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Recitation
اُردو زباں کے ہیں ۔ گوپال کرشن بتّا شفقؔ
۱
ہمدرد پاک کے ہیں نہ یہ ہندوستاں کے ہیں
دہشت پرست تو عدو سارے جہاں کے ہیں
۲
نکلے جہاں کو لُوٹنے لے مذہبوں کا نام
جو ورغلا دیں ہم کو یہ عالِم کہاں کے ہیں
۳
پیسوں کی لین دین نے رہبر بنا دیا
ہم جانتے ہیں، چور یہ سارے جہاں کے ہیں
۴
خود ہم نے اِس زمین کو دوزخ بنا دیا
کہتے ہیں ہم کہ ظلم یہ سب آسماں کے ہیں
۵
دیکھو چلیں نہ اہلِ سیاست کی سازشیں
دشمن یہی تو ہر جگہ امن و اماں کے ہیں
۶
شک جن کو اپنی ایکتا پہ ہو کہیں شفقؔ
سِکّے رواں دلوں پہ کیوں اُردو زباں کے ہیں
उर्दू ज़बां के हैं – गोपाल क्रिष्ण बत्ता शफ़क़
१
हमरदर्द पाक के हैं न ये हिंदोस्तां के हैं
दहशत पसंद तो उदू सारे जहां के हैं
२
निकले जहां को लूटने ले मज़हबौं का नाम
जो वरग़ला दें हम को ये आलेम कहां के हैं
३
पैसौं कि लेन देन ने रहबर बना दिया
हम जानते हैं चोर ये सारे जहां के हैं
४
ख़ुद ने हम इस ज़मीन को दोज़ख़ बना दिया
कहते हैं हम के ज़ुल्म ये सब आस्मां के हैं
५
देखो चलें न अहल-ए सियासत कि साज़िशें
दुश्मन यही तो हर जगह अम्न ओ अमां के हैं
६
शक जिन को अपनी एकता पे हो, कहें शफ़क़
सिक्के रवां दिलौं पे क्यूं उर्दू ज़बां के हैं
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. shafaq-gopal krishn batta (1933-xxxx), paTiala. MA urdu in addition to a medical degree. He practiced as a physician. Organized Indo-pak mushaa’era annually in ambala. Formed a society of poets who met regularly. Published three collections of his own poetry, one in devnagiri script.
1
hamdard1 paak2 ke haiN na ye hindostaaN ke haiN
dahshat-pasand3 to udoo4 saare jahaaN5 ke haiN 1.sympathizer 2.paakistaan 3.terrorists 4.enemies 5.world
Neither partisans of hindostaan nor paakistan
Terrorists are enemies of the whole world
2
nikle jahaaN1 ko looTne le mazhaboN ka naam
jo varGhala2 deN ham ko ye aalim3 kahaaN ke haiN 1.world 2.incite 3.scholars, priests
They set out to rob the world in the name of faith
The priests who incite us to hatred, where are they from
3
paisoN ki layn-dayn1 ne rahbar2 bana diya
ham jaante haiN chor ye saare jahaaN3 ke haiN 1.give and take, corruption 2.leader 3.world
Underhand dealing in money has made them leaders
We know that they are world-class thieves
4
Khud ham ne is zamiin ko dozaKh1 bana diya
kahte haiN ham keh zulm2 ye sab aasmaaN3 ke haiN 1.hell 2.cruelty, oppression 3.sky, fate
We ourselves have turned this land into hell
Then we say that it all due to fate
5
dekho chaleN na ahl-e-siyaasat1 ki saazisheN2
dushman yahi to har jagah amn-o-amaaN3 ke haiN 1.politicians 2.conspiracies 3.peace and security
Watch out, let not the conspiracies of politicians work
Everywhere we look, they are the enemies of peace and security
6
shak1 jin ko apni ektaa2 pe ho, kaheN shafaq3
sikke4 ravaaN5 diloN pe kyuN urdu zabaaN ke haiN 1.doubt 2.unity 3.pen-name of the poet 4.coins, currency 5.flowing, valid, ruling
O shafaq, let those who doubt our unity explain
Why is the currency of urdu language rule our hearts
shafaq-gopal krishn batta (1933-xxxx), paTiala. MA urdu in addition to a medical degree. He practiced as a physician. Organized Indo-pak mushaa’era annually in ambala. Formed a society of poets who met regularly. Published three collections of his own poetry, one in devnagiri script.
1
hamdard1 paak2 ke haiN na ye hindostaaN ke haiN
dahshat-pasand3 to udoo4 saare jahaaN5 ke haiN
1.sympathizer 2.paakistaan 3.terrorists 4.enemies 5.world
Neither partisans of hindostaan nor paakistan
Terrorists are enemies of the whole world
2
nikle jahaaN1 ko looTne le mazhaboN ka naam
jo varGhala2 deN ham ko ye aalim3 kahaaN ke haiN
1.world 2.incite 3.scholars, priests
They set out to rob the world in the name of faith
The priests who incite us to hatred, where are they from
3
paisoN ki layn-dayn1 ne rahbar2 bana diya
ham jaante haiN chor ye saare jahaaN3 ke haiN
1.give and take, corruption 2.leader 3.world
Underhand dealing in money has made them leaders
We know that they are world-class thieves
4
Khud ham ne is zamiin ko dozaKh1 bana diya
kahte haiN ham keh zulm2 ye sab aasmaaN3 ke haiN
1.hell 2.cruelty, oppression 3.sky, fate
We ourselves have turned this land into hell
Then we say that it all due to fate
5
dekho chaleN na ahl-e-siyaasat1 ki saazisheN2
dushman yahi to har jagah amn-o-amaaN3 ke haiN
1.politicians 2.conspiracies 3.peace and security
Watch out, let not the conspiracies of politicians work
Everywhere we look, they are the enemies of peace and security
6
shak1 jin ko apni ektaa2 pe ho, kaheN shafaq3
sikke4 ravaaN5 diloN pe kyuN urdu zabaaN ke haiN
1.doubt 2.unity 3.pen-name of the poet 4.coins, currency 5.flowing, valid, ruling
O shafaq, let those who doubt our unity explain
Why is the currency of urdu language rule our hearts
