Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. lala anoop chand aaftab paanipati (1897-xxxx) was devout hindu, a strong nationalist of a secular outlook. His first compositions were accepted for publication in a newsmagazine, “sanaatan dharm prachaarak”, which was published in urdu!!!!! He sought to be and became a disciple of syed vaheeduddin salim who had been literary secretary to syed ahmad KhaaN. He wrote Ghazal in chaste urdu and many fiery nazm in urdu mixed with local dialect in support of the independence movement.
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ek prem-pujaari¹ aayaa hai charnoN² meN dhyaan³ lagaane ko
bhagvaan tumhaari moorat⁴ par shradha⁵ ke phool chaRhaane ko   1.devotee of love 2.feet 3.meditation 4.idol 5.reverence, obeisance
A devotee of love has come to meditate at your feet, to offer flowers of reverence to your idol, O, god.
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vo prem ka toofaaN dil meN uTha ke zabt¹ ka yaara² hi na raha
aaNkhoN meN ashk umaND aaye premi ka haal bataane ko   1.self-control 2.familiarity, friendship
Such a storm of love rose that I could not control myself. Tears welled up in the eyes to show you the condition of this lover.
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tum devaki-maat¹ ke pyaare ho, tum nand² ki aaNkh ke taare ho
tum naNge pairoN aate ho bhagtoN³ ka maan⁴ baRhaane ko   1.mother devaki (biological mother or krishn) 2.adoptive father 3.devotees 4.dignity
You are the beloved of devaki, the apple of the eye of nand. You come barefoot, to respect the dignity of your devotees.
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maNjdhaar¹ meN jeevan nayya hai, aaNkhoN meN krishn kanhayya hai
bhagwaan Khabar² loge phir kab, nirbal³ ke kashT⁴ miTaane ko    1.whirlpool, storm 2.inquiry, ask about 3.weak 4.difficulties
Life’s boat is in a storm-tossed sea. We have krishn on our minds. When will you come to ask about and remove difficulties of the weak.
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manmohan¹ jald² padhaaro³ tum, bharat ka haal sudhaaro tum
is Doobte mulk ke beRe⁴ ko, maNjdhaar se paar lagaane ko    1.beloved of the heart, also a name of krishn 2.promptly 3.arrive 4.boat
O, krishn, come quickly and set right the conditions of India. The boat of this country is sinking, get it past the stormy seas.
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bedaad¹ ke lab par taale haiN, aur qalb-o-jigar² meN chhaale haiN
ek apni shakl-e pur-Gham hai, afsaana³-e dard sunaane ko    1.injustice, oppression 2.heart and liver, courage and fortitude 3.story
We are not allowed to speak of oppression and cruelty. Our hearts are woundeed, without courage or fortitude, only our forlorn face to relate the story of our pain.
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kuchh apna v’aada¹ yaad karo, kaljug² meN janm kanhaiyya lo
aaGhosh³ meN maat-jasodha⁴ ki, bhagtoN⁵ ko shakl dikhaane ko    1.promise 2.era of injustice/oppression 3.lap 4.mother yashodha, adoptive mother of krishn 5.devotees
Remember your promise (to come back whenever there is injustice), to be borm again during any era of injustice. Appear in the lap of mother yashodha so your devotees can see.
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aaNkhoN se Khoon Tapakta hai siine par Khanjar chalta hai
manmohan¹ jald² Khabar³ lenaa deenoN⁴ ki jaan bachaane ko   1.krishn 2.promptly, quickly 3.inquire about 4.poor, weak
We cry tears of blood. It is as if our bosom is being cut open with daggers. O, krishn, come quickly, inquire after the condition of the weak/oppressed and save them.
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furqat¹ meN tumhaari qalb² ke TukRe aaNkhoN se bah jaate haiN
aye krishn muraari³ aao bhi rotoN⁴ ki dhiir⁵ baNdhaane ko   1.separation 2.heart 3.flutist 4.crying 5.dhiiraj – console
Separated from you, we cry so much that our heart flows out of our eyes. O, krishn of the flute, come and console those who are crying.
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phir saaNvli¹ chhab² dikhla do zara phir prem ka raNg jama do zara
gokul³ meN shyaam⁴ nikal aao murli ki Ter⁵ sunaane ko   1.dark 2.picture, image 3.town where krishn grew up 4.another name of krishn 5.loud/clear sound
Show your dark image again, promulgate the ways of love again. O, krishn come back to gokul and play your flute loud and clear.
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updesh¹ dharam² ka de kar phir balvaan³ banaa do bhagtoN⁴ ko
aye mohan jald zabaaN kholo giita ke raaz⁵ bataane ko 1.lesson 2.faith, duty 3.strong 4.devotees 5.secrets
O, mohan/krishn, speak and explain the secrets of the gita, giving us a lesson of duty, and making your devotees strong again.