Good Morning and Eid Mubarak to you all.
I hope this day brings you peace and holistic growth.
I read this poem from Shubhankar’s blog, Confused Thoughts, today, and I think he’s expressed the futility of advocating peace in a warmongering, chaotic world very well. The poem is in Hindi, so for those of you who don’t understand the language, I’ll give you a gist of what he’s trying to say.
He portrays the scene of a riot, where the rioters have no clue what they are rioting for. They just want to burn down the whole town. A peace loving man approaches one of the rioters and tries to explain to him what all they may lose if they burn down the town – humanity, law and order, care, hearth and home to many. He makes a final attempt to dissuade the rioters by reminding them of the Almighty and Judgment Day. But the rioters instead, take him as a man from the enemy side and kill him instead.
I thought this poem reflects not just on the Indian unrest in the name of religion, but also on global unrest, wherever there are riots and wars going on for whatever reasons. Often those who wage war, lose sight of what they’re fighting for. No reason appeals to them until they have destroyed it all.
For example the War in Afghanistan has been going on for the past 15 years, a little more in fact. In that time, the main reason for waging the war is long gone. It’s now only about stamping out terrorist outfits in the area, at the much higher cost of destroying an entire nation and it’s people. Who knows if it’ll stop at stamping out terror or will continue in another form, so that Afghanistan finally becomes a victim of neocolonialism.
Think, read and share if you can.
चिंगारी उठी कोई फिर ,
छिट पुट सी बातों में जलने लगा शहर मेरा !
ना होश है उन्हें अपनों का ,
ना रहा कोई तेरा मेरा |
किसी ने बीच में जाकर सभी से प्रश्न ये पूछा ?
“क्या यही सिखलाता है मजहब – धर्म तेरा ?”
मचलकर लोग गुस्से में तुनक कर गुमान से बोले
“ये शुरुआत थी अभी तक कि , हम पूरा जहाँ जला देंगे !”
बड़ा विचलित हुआ वो सुनकर फिर भयभीत से कठोर स्वर में बोला –
” ये लो माचिस और ये ईंधन भी ,
जला दो अब ये शहर सारा!
ये घर सारे जला देना,
जला देना वो चौराहा !
वाहन भी जला दो तुम,
दुकानें भी जला देना !
किसी के आशियाने उजाड़ दो तुम,
किसी की रोजगारी जला देना |
जला दो वो शिला लेख सारे,
जिसमें इंसानियत का सबब हो!
जला दो वो तहज़ीब विरासत भी,
जिसमें आदाब-ओ –…
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Thanks for spreading this poem !🙏🙏
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You’re most welcome Shubhankar. I had to. This was a searing piece that should be read by everyone, especially those who wage wars for no reason
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Yhi purpose Tha ki jyada log ye pdh sken aur sun sken !
🙏
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Shubhankar, please translate the poem in English. Some readers would really like to know what you’re trying to convey through this poem. For example simonfalk28.wordpress.com has expressed his desire to read the translated version.
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I’d be interested in a translation of this poem.
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Wow, thank you so much. I’ll ask the writer to translate it for you. Thank you again for reading 🙂
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Lovely poem… Thanks for sharing! We have recently witnessed riots and unrest due to Ram Raheem verdict. Situation here is slowly turning to normal but scars remain.
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That’s right Ma’am. These riots and rioters often forget what it costs to ruin the peace of a land. I hope peace resumes soon. Thank you for reading
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that poem is lovely….. but most of these acts are political…..
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Thanks
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That’s so true.
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“Often those who wage war, lose sight of what they’re fighting for”. I couldn’t agree more.
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Aye… Thanks for reading 😊
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आपके ब्लॉग पर हिंदी देख कर अचम्भा हुआ पर आप भी हिंदी में अच्छा लिख सकती है। कोशिश कीजिये। लेखक ने अच्छा लिखा है।
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Ji shukriya. Lekin yeh pehli baar nahi hai ki maine Hindi ka koi post apne blog pe hot kiya ho. Iss pehle bhi kuch kaviyon ki kavitaayein maine reblog ki hain. Aur main Hindi mein agar likhna bhi chahoon, toh bhi apne bhav vyakt nahin kar paungi kyunki meri Hindi apbrhansh ki bhi apbhransha hai 😀
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हो सकता है कि मैंने नहीं देखा हो। ये सही है कि हिंदी के लिए अलग सोच से लिखना पड़ता है।
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Ji. Hindi aur Angrezi mein likhne ke tareeke kafi alag hain. Ab akhri baar maine Hindi mein sirf dusve ki pareeksha mein likha tha, toh aap samajh he sakte hain ki meri Hindi kis dasha mein hogi is samay 😀
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Lol! I think we all sail in same boat! Let us be comfortable with whatever suits us!
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Aye, aye 😁😁
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👍😊
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Beautiful poem👍 Really appreciate it, I also recently started writing, please do have a look 😊
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Sure. Thank you so much for coming over and reading 😊
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