Subah-e-nau

[Brijinder]

This poem got written when sikh fundamentalism in punjab was at its peak.Hatred and narrow vision was being bandied as the divine revelation.Many of my co-religionist-sikhs,were indulging in inhuman acts,killing inoocent hindus-all in the name of name of religion.They had hypnotised themselves into beleiving that these dastardly and inhuman acts will earn them a place in so-called heaven n their acts had divine sanctions.Most of the people were condoning this senselessness either being quite or believing in intrpetations of the religion being given by these so-called religious fanatics. The condemnation should have had come from my own community loud and clear that this is not what our religion teaches us.But sadly the silence,out of cowardice was there.And we had to pay a big price for that.Ofcourse there were few and far who spoke and few of them were killed for that.This poem was dedicated to those few spiritually courageous people.I hope this poem will start a fresh thinking about our beliefs,our value systems,our acts of silence.

Subah-e-Nau

Yeh Subah-e-nau hai umeed ki kirnaiN phootiN haiN
Phir say larzay haiN hosh kay aariz
Zehan-e-dana ki zanjeer-ekhauf tootiN haiN

Muskurai phir say roothi sadaqat ki saba
Gaayi phir say pathrai muhabbat ki zabaaN
Teray jaagnay say bahaaroN kay phir aasaar banay haiN

Shub bahut taweel thi zehar bahut piya humnay
Hajoom kay khumaar kay sabab kuch is tarah jiya humnay

Dum tor gayay kitnay azeez aaNkhoN kay saamnay
Wehshat ga rahi thi kyuNki muhabbat kay naam say
Kal talak jo humniwaala thay kaafir ho gayay
Apnay hi mazhuboN say baNday munkir ho gayay

Woh to jalaai thiN shammaiN paghaMbroN nay muhabbat ki
Kaisi bani unsay magar yeh aag nafrat ki?

Tum sotay rahay dana aur yeh saazish barti hi gayi
Teray bina yeh bheer sooli-e-ghaphlat charti hai rahi

Khauf-e-hajoom tha tumhaqiN kahin waisy hi uktahat
Magar idhar barti hi gayi tehzeeb ki ghabrahat
Aur sadaqat-o-ishq kay paaoN main partay rahay chaalay
Taareekh ki aaNkhoN maiN umratay hi rahay badal ghanay kaalay

Ab tu jaagaa hai to auro ko bhi jagaa day
Behosh saraaboN maiN chasma-e-ulfat banaa day
Day day phir say tehzeeb ki saaNsoN ko rawaani
Mazhub ko phir say rooh-e-mazhub dila day.

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Meanings:
Subah-e-nau--New morning,Aariz--cheeks,Zehan-e-daanaa-iminds of the ntellectual, Taweel-long, SaraaboN-mirages

[A.h.khan]

Re: Subah-e-nau

bahot hi zabardast birijer ji
it is r v nice calction

[Brijinder]

Re: Subah-e-nau

Thanx a lot for the kind words.I hope this poem stirs the readers ,like it stirred me,to re-examine their own value systems,beliefs and prejudices with utmost spiritual honesty and courage.