Comments on: khoon phir khoon hai

By: Satish Kumar Shukla

Satish Kumar Shukla — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:46:25 +0000

O NOBLE SOULS!
( translation of Sahir’s AI SHRIF INSANO!)

Upon bloodshed, all same
Eigen or the alien
After all humanity bleeds
Upon war, all same
In West or in the East
World Peace bleeds.

Whether bombs rain on homes
Or they fall on border
Progress’ conscience wounds
Whether our own or the others’
Fields on fire
Make life simmer
In hungers dire.

Wether tanks advance
Or they withdraw
The womb of earth steriles
Victory’s hurrah
Or the defeat’s condoling draw
Life over coffins riles.

War is itself a discord
How could war ever
Resolve problems?
Today it grants
Fire and blood
Hunger and want
It must tomorrow accord.

Hence, o noble folks!
War had better postpone
In compounds yours and the mine
Lamps had better burn on.

Must ascendancy’s measure then
End only in bloodsheds’ daze?
To dispel homes’ darknesses
Must homes burn, raze?

Why, war has other arenas too
Not only this mayhem’s battlegrounds!
Wisdom is life’s attainment too
Not only insanity’s this lowly bounds!

Come!
In this luckless world
Let’s spread thought’s light
Those that prop peace
Let’s arrange such wars’ flight

War against uncivilization, barbarism
Peace for progress and culture’s fare
War against macabre politics
Peace for human welfare.

War against poverty, slavery
Peace for better living’s grace
War against misled leaders
Peace for hapless populace

War against capitalist hegemony
Peace for public good’s affairs
War against war’s philosophy
Peace for peaceful life’s fares!

By: Satish Kumar Shukla

Satish Kumar Shukla — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:41:44 +0000

COME! LET’S WEAVE THE ODD DREAM!
Sahir Ludhianavi

Dreams propped spent
A wholesome life’s intent- Sahir

How would it go?
If I were to expose
Ravaged garden’s ground?
Who is by how much
To sinning bound?
What you resented hearing at open meet
How would it go?
If I told that out in street?

NOTE: ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXCERPTS from Sahir’s book AAO KE KOI KHWAB BUNEIN I intend to publish here now and then

By: Satish Kumar Shukla

Satish Kumar Shukla — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:17:15 +0000

I AM ALIVE!

I still live
Make it known
Break news to assassins
My own.

The ground is hard
Heaven is far
Bear with if you can

In many ways
You meet with oppression
It must not be
Always tears!

If same repression recurs
Commit the same sin again

Breaking the cage is for later
Just now aspire
For plumage coat

By: Satish Kumar Shukla

Satish Kumar Shukla — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:13:36 +0000

contribution to English translations of Sahir’s poems

LENIN (1917)

Divisions marred world
Wiled, troubled for ages
Sufferings leached from
Inhabited ruins.

One’s luxury thrived
On millions’ poverty
Set this condition
As if nature’s rendition.

Character was bothered
Culture scared
By despicable masters
By the hideous blasters!

Dastardly politics camouflaged
Crime credos with
Catholic Churches’ trickery masks

You freed humans’ fate
From religion’s deceits
From royalty’s cruel conceits.

By: Narpat Asia

Narpat Asia — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:43:56 +0000

Duniya ne tajurbat-auo-hawadish ki shakl main,
Jo Kuch muzhe diya hai wo lauta raha hun nain!

Nice nazm by saahir,he might be inspired from his own perception about huminity.Marhaba!One of the best nazm of saahir that i had been never seen before from the collection of poetry that I have of Sahir.I salute the (saahir) magician of the words

By: r&d

r&d — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:39:04 +0000

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\film{Dharmaputra}%
\year{1961}%
\starring{Shashi Kapoor, Mala Sinha}%
\singer{Mahendra Kapoor, Chorus}%
\music{N Dutta}%
\lyrics{Sahir}%

% Contributor: [BOL ANAMOL], V S Rawat, Oct 22, 2004
% Song Courtesy: http://www.indianscreen.com

\printtitle
#indian

% the prelude was not in the version I heard
dharatii kii sulagatii chhaatii ke bechain sharaare puuchhate hai.n

ye kisakaa lahuu hai kaun maraa \-2
ai rahabar mulq\-o\-qaum bataa
ye kisakaa lahuu hai kaun maraa

ye jalate huye ghar kisake hai
ye kaTate huye tan kisake hai.n
taqsiim ke a.ndhe tuufaa.N me.n
luTate huye gulashan kisake hai.n
bad\-baKt Kizaaye.n kisakii hai.n
barabaad nasheman kisake hai.n
kuchh ham bhii sune.n hamako bhii sunaa

ai rahabar mulq\-o\-qaum bataa
ye kisakaa lahuu hai kaun maraa

kis kaam ke hai.n ye diin dharam
jo sharm kaa daaman chaak kare.n
kis tarah ke hai.n ye desh bhagat
jo basate gharo.n ko Kaak kare.n
ye ruuhe.n kaisii ruuhe.n hai.n
jo dharatii ko naapaak kare.n
aa.Nkhe.n to uThaa nazare.n to milaa

ai rahabar mulq\-o\-qaum bataa
ye kisakaa lahuu hai kaun maraa

jis raam ke naam pe Kuun bahe
us raam kii izzat kyaa hogii
jis diin ke haatho.n laaj luTe
us diin kii qiimat kyaa hogii
inasaan kii is zillat se pare
shaitaan kii zillat kyaa hogii
ye ved haTaa qur_aan uThaa

ai rahabar mulq\-o\-qaum bataa
ye kisakaa lahuu hai kaun maraa

#endindian
\endsong

By: Gautam

Gautam — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:09:37 +0000

I have some collection of Sahir, but this one is missing. Indeed the second line “khoon phir khoon hai takpega to jam jayega” is a killer line. I have often discussed Sahir with our old time neighbor back in India who was a classmate of Sahir back in the days.
Great Nazm by a great Shayar! I might feature its Hindi format on my site.

By: Satish Kumar Shukla

Satish Kumar Shukla — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:01:06 +0000

How great a mind Sahir was, and indeed how true a poet can be guaged from the ongoing Tibet trouble; China may do what it may, blood is still blood! Spilling it must clot! Entire world is witness to that truth. So too is spectacle on show in Iraq. A Super Power, that helpless, attests to Sahir Epiphany: Oppression is oppresion, agaaz se anjaam tak!

Sahir Word Zindabad!

And, asked Sahir, are then people who fight for justice in this capital ruled unjust world Goondas?

By: Asra

Asra — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:52:27 +0000

saazishen laakh uraati rahe zulmat ka naqaab,
leke har boondh nikalti hai hateli pe chiraagh.
beautiful lines !!!