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Recitation
رام ۔ محمد اقبال
۱
لبریز ہے شرابِ حقیقت سے جامِ ہند
سب فلسفی ہیں خِطۂ مغرب کے رامِ ہند
۲
یہ ہندیوں کی فکرِ فلک رس کا ہے اثر
رفعت میں آسماں سے بھی اونچا ہے بامِ ہند
۳
اس دیس میں ہوئے ہیں ہزاروں ملک سرِشت
مشہور جن کے دم سے ہے دنیا میں نامِ ہند
۵
ہے رام کے وجود پہ ہندوستاں کو ناز
اہلِ نظر سمجھتے ہیں اس کو اِمامِ ہند
۶
اعجاز اس چراغِ ہدایت کا ہے یہی
روشن تر از سحر ہے زمانہ میں شامِ ہند
۷
تلوار کا دھنی تھا شُجاعت میں فرد تھا
پاکیزگی میں جوشِ محبّت میں فرد تھا
राम – मोहम्मद इक़्बाल
१
लबरेज़ है शराब-ए-हक़ीक़त से जाम-ए-हिंद
सब फ़ल्सफ़ी हैं ख़ित्ता-ए-मग़्रिब के राम-ए-हिंद
२
ये हिन्दियों की फ़िक्र-ए-फ़लक-रस का है असर
रफ़’अत में आस्माँ से भी ऊँचा है बाम-ए-हिंद
३
इस देस में हुए हैं हज़ारों मलक-सरिश्त
मशहूर जिन के दम से है दुनिया में नाम-ए-हिंद
४
है राम के वजूद पे हिन्दोस्ताँ को नाज़
अहल-ए-नज़र समझते हैं इस को इमाम-ए-हिंद
५
एजाज़ इस चराग़-ए-हिदायत का है यही
रौशन-तर-अज़-सहर है ज़माने में शाम-ए-हिंद
६
तलवार का धनी था शुजा’अत में फ़र्द था
पाकीज़गी में जोश-ए-मोहब्बत में फ़र्द था
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. mohammed iqbal (1877-1938) went through many contradictory phases during his poetic career. Early on he was nationalistic and secular. He transformed into a religious persona pining for lost islamic glory. This developed into a hubristic sense of superiority and into a disdain for modern/western education and education for women. This nazm is from the early nationalistic, secular, accepting phase. In the person of ram, he gathers all the wisdom of Indian/vedic traditions, pays tribute to it and declares it to be the source of knowledge of the west.
1
labrez1 hai sharaab-e-haqiqat2 se jaam-e-hind3
sab falsafi4 haiN Khitta-e-maGhrib5 ke raam-e-hind 1.filled to the brim 2.wine of Truth 3.cup of India 4.philosophers 5.regions of the west, Europe
The cup of India is filled to the brim with the wine of Truth. All the philosophers of the West are (like) ram of hind (perhaps meaning that they make use of the philosophy of India as the basis of their thinking).
2
ye hindiyoN ki fikr1-e falak-ras2 ka hai asar3
raf’at4 meN aasmaN se bhi ooNchaa hai baam5-e hind 1.thought, philosophy 2.sky reaching 3.effect 4.height, dignity 5.roof
It is the effect of the sky-reaching philosophy of India that roof of hind is higher even that the sky.
3
is des meN hue haiN hazaaroN malak-sarisht1
mash’huur2 jin ke dam3 se hai duniya meN naam-e-hind 1.nature/character of angel/prophet 2.famous 3.strength
In this land there have been thousands with the character/qualities of a prophet. Because of their strength/power the name of hind is famous in the world.
4
hai raam ke vajuud1 pe hindostaaN ko naaz2
ahl-e-nazar3 samajhte haiN is ko imaam4-e hind 1.existence, life 2.pride 3.seeing/discriminating people 4.religiously sanctified leader such as a prophet
hindostaan is proud of the life of ram. Discriminating people consider him a hindostaani prophet/messenger (of god).
5
ejaaz1 is charaaGh-e-hidaayat2 ka hai yahi
raushan-tar3 az-sahar4 hai zamaane5 meN shaam6-e hind 1.miracle 2.lamp of instruction/knowledge 3.brighter 4.than dawn/sun 5.times/world 6.evening/night
It is a miracle of this lamp of knowledge that in this world hindostan’s night is brighter than the rising sun.
6
talvaar kaa dhani1 tha shujaa’at2 meN fard3 tha
paakizagi4 meN josh-e-mohabbat5 meN fard tha 1.wealthy, expert 2.bravery 3.unique, unequalled 4.purity, nobility 5.passion of (universal) love
He (ram) was an expert warrior with unequalled bravery. He was noble with a passion of love for all.
mohammed iqbal (1877-1938) went through many contradictory phases during his poetic career. Early on he was nationalistic and secular. He transformed into a religious persona pining for lost islamic glory. This developed into a hubristic sense of superiority and into a disdain for modern/western education and education for women. This nazm is from the early nationalistic, secular, accepting phase. In the person of ram, he gathers all the wisdom of Indian/vedic traditions, pays tribute to it and declares it to be the source of knowledge of the west.
1
labrez1 hai sharaab-e-haqiqat2 se jaam-e-hind3
sab falsafi4 haiN Khitta-e-maGhrib5 ke raam-e-hind
1.filled to the brim 2.wine of Truth 3.cup of India 4.philosophers 5.regions of the west, Europe
The cup of India is filled to the brim with the wine of Truth. All the philosophers of the West are (like) ram of hind (perhaps meaning that they make use of the philosophy of India as the basis of their thinking).
2
ye hindiyoN ki fikr1-e falak-ras2 ka hai asar3
raf’at4 meN aasmaN se bhi ooNchaa hai baam5-e hind
1.thought, philosophy 2.sky reaching 3.effect 4.height, dignity 5.roof
It is the effect of the sky-reaching philosophy of India that roof of hind is higher even that the sky.
3
is des meN hue haiN hazaaroN malak-sarisht1
mash’huur2 jin ke dam3 se hai duniya meN naam-e-hind
1.nature/character of angel/prophet 2.famous 3.strength
In this land there have been thousands with the character/qualities of a prophet. Because of their strength/power the name of hind is famous in the world.
4
hai raam ke vajuud1 pe hindostaaN ko naaz2
ahl-e-nazar3 samajhte haiN is ko imaam4-e hind
1.existence, life 2.pride 3.seeing/discriminating people 4.religiously sanctified leader such as a prophet
hindostaan is proud of the life of ram. Discriminating people consider him a hindostaani prophet/messenger (of god).
5
ejaaz1 is charaaGh-e-hidaayat2 ka hai yahi
raushan-tar3 az-sahar4 hai zamaane5 meN shaam6-e hind
1.miracle 2.lamp of instruction/knowledge 3.brighter 4.than dawn/sun 5.times/world 6.evening/night
It is a miracle of this lamp of knowledge that in this world hindostan’s night is brighter than the rising sun.
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talvaar kaa dhani1 tha shujaa’at2 meN fard3 tha
paakizagi4 meN josh-e-mohabbat5 meN fard tha
1.wealthy, expert 2.bravery 3.unique, unequalled 4.purity, nobility 5.passion of (universal) love
He (ram) was an expert warrior with unequalled bravery. He was noble with a passion of love for all.
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