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Recitation
انقلاب پیدا کر ۔ اَسرار الحق مجاز
۱
جلالِ آتش و برق و سحاب پیدا کر
اجل بھی کانپ اُٹھے وہ شباب پیدا کر
۲
ترے خرام میں ہے زلزلوں کا راز نہاں
ہر ایک گام پر اک اِنقلاب پیدا کر
۳
صدائے تیشۂ مزدور ہے ترا نغمہ
تو سنگ و خِشت سے چنگ و رباب پیدا کر
۴
بہت لطیف ہے اے دوست تیغ کا بوسہ
یہی ہے جانِ جہاں اس میں آب پیدا کر
۵
ترے قدم پہ نظر آئے محفلِ انجُم
وہ بانکپن وہ اَچھوتا شباب پیدا کر
۶
ترا شباب امانت ہے ساری دنیا کی
تو خار زارِ جہاں میں گلاب پیدا کر
۷
سکون خواب ہے بے دست و پا ضعیفی کا
تو اِضطراب ہے خود اِضطراب پیدا کر
۸
نہ دیکھ زہد کی تو عصمتِ گنہ آلود
گنہ میں فِطرت عصمت مآب پیدا کر
۹
ترے جلو میں نئی جنتیں نئے دوزخ
نئی جزائیں انوکھے عذاب پیدا کر
۱۰
شراب کھینچی ہے سب نے غریب کے خوں سے
تو اب امیر کے خوں سے شراب پیدا کر
۱۱
گرا دے قصرِ تمدن کہ اک فریب ہے یہ
اٹھا دے رسمِ محبت عذاب پیدا کر
۱۲
جو ہو سکے ہمیں پامال کر کے آگے بڑھ
جو ہو سکے تو ہمارا جواب پیدا کر
۱۳
بہے زمیں پہ جو میرا لہو تو غم مت کر
اسی زمیں سے مہکتے گلاب پیدا کر
۱۴
تو اِنقلاب کی آمد کا اِنتظار نہ کر
جو ہو سکے تو ابھی اِنقلاب پیدا کر
इन्क़ेलाब पैदा कर – अस्रार-उल-हक़ मजाज़
१
जलाल-ए-आतिश-ओ-बर्क़-ओ-सहाब पैदा कर
अजल भी काँप उठे वो शबाब पैदा कर
२
तेरे ख़िराम में है ज़लज़लौँ का राज़ निहाँ
हर एक गाम पर एक इन्क़ेलाब पैदा कर
४
सदा-ए-तीशा-ए-मज़्दूर है तेरा नग़्मा
तू संग-ओ-ख़िश्त से चंग-ओ-रबाब पैदा कर
५
बहुत लतीफ़ है ऐ दोस्त तेग़ का बोसा
यही है जान-ए-जहाँ इस में आब पैदा कर
६
तेरे क़दम पे नज़र आए महफ़िल-ए-अंजुम
वो बाँकपन वो अछूता शबाब पैदा कर
७
तेरा शबाब अमानत है सारी दुनिया की
तू ख़ार-ज़ार-ए-जहाँ में गुलाब पैदा कर
८
सुकून ख़्वाब है बे-दस्त-ओ-पा ज़ईफ़ी का
तू इज़्तेराब है ख़ुद इज़्तेराब पैदा कर
९
न देख ज़ोहद की तू इस्मत-ए-गुनह-आलूद
गुनह में फ़ित्रत-ए-इस्मत-मआब पैदा कर
१०
तेरे जिलौ में नई जन्नतें नए दोज़ख़
नई जज़ाएँ अनोखे अज़ाब पैदा कर
११
शराब खींची है सब ने ग़रीब के ख़ूँ से
तू अब अमीर के ख़ूँ से शराब पैदा कर
१२
गिरा दे क़स्र-ए-तमद्दुन के एक फ़रेब है ये
उठा दे रस्म-ए-मोहब्बत अज़ाब पैदा कर
१३
जो हो सके हमें पामाल कर के आगे बढ़
जो हो सके तो हमारा जवाब पैदा कर
१४
बहे ज़मीं पे जो मेरा लहू तो ग़म मत कर
इसी ज़मीं से महकते गुलाब पैदा कर
१५
तू इन्क़ेलाब की आमद का इन्तेज़ार न कर
जो हो सके तो अभी इन्क़ेलाब पैदा कर
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. asrar-ul haq majaz (1911-1955) was progressive as well as romantic poet, a heartthrob. He received his BA from aligaRh after interruptions in earlier schooling. He developed close relationships with progressives and was a major force in the Progressive Writers’ Association. He lived in aligaRh, dehli and lucknow working for radio stations, editing magazines on and off but with no steady income. He met with a rather tragic end at the young age of 44. This is a fiery call for change.
1
jalaal1-e aatish2 o barq3 o sahaab4 paida kar
ajal5 bhi kaaNp uThe vo shabaab6 paida kar 1.glory 2.fire 3.lightning 4.cloud/thunder 5.death 6.youthful vigour
Create the glory of fire, lightning and thunder in your manner. Create a youthful vigour, seeing which even Death would tremble.
2
tere Khiraam1 meN hai zalzaloN2 ka raaz nihaaN3
har ek gaam4 par ek inqelaab5 paida kar 1.gait, manner 2.earthquake 3.hidden 4.step 5.revolution
The secret/power of earthquakes is hidden in your gait. With every step create a new revolution.
3
sadaa1-e tisha2-e mazdoor hai tera naGhma
tu saNg3 o Khisht4 se chaNg5 o rubaab6 paida kar 1.sound 2.pickaxe 3.stone, rock 4.brick 5.lute 6.sitar
Your song is the sound of the pickaxe of the worker. With rocks and bricks make the music of lute and sitar.
4
bahut latif1 hai aye dost teGh2 ka bosa3
yahi hai jaan-e jahaaN, is meN aab4 paida kar 1.pleasing 2.sword 3.kiss 4.luster, shine, sharpness
O, friend the kiss of the sword is very pleasing. It is the soul (saviour) of the world (from injustice), make it sharp and shining.
5
tere qadam pe nazar aaye mahfil1-e anjum2
vo baaNkpan3 vo achhuta4 shabaab5 paida kar 1.gathering 2.stars 3.daring 4.unequalled 5.youthful vigour
Create an unequalled youthful vigour of such daring that stars appear spread at your feet.
6
tera shabaab amaanat1 hai saari duniya ki
tu Khaar-zaar2-e jahaaN meN gulaab paida kar 1.protector 2.garden of thorns
Your youthful vigour guarantees the security of the world. You can grow roses in this field of thorns.
7
sukoon1 Khwaab hai be-dast-o-pa2 za’iifi3 ka
tu izteraab4 hai Khud izteraab paida kar 1.tranquility, contentment 2.without hands and feet, helpless 3.weakness, old age 4.restlessness, impatience
Contentment is the dream of the helpless and weak. You are restlessness itself, create impatience around you.
8
na dekh zohd1 ki tu ismat2-e gunah-alood3
gunah meN fitrat4-e ismat-m’aab5 paida kar 1.observing rituals 2.piety 3.soaked in sin 4.nature 5.essence of piety
Do not look for piety in rituals soaked in hyprocrisy. Look at the nature of transgression/rebellion that is the essence of piety.
9
tere jilau1 meN nayi jannaten naye dozaKh
nai jazaa’eN2 anokhe azaab3 paida kar 1.accompanying 2.rewards 3.punishment
Do not look for old concepts of heaven and hell. In you company (on the path of revolution) are new heavens and new hells. Create a concept of new rewards and punishments.
10
sharaab khiNchi1 hai sab ne Gharib ke KhooN se
tu ab amir ke KhuN se sharaab paida kar 1.distilled
They have distilled wine out of the blood of worker. Now you have to re-do justice and distill wine out of the blood of capital.
11
gira de qasr1-e tamaddun2 ke ek fareb3 hai ye
uTha de rasm4-e mohabbat, azaab5 paida kar 1.palace 2.culture 3.deception 4.ritual 5.torture
Destroy this palace of culture. It is nothing but a deception. Remove/stop these rituals of romance. Create a torture (of effort for change) in its place.
12
jo ho sake hameN pamaal1 kar ke aage baRh
jo ho sake to hamaara javaab2 paida kar 1.trample underfoot 2.answer to, retribution
‘hameN’ and ‘hamaaua’ refers to his generation. Note that he was 44 when he died and must have been younger when he wrote this. He is willing to sacrifice that generation as a retribution for what they have done. Trample us underfoot and proceed. Give us our due answer/retribution.
13
bahe zamiN pe jo mera lahu to Gham mat kar
isi zamiN se mahakte1 gulab paida kar 1.fragrant
Do not worry if you spill my blood on this earth. On that same blood-soaked earth grow fragrant roses.
14
tu inqelaab ki aamad1 ka intezaar na kar
jo ho sake to abhi inqelaab paida kar 1.arrival
Do not wait for the arrival of change/revolution. If you can, create it.
asrar-ul haq majaz (1911-1955) was progressive as well as romantic poet, a heartthrob. He received his BA from aligaRh after interruptions in earlier schooling. He developed close relationships with progressives and was a major force in the Progressive Writers’ Association. He lived in aligaRh, dehli and lucknow working for radio stations, editing magazines on and off but with no steady income. He met with a rather tragic end at the young age of 44. This is a fiery call for change.
1
jalaal1-e aatish2 o barq3 o sahaab4 paida kar
ajal5 bhi kaaNp uThe vo shabaab6 paida kar
1.glory 2.fire 3.lightning 4.cloud/thunder 5.death 6.youthful vigour
Create the glory of fire, lightning and thunder in your manner. Create a youthful vigour, seeing which even Death would tremble.
2
tere Khiraam1 meN hai zalzaloN2 ka raaz nihaaN3
har ek gaam4 par ek inqelaab5 paida kar
1.gait, manner 2.earthquake 3.hidden 4.step 5.revolution
The secret/power of earthquakes is hidden in your gait. With every step create a new revolution.
3
sadaa1-e tisha2-e mazdoor hai tera naGhma
tu saNg3 o Khisht4 se chaNg5 o rubaab6 paida kar
1.sound 2.pickaxe 3.stone, rock 4.brick 5.lute 6.sitar
Your song is the sound of the pickaxe of the worker. With rocks and bricks make the music of lute and sitar.
4
bahut latif1 hai aye dost teGh2 ka bosa3
yahi hai jaan-e jahaaN, is meN aab4 paida kar
1.pleasing 2.sword 3.kiss 4.luster, shine, sharpness
O, friend the kiss of the sword is very pleasing. It is the soul (saviour) of the world (from injustice), make it sharp and shining.
5
tere qadam pe nazar aaye mahfil1-e anjum2
vo baaNkpan3 vo achhuta4 shabaab5 paida kar
1.gathering 2.stars 3.daring 4.unequalled 5.youthful vigour
Create an unequalled youthful vigour of such daring that stars appear spread at your feet.
6
tera shabaab amaanat1 hai saari duniya ki
tu Khaar-zaar2-e jahaaN meN gulaab paida kar
1.protector 2.garden of thorns
Your youthful vigour guarantees the security of the world. You can grow roses in this field of thorns.
7
sukoon1 Khwaab hai be-dast-o-pa2 za’iifi3 ka
tu izteraab4 hai Khud izteraab paida kar
1.tranquility, contentment 2.without hands and feet, helpless 3.weakness, old age 4.restlessness, impatience
Contentment is the dream of the helpless and weak. You are restlessness itself, create impatience around you.
8
na dekh zohd1 ki tu ismat2-e gunah-alood3
gunah meN fitrat4-e ismat-m’aab5 paida kar
1.observing rituals 2.piety 3.soaked in sin 4.nature 5.essence of piety
Do not look for piety in rituals soaked in hyprocrisy. Look at the nature of transgression/rebellion that is the essence of piety.
9
tere jilau1 meN nayi jannaten naye dozaKh
nai jazaa’eN2 anokhe azaab3 paida kar
1.accompanying 2.rewards 3.punishment
Do not look for old concepts of heaven and hell. In you company (on the path of revolution) are new heavens and new hells. Create a concept of new rewards and punishments.
10
sharaab khiNchi1 hai sab ne Gharib ke KhooN se
tu ab amir ke KhuN se sharaab paida kar
1.distilled
They have distilled wine out of the blood of worker. Now you have to re-do justice and distill wine out of the blood of capital.
11
gira de qasr1-e tamaddun2 ke ek fareb3 hai ye
uTha de rasm4-e mohabbat, azaab5 paida kar
1.palace 2.culture 3.deception 4.ritual 5.torture
Destroy this palace of culture. It is nothing but a deception. Remove/stop these rituals of romance. Create a torture (of effort for change) in its place.
12
jo ho sake hameN pamaal1 kar ke aage baRh
jo ho sake to hamaara javaab2 paida kar
1.trample underfoot 2.answer to, retribution
‘hameN’ and ‘hamaaua’ refers to his generation. Note that he was 44 when he died and must have been younger when he wrote this. He is willing to sacrifice that generation as a retribution for what they have done. Trample us underfoot and proceed. Give us our due answer/retribution.
13
bahe zamiN pe jo mera lahu to Gham mat kar
isi zamiN se mahakte1 gulab paida kar
1.fragrant
Do not worry if you spill my blood on this earth. On that same blood-soaked earth grow fragrant roses.
14
tu inqelaab ki aamad1 ka intezaar na kar
jo ho sake to abhi inqelaab paida kar
1.arrival
Do not wait for the arrival of change/revolution. If you can, create it.
