SRINAGAR BAZAR VIEWS AND LINES FROM 'SUBH E FARDAA' POEM OF SARDAR JAFRI

    

                                                                            

                               



I have been asked by a person as to what is so special about general photographs of Kashmir which I am uploading . My reply :

“Surely General views of Kashmir may not attract a person who has not lived over there . But then those who have lived the seasons of Kashmir , inhaled its fragrant air , walked on its green dew soaked grassy fields and shared a common culture and language with people of this land are sure to get delighted with the views I am uploading.”The pictures uploaded for this post have been taken at 1 poloview market, 2 lal chowk , 3 Ahdoo's hotel lane and 4 Church at Dalgate .For this post i again upload some more lines from Ali sardar jafri's poem SUBH  E  FARDAA .Every time there is peace or talk of peace on our borders , i am reminded of this great poet. He wrote a beautiful poem Tashkent ki Shaam  after Tashkent agreement was signed . Whenever there is a talk of peace , Ali Sardar Jafri's memorable lines sound  promising:

Tum Aao Gulshan e Lahore se chaman bar dosh

Ham Aayain subh e Banaras ke roshni le kar

(You come, laden with flowers from Lahore's beautiful gardens.

I approach you carrying the exquisite light that marks every dawn in Banars.)

 Long back ,Sardar recited his poem Qatle Aftab ( Murder of sun )   in a Mushiara in Jammu  .. I was also in the gathering of his listeners . The poem sent shivers down my spine . The issue was again Peace in the subcontinent  and a vision  for humanity . Surely, i shall upload that poem as well some time later .At the moment some more lines from  his poem SUBH E FARDAA ( Tomorrow's  Dawn ) . 

 Yeh Sarhad Manchalon ki , Dil Jalon ki Jaan Nisaaron ki ,

Yeh sarhad sarzameene Dil Ke Baanke Sheh Sawaaron ki ,
Yeh Sarhad Kajkulaahon ki Yeh Sarhad Kajadaaon ki ,
Yeh Sarhad Gulshane Lahore O Dili Ki Hawaaon ki ,
Yeh sarhad Amno Aazaadi ke Dilafroz khwaabon ki,
Yeh sarhad doobtey Taaron Ubhartey Aaftaabon ki ,
Yeh Sarhad Khoon Me Lithade Pyar Ke Zakhmi Gulaabon ki ,
Mein Iss sarhad par kab se Muntazir hoon subhe fardaa ka .

( Ali sardar jafri )

(This is the Border of
The bold courageous martyrs.
This is the Border of
The horsemen of the land of heart.
This is the Border of
The breeze of the gardens
of Lahore and Delhi.
This is the Border of
The heart-warming dreams
Of freedom and peace.
This is the Border of
The roses of love,
Wounded, soaked in blood.
I stand on this Border
Waiting for tomorrow’s happy dawn. )

 

( Ali sardar jafri with a child  .  )


CHINAR SHADE by Autarmota is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India License.
Based on a work at http:\\autarmota.blogspot.com\.