Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. aalam nizami balraampuri. I could not find any bio on him. But from videos he appears to be a young man. Lives in mumbai. On 26 Jan, 2020 many cities celebrated Republic Day with a mushaa’era focused on Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens protest.
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salaam desh ki janta k Salutations to the people of the country.
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kitna hai azm¹ o hausla² haq³ ke chiraaGh meN
zaalim havaao dekh lo shaheen baaGh meN
salaam desh ki janta ko    1.determination 2.courage, self-reliance 3.truth, righteousness
In urdu poetic tradition winds/storms are the oppressor and blow out the lamp (of truth). But a determined, courageous lamp/candle stands against the stormy winds. Thus the women of shaheen baaGh are the lamp of truth standing with determination and courage against the winds of oppression trying to blow them out.
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zulm¹ o sitam² se aap ke bezaar³ ho gaii
ab marne miTne ke liye tayyaar ho gaii
NRC o CA ko laane ka shukriya
janta isi bahaane se bedaar⁴ ho gaii
salaam desh ki janta ko     1.oppression 2.cruelty 3.tired 4.awake
(People) have gotten tired of your oppression and critical. They are ready to lay down their lives (in struggle). Thank you for bringing CAA and NRC. It has given every one a reason to wake up.
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marne ke Khauf¹ se bhi na peechhe haTe qadam²
bhaarat ke chhaatroN³ ne vafa⁴ ka rakha bharam⁵
amn⁶ o vafa⁴ ko phool se gulzaar⁷ kar diya
tul’aba⁸ ne ooNcha desh ka me’aar⁹ kar diya
salaam desh ki janta ko   1.fear 2.step 3.students 4.keeping promise 5.dignity 6.peace 7.garden 8.students 9.standard
This is a tribute to students of jaami’a-e millia and JNU who were brutally attacked by hindutva gangs. They did not turn and run out of fear of death. The students of bhaarat have honoured the tradition of keeping faith (with truth). With flowers of peace and righteousness they have created a beautiful garden. Students have raised the standards (of morality/determination) in the land.
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hoti buraaiyoN pe hai achchhaaiyoN ki jeet
ho kar rahegi dekhna sachchaaiyoN ki jeet
jhooToN ke saath hai na ye GhunDoN ke saath hai
ye mumbaii police bhi sachchoN ke saath hai
salaam desh ki janta ko   This is an appreciation of the care that mumbai police took of the demonstrators. I wish the same could be said of the dehli police. Good always wins over evil. Just wait and see, truth will triumph. They are not with liars or with goons. mumbai police stand with the truthful.
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saahib hameN laRaane ki saazish¹ hai ye fuzool²
CAA na NRC na kareNge kabhi qubool³
maaNgoge hum se jaan to de deNge shaan se
laikin kahiN na jaayeNge hindostaan se
salaam desh ki janta ko     1.conspiracy, scheme 2.useless 3.accept
Sir, your conspiracy is to divide us is useless. We will never accept NRC or CAA. We are prepared to lay down our lives if you demand, but we will never leave hindustaan.
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zulm o sitam ki aag bujhaane ke vaaste
bharat ka samvidhaan¹ bachaane ke vaaste
ghar se nikar paRiiN haiN Khawateen² bachchiyaaN
le ke tiraNga haath meN bharat ki beTiyaaN
salaam desh ki janta ko    1.constitution 2.women
To put out the fire of oppression and cruelty, to save the constitution of India, women and their daughters have come out of their homes. Tricolour in hand, the daughters of bharat are on the march (in shaheen baaGh).