Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna

Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna is an Urdu patriotic poem written by Bismil Azimabadi as an ode to young freedom fighters of the Indian independence movement.[1]

Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna
CountryIndia
LanguageUrdu
Subject(s)Ode to freedom fighters of India
Genre(s)Ghazal
PublisherSabah (Urdu journal from Delhi)
Publication date1922
Lines22 (11 couplets)

Composition & publication

In 1921 Bismil wrote this poem,[2][3][4] following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and other atrocities by the British colonialists.[5] It was first published in journal "Sabah", published from Delhi.[6][7] The ghazal has 11 couplets.[8] Khuda Bakhsh Library has preserved the original copy and page of his diary containing this poem written by him and the corrections done by his mentor Shad Azimabadi.[9]

War-cry of independence movement

The poem was immortalised by Ram Prasad Bismil, an Indian freedom fighter, as a war cry during the British Raj period in India.[10][11][12] It has also been associated with the younger generation of inter-war freedom fighters such as Ashfaqullah Khan, Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.[2]

The Ghazal[13]


sarfaroshī kī tamannā ab hamāre dil meñ hai
dekhnā hai zor kitnā bāzū-e-qātil meñ hai

ai shahīd-e-mulk-o-millat maiñ tire uupar nisār
le tirī himmat kā charchā ġhair kī mahfil meñ hai

vaa.e qismat paañv kī ai zo.af kuchh chaltī nahīñ
kārvāñ apnā abhī tak pahlī hī manzil meñ hai

rahrav-e-rāh-e-mohabbat rah na jaanā raah meñ
lazzat-e-sahrā-navardī dūrī-e-manzil meñ hai

shauq se rāh-e-mohabbat kī musībat jhel le
ik ḳhushī kā raaz pinhāñ jāda-e-manzil meñ hai

aaj phir maqtal meñ qātil kah rahā hai baar baar
aa.eñ vo shauq-e-shahādat jin ke jin ke dil meñ hai

marne vaalo aao ab gardan kaTāo shauq se
ye ġhanīmat vaqt hai ḳhanjar kaf-e-qātil meñ hai

māne-e-iz.hār tum ko hai hayā, ham ko adab
kuchh tumhāre dil ke andar kuchh hamāre dil meñ hai

mai-kada sunsān ḳhum ulTe paḌe haiñ jaam chuur
sar-nigūñ baiThā hai saaqī jo tirī mahfil meñ hai

vaqt aane de dikhā deñge tujhe ai āsmāñ
ham abhī se kyuuñ batā.eñ kyā hamāre dil meñ hai

ab na agle valvale haiñ aur na vo armāñ kī bhiiḌ
sirf miT jaane kī ik hasrat dil-e-'bismil' meñ hai
...

Recent use

The poem has been recently being in use by various mass movements,[5][14] like the anti-CAA protests in India,[15] Pakistani Students Solidarity March,[16] etc.

The poem was used in the 1965 Manoj Kumar movie Shaheed on the life of Bhagat Singh.[17] It was again used (with altered lines) as the lyrics for songs two films: in the title song of the 1999 film Sarfarosh (Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye), and in the 2002 Hindi film, The Legend of Bhagat Singh. The poem has also been used in the 2006 film, Rang de Basanti. The poem is also referenced in abridged form in the 2009 movie, Gulaal by Anurag Kashyap.[5]

See also

Kakori conspiracy

References
  1. Das, Sisir Kumar, "A Chronology of Literary Events / 1911–1956", in Das, Sisir Kumar and various, History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956: Political Movements and Indian Writers, Page 82 Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna, 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9, retrieved via Google Books on 19 May 2013
  2. Noorani, Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed (1996). The trial of Bhagat Singh: politics of justice. Konark. p. 16.
  3. Singh, Dipti (29 January 2016). "79th Anniversary: Khalsa college begins yearlong symposium for unsung heroes". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. The Muslim World. Motamar al-Alam al-Islami; World Muslim Congress. 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. Sharjeel, Shahzad (2 January 2020). "Come to a head". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "Interview of Syed Masood Hasan, Grandson of Bismil Azimabadi". Hindustan Times (Patna) (in Hindi). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  7. "तो 'सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना..' एक बिहारी बिस्मिल ने लिखी है !!". PatnaBeats. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. "Read full ghazal 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna' by Bismil Azimabadi". Rekhta. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. "Sarfaroshi ki tamanna - Bismil Azimabadi". TAWARIKHKHWANI. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. Sehgal, Anil, ed. (2001). "Ali Sardar Jafri". Lokodaya Granthamala. Bharatiya Jnanpith. 685. ISBN 978-8-12630-671-8. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. Muhammad, Shan (2002). Muslims and India's freedom movement. Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, India. ISBN 9788185220581. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  12. Hasan, Mushirul (2016). Roads to Freedom: Prisoners in Colonial India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199089673. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. "Read full ghazal by Bismil Azimabadi". Rekhta. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  14. Shukla, Ira (24 December 2019). "Poems, Slogans & Paintings: With Its Recent Protests, India Has Shown How To Use Art For Resistance". www.scoopwhoop.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  15. "'Azadi', 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna': What the Nationwide Student Protests in Solidarity with Jamia Milia Looked Like". News18. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  16. Scroll Staff (19 December 2019). "Watch: Pakistani students sing 'Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna' at Faiz Festival ahead of solidarity march". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  17. History Book Sl.No. 12 Chapter Bismil Azimabadi Page No. 82 Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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