. Progressive, humanist, internationalist, rebel, free thinker. Jailed and exiled, he came back stronger every time. He composed this during his exile to beirut in 1982 and reflects the massacre in sabra and shaTiila refugee camps.
1
beirut nigaar1-e bazm2-e jahaaN3
beirut badiil4-e baaGh-e jinaaN5
1.embellishment, jewel 2.gathering 3.world 4.substitute 5.heaven
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. beirut, the substitute of the garden of Eden on earth.
2
bachchoN ki haNsti aaNkhoN ke
jo aaiine chaknaa-choor hue
ab un ke sitaaroN ki lau1 se
is shahr ki raateN raushan haiN
aur raKhshaaN2 hai arz3-e labnaaN
1.flame, glow 2.dazzling 3.land
The smiling eyes of children, shattered like glass. Now from the glow of their spirit the nights of this city are lit up and the land of labnaan dazzles.
3
beirut nigaar-e bazm-e jahaaN
jo chehre lahoo1 ke Ghaaze2 ki
ziinat3 se sivaa4 pur-noor5 hue
ab un ke raNgiN partav6 se
is shahr ki galiyaaN raushan haiN
aur taabaaN7 hai arz-e labnaaN
1.blood 2.rouge, make up 3.beauty 4.over and above, more 5.shining 6.reflection, image 7.shining, glittering
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. Those faces, embellished and glowing even more with the rouge of their own blood. Those faces, whose beauty keeps increasing as they shine brilliantly. Now their beautiful images light up the streets of this city and the land of labnaan shines.
4
beirut nigaar-e bazm-e jahaaN
har viraaN1 ghar, har ek khaNDar2
ham3 paa4-e qasr5-e daaraa6 hai
har Ghaazi7 rashk8-e askandar9
har duKhtar10 ham-sar11-e lailaa12 hai
ye shahr azal13 se qaa’em14 hai
ye shahr abad15 tak daa’em16 hai
1.desolate, abandoned 2.ruins 3.same as, equal to 4.footing, standing 5.palace 6.Darius 7.victor, fighter 8.envy 9.Alexander 10.daughter, damsel 11.equal to 12.of laila majnuN legend 13.eternity-beginning 14.established 15.eternity-end 16.firm
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. Every abandoned house, every ruin is like the palace of Darius. Every fighter the envy of Alexander. Every maiden the equal of laila. This city has been since eternity and will be till doomsday.
5
beirut nigaar1-e bazm2-e jahaaN3
beirut badiil4-e baaGh-e jinaaN5
1.embellishment, jewel 2.gathering 3.world 4.substitute 5.heaven
beirut, the jewel of this crowded world. beirut, the substitute of the garden of Eden on earth.
Trans. Karima Brooke,
Sept. 2020, following the explosion in Beirut 04.08.20
Beirut, jewel of this frantic world!
Beirut, garden of heaven on earth!
Children’s laughter has been stolen from them,
their eyes are reflected in shattered mirrors.
The light of stars is outshone by flames
in the night sky of this city,
once the beacon of the land of Lebanon.
Beirut, jewel of this frantic world!
Bloody bandages
are now the only coloured decoration
of faces seen in the streets
of this city, renowned for its beauty
in the bright land of Lebanon.
Beirut, jewel of this frantic world!
Every now deserted house, every ruin
will rise once more to be Darius’ palace,
every young man, an Alexander
every young woman, a Leila.
This city has existed since time immemorial.
This city is eternal.
Beirut, jewel of this frantic world!
Beirut, garden of heaven on earth!
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Recitation
- اُردو
- देवनागरी
- Roman
- Notes
فرہاد و جم کی بات کرو ۔ فیض احمد فیضؔ
۱
عجزِ اہلِ ستم کی بات کرو
عشق کے دم قدم کی بات کرو
۲
بزمِ اہلِ طرب کو شرماؤ
بزمِ اصحابِ غم کی بات کرو
۳
بزمِ ثروت کے خوش نشینوں سے
عظمتِ چشمِ نم کی بات کرو
۴
ہے وہی بات یوں بھی اور یوں بھی
تم ستم یا کرم کی بات کرو
۵
خیر ہیں اہلِ دیر جیسے ہیں
آپ اہلِ حرم کی بات کرو
۶
ہِجر کی شب تو کٹ ہی جائے گی
روزِ وصلِ صنم کی بات کرو
۷
جان جائیں گے جاننے والے
فیضؔ فرہاد و جم کی بات کرو
फ़रहाद ओ जम की बात करो – फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़
१
इज्ज़-ए अहल-ए सितम की बात करो
इश्क़ के दम-क़दम की बात करो
२
बज़्म-ए अहल-ए तरब को शरमाओ
बज़्म-ए असहाब-ए ग़म की बात करो
३
बज़्म-ए सर्वत के ख़ुश-नशीनों से
अज़मत-ए चश्म-ए नम की बात करो
४
है वही बात यूँ भी और यूँ भी
तुम सितम या करम की बात करो
५
ख़ैर हैं अहल-ए दैर जैसे हैं
आप अहल-ए हरम की बात करो
६
हिज्र की शब तो कट ही जाएगी
रोज़-ए वस्ल-ए सनम की बात करो
७
जान जाएँगे जानने वाले
फ़ैज़ फ़रहाद ओ जम की बात करो
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance and resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This Ghazal is linked to other similar or same radeef Ghazal under ‘ki baat kareN’ on the Refrain Index page. It is also linked to faiz-maKhdoom parallels under ‘ki baat kareN’.
1
ijz1-e ahl2-e sitam3 ki baat karo
ishq ke dam-qadam4 ki baat karo 1.helplessness 2.people of 3.oppression, tyranny 4.animating spirit, moving force
This is addressed to himself, fellow poets, and/or comrades. Talk/write about the helplessness of the oppressed. Talk/write about the moving force of love.
2
bazm1-e ahl2-e tarab3 ko sharmaao4
bazm1-e as’haab5-e Gham6 ki baat karo 1.gathering 2.people of 3.joy, merriment 4.make them ashamed 5.friends, owners 6.sorrow, pain
Bring shame on those gathered to enjoy themselves. Tell them about the gathering of those who are familiar with/friends with pain and sorrow.
3
bazm1-e sarvat2 ke Khush-nashinoN3 se
azmat4-e chashm5-e nam6 ki baat karo 1.gathering 2.wealth, plenty 3.comfortably seated/positioned 4.greatness 5.eye 6.moist, tearful, weeping
In the comfortably positioned gathering of the wealthy, talk about the greatness of the tearful eye that weeps for the pain of the deprived.
4
hai vahi baat yuN bhi aur yuN bhi
tum sitam1 ya karam2 ki baat karo 1.cruelty 2.kindness
It is the same whether you do this or that, whether you talk about cruelty/oppression or kindness/fairness. They are two sides of the same condition; it just depends on the point of view.
5
Khair1 haiN ahl2-e dair3 jaise haiN
aap ahl2-e haram4 ki baat karo 1.well 2.people of 3.world 4.mosque, divinity, god
The people of the world are well as they are; talk about divinity/god/religion among yourselves, if you must. Leave the people of the world out of it.
6
hijr1 ki shab2 to kaT3 hi jaa’egi
roz4-e vasl5-e sanam6 ki baat karo 1.separation 2.night 3.pass 4.day 5.union 6.beloved
In this case, as is often with faiz, the beloved is a socially just order. The night of separation (from justice) will pass one way or the other. Talk of the dawn of social justice.
7
jaan-jaa’eNge1 jaan’ne-vaale2
faiz3 farhaad4 o jam5 ki baat karo 1.come to know 2.those who can figure out 3.pen-name of the poet 4.symbol of suffering lovers – shiriN-farhaad legend 5.jamshed, Persian emperor, symbol of tyranny
O faiz, talk/write about the classical legends of farhaad and jamshed. Those who can figure out, will come to know that your are talking about oppression and suffering.
faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance and resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This Ghazal is linked to other similar or same radeef Ghazal under ‘ki baat kareN’ on the Refrain Index page. It is also linked to faiz-maKhdoom parallels under ‘ki baat kareN’.
1
ijz1-e ahl2-e sitam3 ki baat karo
ishq ke dam-qadam4 ki baat karo
1.helplessness 2.people of 3.oppression, tyranny 4.animating spirit, moving force
This is addressed to himself, fellow poets, and/or comrades. Talk/write about the helplessness of the oppressed. Talk/write about the moving force of love.
2
bazm1-e ahl2-e tarab3 ko sharmaao4
bazm1-e as’haab5-e Gham6 ki baat karo
1.gathering 2.people of 3.joy, merriment 4.make them ashamed 5.friends, owners 6.sorrow, pain
Bring shame on those gathered to enjoy themselves. Tell them about the gathering of those who are familiar with/friends with pain and sorrow.
3
bazm1-e sarvat2 ke Khush-nashinoN3 se
azmat4-e chashm5-e nam6 ki baat karo
1.gathering 2.wealth, plenty 3.comfortably seated/positioned 4.greatness 5.eye 6.moist, tearful, weeping
In the comfortably positioned gathering of the wealthy, talk about the greatness of the tearful eye that weeps for the pain of the deprived.
4
hai vahi baat yuN bhi aur yuN bhi
tum sitam1 ya karam2 ki baat karo
1.cruelty 2.kindness
It is the same whether you do this or that, whether you talk about cruelty/oppression or kindness/fairness. They are two sides of the same condition; it just depends on the point of view.
5
Khair1 haiN ahl2-e dair3 jaise haiN
aap ahl2-e haram4 ki baat karo
1.well 2.people of 3.world 4.mosque, divinity, god
The people of the world are well as they are; talk about divinity/god/religion among yourselves, if you must. Leave the people of the world out of it.
6
hijr1 ki shab2 to kaT3 hi jaa’egi
roz4-e vasl5-e sanam6 ki baat karo
1.separation 2.night 3.pass 4.day 5.union 6.beloved
In this case, as is often with faiz, the beloved is a socially just order. The night of separation (from justice) will pass one way or the other. Talk of the dawn of social justice.
7
jaan-jaa’eNge1 jaan’ne-vaale2
faiz3 farhaad4 o jam5 ki baat karo
1.come to know 2.those who can figure out 3.pen-name of the poet 4.symbol of suffering lovers – shiriN-farhaad legend 5.jamshed, Persian emperor, symbol of tyranny
O faiz, talk/write about the classical legends of farhaad and jamshed. Those who can figure out, will come to know that your are talking about oppression and suffering.
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Recitation
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faiz ahmed faiz
- اُردو
- देवनागरी
- Roman
- Notes
سرِ وادئ سینا ۔ فیض احمد فیضؔ
۱
پھر برق فروزاں ہے سرِ وادئ سینا
پھر رنگ پہ ہے شعلۂ رخسارِ حقیقت
پیغامِ اجل دعوتِ دیدارِ حقیقت
اے دیدۂ بینا
اب وقت ہے دیدار کا دم ہے کہ نہیں ہے
۲
اب دشمنِ جاں چارہ گرِ کلفتِ غم ہے
گلزارِ ارم پرتوِ صحرائے عدم ہے
پندارِ جنوں
حوصلۂ راہِ عدم ہے کہ نہیں ہے
۳
پھر برق فروزاں ہے سر وادئ سینا
اے دیدۂ بینا
۴
پھر دل کو مُصفّا کرو
اس لوح پہ شاید
مابینِ من و تو نیا پیماں کوئی اُترے
۵
اب رسمِ ستم حکمتِ خاصانِ زمیں ہے
تائیدِ ستم مصلحتِ مفتیٔ دیں ہے
۶
اب صدیوں کے اقرارِ اطاعت کو بدلنے
لازم ہے کہ انکار کا فرماں کوئی اُترے
۷
سنو کہ شاید یہ نورِ صیقل
ہے اُس صحیفے کا حرفِ اول
جو ہر کس و ناکسِ زمیں پر
دلِ گدایانِ اجمعیں پر
اُتر رہا ہے فلک سے اب کے
۸
سنو کہ اِس حرفِ لم یزل کے
ہمیں تمہیں بندگانِ بے بس
علیم بھی ہیں خبیر بھی ہیں
۹
سنو کہ ہم بے زبان و بے کس
بشیر بھی ہیں نظیر بھی ہیں
۱۰
ہر اک اولی الامر کو صدا دو
کہ اپنی فردِ عمل سنبھالے
اٹھے گا جب جمّ سرفروشاں
پڑیں گے دار و رسن کے لالے
کوئی نہ ہوگا کہ جو بچا لے
۱۱
جزا سزا سب یہیں پہ ہوگی
یہیں سے اُٹّھے گا روزِ محشر
یہیں عذاب و ثواب ہوگا
یہیں پہ روزِ حساب ہوگا
सर-ए वादी-ए सीना – फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़
१
फिर बर्क़ फ़रोज़ाँ है सर-ए वादी-ए सीना
फिर रंग पे है शोला-ए रुख़्सार-ए हक़ीक़त
पैग़ाम-ए अजल दावत-ए दीदार-ए हक़ीक़त
अए दीदा-ए बीना
अब वक़्त है दीदार का दम है के नहीं है
२
अब दुशमन-ए जाँ चारा-गर-ए कुल्फ़त-ए ग़म है
गुलज़ार-ए इरम परतव-ए सहरा-ए अदम है
पिंदार-ए जुनूँ
हौसला-ए राह-ए अदम है के नहीं है
३
फिर बर्क़ फ़रोज़ाँ है सर-ए वादी-ए सीना
अए दीदा-ए बीना
४
फिर दिल को मुसफ़्फ़ा करो
इस लौह पे शा’एद
माबैन-ए मन-ओ-तू नया पैमाँ कोई उतरे
५
अब रस्म-ए सितम हिकमत-ए ख़ासान-ए ज़मीं है
ता’ईद-ए सितम मस्लहत-ए मुफ़्ती-ए दीं है
६
अब सदियों के एक़्रार-ए इता’अत को बदलने
लाज़िम है के इन्कार का फ़रमाँ कोई उतरे
७
सुनो के शा’एद ये नूर-ए सैक़ल
है उस सहीफ़े का हर्फ़-ए अव्वल
जो हर कस-ओ-नाकस-ए ज़मीं पर
दिल-ए गदायान-ए अजमईं पर
उतर रहा है फ़लक से अब के
८
सुनो के इस हर्फ़-ए लम-यज़ल के
हमीं तुम्हीं बंदगान-ए बे-बस
अलीम भी हैं ख़बीर भी हैं
९
सुनो के हम बे-ज़बान-ओ-बेकस
बशीर भी हैं नज़ीर भी हैं
१०
हर एक ऊलुल-अम्र को सदा दो
के अपनी फ़र्द-ए अमल सँभाले
उठेगा जब जम्म-ए सरफ़रोशाँ
पढेंगे दार-ओ-रसन के लाले
कोई न होगा के जो बचा ले
११
जज़ा सज़ा सब यहीं पे होगी
यहीं से उट्ठेगा रोज़-ए महशर
यहीं अज़ाब-ओ-सवाब होगा
यहीं पे रोज़-ए हिसाब होगा
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance and resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This stirring call written for a previous filistiini-Zionist conflict applies in full force today. In print versions these appear as two separate nazm but I found a recited version on youtube that was a seemless combination in faiz’s voice. I felt it was even more powerful and am posting them as a single nazm.
1
phir barq1 farozaaN2 hai sar3-e vaadi4-e siina5
phir raNg peh hai sho’ala6-e ruKhsaar7-e haqiiqat8
paiGhaam9-e ajal10 daavat11-e diidaar12-e haqiiqat8
aye diida13-e biina14
ab vaqt hai diidaar ka dam15 hai keh nahiiN hai 1.lightning 2.shining 3.head, top 4.valley 5.Sinai 6.flame, redness 7.cheek 8.truth 9.message 10.death, destiny, sacrifice 11.invitation, call 12.to see 13.eye 14.discerning 15.power, courage
This has reference to when moosa went up mount sinai to ask to see god. He was told that he would not be able to see god, but he insisted. There was a flash of lightning and he fainted. Once again, lightning flashes and shines on the top of the valley of sinai. Once again the flaming face/cheeks of truth are on colourful display giving a message of death/sacrifice and invitation to see the truth. O discerning eye, now is the time; do you have the courage to see the truth or not.
2
ab dushman-e jaaN chaara-gar1-e kulfat2-e Gham3 hai
gulzaar4-e iram5 partav6-e sahra7-e adam8 hai
pindaar9-e junooN10
hausla11-e raah12-e adam8 hai keh nahiiN hai 1.healer 2.distress 3.sorrow, pain 4.garden 5.heaven 6.reflection 7.desert, barren-ness 8.non-existence, death 9.pride 10.passion 11.courage 12.path
Now the healer of the distress of pain has turned into a killer. It is like the garden of heaven has become a reflection of the barren-ness of the desert, devoid of beauty and hope. O pride of passion, do you have the courage to take the path of sacrifice or not.
3
phir barq1 farozaaN2 hai sar3-e vaadi4-e siina5
aye diida6-e biina7 1.lightning 2.shining 3.head, top 4.valley 5.Sinai 6.eye 7.seeing, discerning
Once again, lightning flashes and shines on the top of the valley of sinai. O discerning eye.
4
phir dil ko musaffa1 karo
is lauh2 pe shaa’ed3
maabain4-e man-o-tu5 naya paimaaN6 koi utre 1.purify 2.tablet 3.perhaps 4.between 5.you and me, god and human 6.promise
Once again, purify your heart. Perhaps on this tablet, between god and human a new promise, a new vision will come. This is a reference to the tablets with ten commandments that moosa is said to have brought down.
5
ab rasm1-e sitam2 hikmat3-e Khaasaan4-e zamiiN hai
taa’iid5-e sitam2 maslehat6-e mufti7-e diiN8 hai 1.tradition, practice 2.oppression 3.cleverness, scheme 4.special, priveleged, chosen 5.support, ratify 6.convenience, hidden agenda 7.law-giver 8.faith, belief
The scheme of the priveleged/chosen of the land has become the practice of oppression. Connivance with the oppressor has become the agenda of the law-giver of the faithful.
6
ab sadiyoN1 ke eqraar2-e itaa’at3 ko badalne
laazim4 hai keh inkaar5 ka farmaaN6 koi utre 1.centuries 2.agreement 3.obedience 4.required, essential 5.refusal, resistance 6.edict
It is essential that a new edict of resistance descend (from the top of mount sinai/from god) so that the centuries old agreement of blind obedience be changed.
7
suno keh shaa’ed1 yeh noor2-e saiqal3
hai us sahiife4 ka harf5-e avval6
jo har-kas-o-naakas7-e zamiiN par
dil-e gadaayaan8-e ajma’iiN9 par
utar raha hai falak10 se ab ke 1.perhaps 2.light 3.polishing, rubbing, cleansing 4.book 5.word 6.first, beginning 7.all and sundry 8.beggars, destitute 9.crowd 10.sky, heaven
Listen, perhaps this cleansing light is but the first word of the book descending from the sky on all and sundry of this world, on the hearts of the crowd of the destitute.
8
suno keh is harf1-e lam-yazal2 ke
hamiiN tumhiiN bandagaan3-e be-bas4
aliim5 bhi haiN Khabiir6 bhi haiN 1.word 2.without end, eternal 3.slaves 4.helpless 5.knowledgable, scholars 6.aware
Listen, that of this eternal word, you and I, helpless slaves, are themselves scholars and experts, aware of its meaning.
9
suno keh ham be-zabaan1-o-bekas2
bashiir3 bhi haiN naziir4 bhi haiN 1.voiceless 2.helpless 3.harbingers of joy 4.examplars
Listen, that we, the voiceless and the helpless maybe ourselves the harbingers/prophets of joy and exemplars of action.
10
har ek ulul-amr1 ko sada2 do
ki apni fard-e-amal3 sambhaale
uThega jab jamm4-e sarfaroshaaN5
paReNge daar-o-rasan6 ke laale7
koi na hoga keh jo bacha le 1.person of authority, powerful 2.call, inform 3.list of actions 4.crowd 5.those willing to offer their heads/lives, fearless 6.hanging platform and noose 7.dangers
Give a call to the powerful that they gather their list of deeds for when the crowd of the fearless will rise, the hanging platfrom and noose will not be far away, and there will be none to save you.
11
jaza1 saza2 sab yahiiN peh hogi
yahiiN se uTThega roz-e-mahshar3yahiiN azaab-o-savaab4 hoga
yahiiN pe roz5-e hisaab6 hoga 1.reward 2.punishment 3.day of tumult/rebellion 4.curse and grace, punishment and forgiveness 5.day of 6.reckoning, judgement
Reward and punishment will be here and now. The day of rebellion will rise from here, punishment and forgiveness, reckoning and judgment will happen here and now.
faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance and resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This stirring call written for a previous filistiini-Zionist conflict applies in full force today. In print versions these appear as two separate nazm but I found a recited version on youtube that was a seemless combination in faiz’s voice. I felt it was even more powerful and am posting them as a single nazm.
1
phir barq1 farozaaN2 hai sar3-e vaadi4-e siina5
phir raNg peh hai sho’ala6-e ruKhsaar7-e haqiiqat8
paiGhaam9-e ajal10 daavat11-e diidaar12-e haqiiqat8
aye diida13-e biina14
ab vaqt hai diidaar ka dam15 hai keh nahiiN hai
1.lightning 2.shining 3.head, top 4.valley 5.Sinai 6.flame, redness 7.cheek 8.truth 9.message 10.death, destiny, sacrifice 11.invitation, call 12.to see 13.eye 14.discerning 15.power, courage
This has reference to when moosa went up mount sinai to ask to see god. He was told that he would not be able to see god, but he insisted. There was a flash of lightning and he fainted. Once again, lightning flashes and shines on the top of the valley of sinai. Once again the flaming face/cheeks of truth are on colourful display giving a message of death/sacrifice and invitation to see the truth. O discerning eye, now is the time; do you have the courage to see the truth or not.
2
ab dushman-e jaaN chaara-gar1-e kulfat2-e Gham3 hai
gulzaar4-e iram5 partav6-e sahra7-e adam8 hai
pindaar9-e junooN10
hausla11-e raah12-e adam8 hai keh nahiiN hai
1.healer 2.distress 3.sorrow, pain 4.garden 5.heaven 6.reflection 7.desert, barren-ness 8.non-existence, death 9.pride 10.passion 11.courage 12.path
Now the healer of the distress of pain has turned into a killer. It is like the garden of heaven has become a reflection of the barren-ness of the desert, devoid of beauty and hope. O pride of passion, do you have the courage to take the path of sacrifice or not.
3
phir barq1 farozaaN2 hai sar3-e vaadi4-e siina5
aye diida6-e biina7
1.lightning 2.shining 3.head, top 4.valley 5.Sinai 6.eye 7.seeing, discerning
Once again, lightning flashes and shines on the top of the valley of sinai. O discerning eye.
4
phir dil ko musaffa1 karo
is lauh2 pe shaa’ed3
maabain4-e man-o-tu5 naya paimaaN6 koi utre
1.purify 2.tablet 3.perhaps 4.between 5.you and me, god and human 6.promise
Once again, purify your heart. Perhaps on this tablet, between god and human a new promise, a new vision will come. This is a reference to the tablets with ten commandments that moosa is said to have brought down.
5
ab rasm1-e sitam2 hikmat3-e Khaasaan4-e zamiiN hai
taa’iid5-e sitam2 maslehat6-e mufti7-e diiN8 hai
1.tradition, practice 2.oppression 3.cleverness, scheme 4.special, priveleged, chosen 5.support, ratify 6.convenience, hidden agenda 7.law-giver 8.faith, belief
The scheme of the priveleged/chosen of the land has become the practice of oppression. Connivance with the oppressor has become the agenda of the law-giver of the faithful.
6
ab sadiyoN1 ke eqraar2-e itaa’at3 ko badalne
laazim4 hai keh inkaar5 ka farmaaN6 koi utre
1.centuries 2.agreement 3.obedience 4.required, essential 5.refusal, resistance 6.edict
It is essential that a new edict of resistance descend (from the top of mount sinai/from god) so that the centuries old agreement of blind obedience be changed.
7
suno keh shaa’ed1 yeh noor2-e saiqal3
hai us sahiife4 ka harf5-e avval6
jo har-kas-o-naakas7-e zamiiN par
dil-e gadaayaan8-e ajma’iiN9 par
utar raha hai falak10 se ab ke
1.perhaps 2.light 3.polishing, rubbing, cleansing 4.book 5.word 6.first, beginning 7.all and sundry 8.beggars, destitute 9.crowd 10.sky, heaven
Listen, perhaps this cleansing light is but the first word of the book descending from the sky on all and sundry of this world, on the hearts of the crowd of the destitute.
8
suno keh is harf1-e lam-yazal2 ke
hamiiN tumhiiN bandagaan3-e be-bas4
aliim5 bhi haiN Khabiir6 bhi haiN
1.word 2.without end, eternal 3.slaves 4.helpless 5.knowledgable, scholars 6.aware
Listen, that of this eternal word, you and I, helpless slaves, are themselves scholars and experts, aware of its meaning.
9
suno keh ham be-zabaan1-o-bekas2
bashiir3 bhi haiN naziir4 bhi haiN
1.voiceless 2.helpless 3.harbingers of joy 4.examplars
Listen, that we, the voiceless and the helpless maybe ourselves the harbingers/prophets of joy and exemplars of action.
10
har ek ulul-amr1 ko sada2 do
ki apni fard-e-amal3 sambhaale
uThega jab jamm4-e sarfaroshaaN5
paReNge daar-o-rasan6 ke laale7
koi na hoga keh jo bacha le
1.person of authority, powerful 2.call, inform 3.list of actions 4.crowd 5.those willing to offer their heads/lives, fearless 6.hanging platform and noose 7.dangers
Give a call to the powerful that they gather their list of deeds for when the crowd of the fearless will rise, the hanging platfrom and noose will not be far away, and there will be none to save you.
11
jaza1 saza2 sab yahiiN peh hogi
yahiiN se uTThega roz-e-mahshar3yahiiN azaab-o-savaab4 hoga
yahiiN pe roz5-e hisaab6 hoga
1.reward 2.punishment 3.day of tumult/rebellion 4.curse and grace, punishment and forgiveness 5.day of 6.reckoning, judgement
Reward and punishment will be here and now. The day of rebellion will rise from here, punishment and forgiveness, reckoning and judgment will happen here and now.
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Recitation
- اُردو
- देवनागरी
- Roman
- Notes
فلسطینی بچّے کے لئیے لوری ۔ فیض احمد فیضؔ
۱
مت رو بچے
رو رو کے ابھی
تیری امی کی آنکھ لگی ہے
۲
مت رو بچے
کچھ ہی پہلے
تیرے ابا نے
اپنے غم سے رخصت لی ہے
۳
مت رو بچے
تیرا بھائی
اپنے خواب کی تتلی پیچھے
دور کہیں پردیس گیا ہے
۴
مت رو بچے
تیری باجی کا
ڈولا پرائے دیس گیا ہے
۵
مت رو بچے
تیرے آنگن میں
مردہ سورج نہلا کے گئے ہیں
چندرما دفنا کے گئے ہیں
۶
مت رو بچے
امی، ابا، باجی، بھائی
چاند اور سورج
تو گر روئے گا تو یہ سب
اور بھی تجھ کو رلوائیں گے
۷
تو مسکائے گا تو شاید
سارے اک دن بھیس بدل کر
تجھ سے کھیلنے لوٹ آئیں گے
फ़िलस्तीनी बच्चे के लिये लोरी – फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़
१
मत रो बच्चे
रो रो के अभी
तेरी अम्मी की आँख लगी है
२
मत रो बच्चे
कुछ ही पहले
तेरे अब्बा ने
अपने ग़म से रुख़्सत ली है
३
मत रो बच्चे
तेरा भाई
अपने ख़्वाब की तितली पीछे
दूर कहीं परदेस गया है
४
मत रो बच्चे
तेरी बाजी का
डोला पराए देस गया है
५
मत रो बच्चे
तेरे आँगन में
मुर्दा सूरज नहला के गए हैं
चंद्रमा दफ़्ना के गए हैं
६
मत रो बच्चे
अम्मी, अब्बा, बाजी, भाई
चाँद और सूरज
तू गर रोएगा तो ये सब
और भी तुझ को रुलवाएंगे
७
तू मुस्काएगा तो शायद
सारे इक दिन भेस बदल कर
तुझ से खेलने लौट आएँगे
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance, resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This a soulful lament of the condition of people in filistiin.
1
mat ro bachche
ro ro ke abhi
teri ammi ki aaNkh lagi hai Do not cry baby
Crying her tears out, just now
Your mother has fallen asleep
2
mat ro bachche
kuchh hi pahle
tere abba ne
apne Gham se ruKhsat1 li hai 1.depart, take leave
Do not cry baby
Just a little while ago
Your father
Took leave of his sorrowful life and departed
3
mat ro bachche
tera bhaaii
apne Khwaab ki titli pichhe
duur kahiN pardes gaya hai Do not cry baby
Your brother
Chasing the butterfly of his dreams
Has gone far away to a foreign land
4
mat ro bachche
teri baaji1 ka
Dola2 paraae3 des4 gaya hai 1.sister 2.wedding palanquin 3.foreign 4.country
Do not cry baby
Your sister’s
Wedding palanquin was carried away to a foreign land
5
mat ro bachche
tere aaNgan1 meN
murda2 sooraj3 nahla ke ga’e haiN
chandarma3 dafna4 ke ga’e haiN 1.yard 2.dead 3.day and night, livelihood, father 4.buried
Do not cry baby
In your yard
They washed the body of your father and
Took it away for burial
6
mat ro bachche
ammi, abba, baji, bhaaii
chaaNd aur sooraj
tu gar ro’ega to ye sab
aur bhi tujh ko rulva’eNge Do not cry baby
Mother, father, sister and brother
The sun and the moon, day and night, life
If you cry, then all these
Will make you cry even more
7
tu muskaa’ega1 to shaa’ed2
saare ek din bhes3 badal kar
tujh se khelne lauT aa’eNge 1.smile 2.perhaps 3.appearance, form
If you smile, then perhaps
All of them, taking a different shape
Will return to play with you
faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance, resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This a soulful lament of the condition of people in filistiin.
1
mat ro bachche
ro ro ke abhi
teri ammi ki aaNkh lagi hai
Do not cry baby
Crying her tears out, just now
Your mother has fallen asleep
2
mat ro bachche
kuchh hi pahle
tere abba ne
apne Gham se ruKhsat1 li hai
1.depart, take leave
Do not cry baby
Just a little while ago
Your father
Took leave of his sorrowful life and departed
3
mat ro bachche
tera bhaaii
apne Khwaab ki titli pichhe
duur kahiN pardes gaya hai
Do not cry baby
Your brother
Chasing the butterfly of his dreams
Has gone far away to a foreign land
4
mat ro bachche
teri baaji1 ka
Dola2 paraae3 des4 gaya hai
1.sister 2.wedding palanquin 3.foreign 4.country
Do not cry baby
Your sister’s
Wedding palanquin was carried away to a foreign land
5
mat ro bachche
tere aaNgan1 meN
murda2 sooraj3 nahla ke ga’e haiN
chandarma3 dafna4 ke ga’e haiN
1.yard 2.dead 3.day and night, livelihood, father 4.buried
Do not cry baby
In your yard
They washed the body of your father and
Took it away for burial
6
mat ro bachche
ammi, abba, baji, bhaaii
chaaNd aur sooraj
tu gar ro’ega to ye sab
aur bhi tujh ko rulva’eNge
Do not cry baby
Mother, father, sister and brother
The sun and the moon, day and night, life
If you cry, then all these
Will make you cry even more
7
tu muskaa’ega1 to shaa’ed2
saare ek din bhes3 badal kar
tujh se khelne lauT aa’eNge
1.smile 2.perhaps 3.appearance, form
If you smile, then perhaps
All of them, taking a different shape
Will return to play with you
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Recitation
- اُردو
- देवनागरी
- Roman
- Notes
اک ترانہ مجاہدینِ فلسطین کے لئے ۔ فیٖض احمد فیضؔ
۱
ہم جیتیں گے
حقا ہم اک دن جیتیں گے
بالآخر اک دن جیتیں گے
۲
کیا خوف ز یلغار اعدا
ہے سینہ سپر ہر غازی کا
کیا خوف ز یورش جیش قضا
صف بستہ ہیں ارواح الشہدا
۳
ڈر کاہے کا
ہم جیتیں گے
حقا ہم اک دن جیتیں گے
۴
قد جاء الحق و زہق الباطل
فرمودۂ ربّ اکبر
ہے جنت اپنے پاؤں تلے
اور سایۂ رحمت سر پر ہے
۵
پھر کیا ڈر ہے
ہم جیتیں گے
حقا ہم اک دن جیتیں گے
بالآخر اک دن جیتیں گے
एक तराना मुजाहेदीन-ए फ़िलस्तीन के लिये – फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़
१
हम जीतेंगे
हक़्क़ा हम एक दिन जीतेंगे
बिल-आख़ेर एक दिन जीतेंगे
२
क्या ख़ौफ़ ज़े-यलग़ार-ए आदा
है सीना सिपर हर ग़ाज़ी का
क्या ख़ौफ़ ज़े-यूरिश-ए जैश-ए क़ज़ा
३
सफ़-बस्ता हैं अरवाह-उश-शोहदा
डर काहे का
हम जीतेंगे
हक़्क़ा हम एक दिन जीतेंगे
४
क़द जा’अल-हक़्क़ ओ ज़हक़’अल-बातिल
फ़र्मूदा-ए रब्ब-ए अकबर
है जन्नत अपने पाँव तले
और साया-ए-रहमत सर पर है
५
फिर क्या डर है
हम जीतेंगे
हक़्क़ा हम एक दिन जीतेंगे
बिल-आख़िर एक दिन जीतेंगे
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance, resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This his stirring tribute filistiini freedom fighters.
1
ham jiiteNge
haqqa1 ham ek din jiiteNge
bil-aaKhir2 ek din jiiteNge 1.in truth, by god 2.finally, in the end
We shall overcome
In truth, one day, we will win
In the end, one day, we will win
2
kya Khauf1 ze-yalGhaar2-e aa’da3
hai siina sipar4 har Ghaazi5 ka
kya Khauf1 ze-yuurish6-e jaish7-e qaza8
saf-basta9 haiN arvaah10-ul-shohada11 1.fear 2.attack 3.enemy 4.shield 5.victor, brave 6.assault 7.army 8.death 9.line formation, file 10.soul, spirit 11.martyrs
Why fear the attack of the enemy
The bosom of every brave is a shield
Why fear the assault of death
The spirit of martyrdom is our line of resistance
3
Dar1 kaahe ka
ham jiiteNge
haqqa2 ham ek din jiiteNge 1.fear 2.by god, in truth
What do we have to fear
We shall overcome
In truth, one day, we will win
4
qad1 jaa’al-haqq2 o z’haq-al-baatil3
farmooda4-e rabb5-e akbar6
hai jannat apne paaNv tale
aur saaya-e rahmat7 sar par hai 1.verily, surely 2.truth, rights 3.falsehood 4.decree 5.lord 6.great 7.benevolence, god
Verily, truth shall prevail over falsehood
It is a divine decree
Heaven is under our feet
And divine kindness sheltering us above
5
phir kya Dar hai
ham jiiteNge
haqqa1 ham ek din jiiteNge
bil-aaKhir2 ek din jiiteNge 1.in truth, by god 2.finally, in the end
What do we have to fear
We shall overcome
In truth, one day, we will win
In the end, one day, we will win
faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance, resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This his stirring tribute filistiini freedom fighters.
1
ham jiiteNge
haqqa1 ham ek din jiiteNge
bil-aaKhir2 ek din jiiteNge
1.in truth, by god 2.finally, in the end
We shall overcome
In truth, one day, we will win
In the end, one day, we will win
2
kya Khauf1 ze-yalGhaar2-e aa’da3
hai siina sipar4 har Ghaazi5 ka
kya Khauf1 ze-yuurish6-e jaish7-e qaza8
saf-basta9 haiN arvaah10-ul-shohada11
1.fear 2.attack 3.enemy 4.shield 5.victor, brave 6.assault 7.army 8.death 9.line formation, file 10.soul, spirit 11.martyrs
Why fear the attack of the enemy
The bosom of every brave is a shield
Why fear the assault of death
The spirit of martyrdom is our line of resistance
3
Dar1 kaahe ka
ham jiiteNge
haqqa2 ham ek din jiiteNge
1.fear 2.by god, in truth
What do we have to fear
We shall overcome
In truth, one day, we will win
4
qad1 jaa’al-haqq2 o z’haq-al-baatil3
farmooda4-e rabb5-e akbar6
hai jannat apne paaNv tale
aur saaya-e rahmat7 sar par hai
1.verily, surely 2.truth, rights 3.falsehood 4.decree 5.lord 6.great 7.benevolence, god
Verily, truth shall prevail over falsehood
It is a divine decree
Heaven is under our feet
And divine kindness sheltering us above
5
phir kya Dar hai
ham jiiteNge
haqqa1 ham ek din jiiteNge
bil-aaKhir2 ek din jiiteNge
1.in truth, by god 2.finally, in the end
What do we have to fear
We shall overcome
In truth, one day, we will win
In the end, one day, we will win
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Recitation
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iqbal bano
- اُردو
- देवनागरी
- Roman
- Notes
پسِ مرگ ہم نے بھلا دیا ۔ فیض احمد فیضؔ
۱
نہ گنواؤ ناوکِ نیم کش دلِ ریزہ ریزہ گنوا دیا
جو بچے ہیں سنگ سمیٹ لو تنِ داغ داغ لٹا دیا
۲
مرے چارہ گر کو نوید ہو صفِ دشمناں کو خبر کرو
جو وہ قرض رکھتے تھے جان پر وہ حساب آج چکا دیا
۳
کرو کج جبیں پہ سرِ کفن مرے قاتلوں کو گماں نہ ہو
کہ غرورِ عشق کا بانکپن پسِ مرگ ہم نے بھلا دیا
۴
ادھر ایک حرف کہ کشتنی یہاں لاکھ عذر تھا گفتنی
جو کہا تو سن کے اڑا دیا جو لکھا تو پڑھ کے مٹا دیا
۵
جو رُکے تو کوہِ گراں تھے ہم جو چلے تو جاں سے گزر گئے
رہِ یار ہم نے قدم قدم تجھے یادگار بنا دیا
पस-ए मर्ग हम ने भुला दिया – फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़
१
न गँवाओ नावक-ए नीम-कश दिल-ए रेज़ा-रेज़ा गँवा दिया
जो बचे हैं संग समेट लो तन-ए दाग़-दाग़ लुटा दिया
२
मेरे चारा-गर को नवेद हो सफ़-ए दुश्मनाँ को ख़बर करो
जो वो क़र्ज़ रखते थे जान पर वो हिसाब आज चुका दिया
३
करो कज जबीं पे सर-ए कफ़न मेरे क़ातिलों को गुमाँ न हो
के ग़ुरूर-ए इश्क़ का बाँकपन पस-ए मर्ग हम ने भुला दिया
४
उधर एक हर्फ़ कि कुश्तनी यहाँ लाख उज़्र था गुफ़्तनी
जो कहा तो सुन के उड़ा दिया जो लिखा तो पढ़ के मिटा दिया
५
जो रुके तो कोह-ए गिराँ थे हम जो चले तो जाँ से गुज़र गए
रह-ए यार हम ने क़दम-क़दम तुझे यादगार बना दिया
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance, resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This was composed in the early 60s and reflects his imprisonment on charges of rebellion.
1
na gaNvaao naavak1-e niim-kash2 dil-e reza-reza3 gaNvaa diya
jo bache haiN saNg4 sameT5 lo tan6-e daaGh-daaGh7 luTaa diya 1.arrow 2.half-penetrated 3.pulverized 4.rocks 5.gather 6.body 7.wounded
In urdu poetic tradition the beloved shoots arrows at the heart of the lover. The arrow that does not penetrate all the way is the most painful because it remains lodged. The arrows that go through shred pieces of the heart, which escape as tears of blood. Said Ghalib –
koii mere dil se poochhe tere tiir-e niim-kash ko
vo Khalish kahaaN se hoti jo jigar ke paar hota
The poet admonishes himself … do not lose that treasured half-penetrated arrow, you have already lost all the shredded pieces of the heart. The mad passionate lover wanders the streets and street-urchins throw rocks at him. These rocks too are a ‘gift/reminder’ of his passion. He wants to gather and save all these too, even though he has lost his wounded body. This could be symbolic of his political thought. The beloved is the homeland and he is passionate about her. The authorities have been throwing rocks at him. He is proud of his love and defiant in the face of rock-throwing.
2
mere chaara-gar1 ko naved2 ho saf3-e dushmanaaN ko Khabar4 karo
jo vo qarz5 rakhte the jaan6 par vo hisaab7 aaj chukaa8 diya 1.healer 2.good news 3.line, military formation 4.news 5.debt 6.life 7.accounts 8.paid up
The use of “healer” could be a sarcasm used for the authorities who have oppressed/jailed him or it could be a real healer in the background who needs to given this ‘good’ news. The same news is to be given to the battle-line arrayed against him. What is this news? It is that the debt of life he had on him, he has now fully paid up. The healer is relieved of his duties and the battle formation can now relax. This could mean that he has served his jail term and paid his dues or that he has paid his dues to the beloved/homeland.
3
karo kaj jabiiN1 pe sar2-e kafan3 mere qaatiloN4 ko gumaaN5 na ho
keh Ghuruur6-e ishq ka baaNkpan7 pas8-e marg9 ham ne bhulaa diya 1.brow 2.head, headgear, cap 3.burial shroud 4.killers 5.misconeption 6.pride 7.defiance 8.after 9.death
The poet is dead and is being buried (but he can still write about himself). He is declaring his defiance i.e., declaring that he is not going to give up his quest even in death. A skewed/tilted cap is a symbol of defiance. He wants to make sure that his killers know that he has not forgotten it even in death. So, he wants the headgear of his burial shroud to be tilted.
4
udhar ek harf1 ki kushtanii2 yahaaN laakh uzr3 tha guftanii4
jo kahaa to sun ke uRaa diya jo likhaa to paRh ke miTaa diya 1.word 2.deserving to be killed 3.explanations 4.spoken
There (with the authorities in power) even one word (of protest) is enough for the speaker to be killed. Here I offer a million explanations. But everything that is said (in defence) is blown away and every explanation this written is erased.
5
jo ruke to koh1-e giraaN2 the hum jo chale to jaaN se guzar3 gaye
rah4-e yaar5 hum ne qadam-qadam6 tujhe yaadgaar7 banaa diya 1.hill 2.big 3.went past/beyond 4.path 5.friend, beloved 6.step by step 7.memorable
When we stood firm, we were like mountain. When we moved ahead, we did not stop even at death. O pathway to the beloved, with every step we made you memorable.
faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) a poet of romance, resistance, labour leader, journalist, political activist, Lenin Peace Prize awardee writes with great finesse and delicacy using the beloved as a metaphor for the homeland and/or the socialist revolution. This was composed in the early 60s and reflects his imprisonment on charges of rebellion.
1
na gaNvaao naavak1-e niim-kash2 dil-e reza-reza3 gaNvaa diya
jo bache haiN saNg4 sameT5 lo tan6-e daaGh-daaGh7 luTaa diya
1.arrow 2.half-penetrated 3.pulverized 4.rocks 5.gather 6.body 7.wounded
In urdu poetic tradition the beloved shoots arrows at the heart of the lover. The arrow that does not penetrate all the way is the most painful because it remains lodged. The arrows that go through shred pieces of the heart, which escape as tears of blood. Said Ghalib –
koii mere dil se poochhe tere tiir-e niim-kash ko
vo Khalish kahaaN se hoti jo jigar ke paar hota
The poet admonishes himself … do not lose that treasured half-penetrated arrow, you have already lost all the shredded pieces of the heart. The mad passionate lover wanders the streets and street-urchins throw rocks at him. These rocks too are a ‘gift/reminder’ of his passion. He wants to gather and save all these too, even though he has lost his wounded body. This could be symbolic of his political thought. The beloved is the homeland and he is passionate about her. The authorities have been throwing rocks at him. He is proud of his love and defiant in the face of rock-throwing.
2
mere chaara-gar1 ko naved2 ho saf3-e dushmanaaN ko Khabar4 karo
jo vo qarz5 rakhte the jaan6 par vo hisaab7 aaj chukaa8 diya
1.healer 2.good news 3.line, military formation 4.news 5.debt 6.life 7.accounts 8.paid up
The use of “healer” could be a sarcasm used for the authorities who have oppressed/jailed him or it could be a real healer in the background who needs to given this ‘good’ news. The same news is to be given to the battle-line arrayed against him. What is this news? It is that the debt of life he had on him, he has now fully paid up. The healer is relieved of his duties and the battle formation can now relax. This could mean that he has served his jail term and paid his dues or that he has paid his dues to the beloved/homeland.
3
karo kaj jabiiN1 pe sar2-e kafan3 mere qaatiloN4 ko gumaaN5 na ho
keh Ghuruur6-e ishq ka baaNkpan7 pas8-e marg9 ham ne bhulaa diya
1.brow 2.head, headgear, cap 3.burial shroud 4.killers 5.misconeption 6.pride 7.defiance 8.after 9.death
The poet is dead and is being buried (but he can still write about himself). He is declaring his defiance i.e., declaring that he is not going to give up his quest even in death. A skewed/tilted cap is a symbol of defiance. He wants to make sure that his killers know that he has not forgotten it even in death. So, he wants the headgear of his burial shroud to be tilted.
4
udhar ek harf1 ki kushtanii2 yahaaN laakh uzr3 tha guftanii4
jo kahaa to sun ke uRaa diya jo likhaa to paRh ke miTaa diya
1.word 2.deserving to be killed 3.explanations 4.spoken
There (with the authorities in power) even one word (of protest) is enough for the speaker to be killed. Here I offer a million explanations. But everything that is said (in defence) is blown away and every explanation this written is erased.
5
jo ruke to koh1-e giraaN2 the hum jo chale to jaaN se guzar3 gaye
rah4-e yaar5 hum ne qadam-qadam6 tujhe yaadgaar7 banaa diya
1.hill 2.big 3.went past/beyond 4.path 5.friend, beloved 6.step by step 7.memorable
When we stood firm, we were like mountain. When we moved ahead, we did not stop even at death. O pathway to the beloved, with every step we made you memorable.
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For word meanings and explanatory discussion in English click on the tabs marked “Roman” or “Notes”. https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/faf-Dhaake-se-vaapasi-par-audio.mp3 https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/faf-Dhaake-se-vapasi-par-nayyara-noor.mp3 https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/faf-Dhaake-se-vapasi-par-bharati-visvanathan.mp3
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For word meanings and explanatory discussion in English click on the “English” or “Notes” tab. firdausi begum singing. Second audio button recitation by faiz himself. https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/faf-deevaane-ka-naam-audio.mp3 https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/faf-deevaane-ka-naam-firdausi-begum.mp3 https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/faf-deevaane-ka-naam-faiz.mp3
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For word meanings and explanatory discussion in English please visit individual posts of aaKhir-e shab under maKhdoom and faiz. This is merged. https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mm-faf-aaKhir-e-shab-audio.mp3 https://urdushahkar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mm-faf-aaKhir-e-shab-shivani.mp3
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