On Sir Syed Birth day

this is the complete nazm of majaz titled “nazr-e-aligarh” written in 1936. it was later abridged and adopted as the lyrics of AMU tarana.

ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, main apne chaman ka bulbul hun
sarshaar-e-nigaah-e-nargis hun, paa-bastaa-e-gesu-e-sumbul hun
(chaman : garden; bulbul : nightingale; sarshaar : overflowing, soaked; nigaah : sight; nargis :flower, narcissus; paa-bastaa : embedded; gesuu : tresses; sumbul : a plant of sweet odor)

har aan yahan sehbaa-e-kuhan ek saaghar-e-nau men dhalti hai
kalion se husn tapaktaa hai, phoolon se javaani ubalti hai
(sehbaa-e-kuhan : old wine; saaghar-e-nau : new goblet)

jo taaq-e-haram men roshan hai, vo shamaa yahaan bhi jalti hai
is dasht ke goshe-goshe se, ek joo-e-hayaat ubalti hai
(taaq-e-haram : vault in the sacred territory of mecca; roshan : glowing; shamaa : flame; dasht : wilderness, desert; goshaa : corner; juu-e-hayaat : stream of life)

islam ke is but-khaane men asnaam bhi hain aur aazaar bhi
tahzib ke is mai-khaane men shamshir bhi hai aur saaghar bhi
(but-khaanaa : temple; asnaam : idols; aazaar : abraham’s father, an idol-worshipper; tahziib : culture; shamshiir : sword; saaghar : wine goblet)

yaan husn ki barq chamakti hai, yaan noor ki baarish hoti hai
har aah yahaan ek naghmaa hai, har ashk yahaan ek moti hai
(barq : lightening; nuur : light)

har shaam hai shaam-e-misr yahaan, har shab hai shab-e-sheeraz yahaan
hai saare jahaan ka soz yahaan aur saare jahaan kaa saaz yahaan
(shaam-e-misr : evenings of egpyt; shab-e-sheeraz : nights of sheeraz, a famous city of iran; soz : pain)

ye dasht-e-junun deevanon kaa, ye bazm-e-vafa parvaanon ki
ye shahr-e-tarab roomaanon kaa, ye khuld-e-bareen armanon ki
(dasht : desert, wilderness; junuun : frenzy; bazm : gathering; vafaa : faithfulness; shahr-e-tarab : city of mirth; khuld-e-bariin : sublime paradise; armaan : hope)

fitrat ne sikhaee hai ham ko, uftaad yahaan parvaaz yahaan
gaaye hain vafaa ke geet yahaan, chheraa hai junun kaa saaz yahaan
(fitrat : nature; uftaad : beginning of life; parvaaz : flight; saaz : song on an instrument)


is farsh se hamne ud ud kar aflaak ke taare tode hain
naheed se ki hai sargoshi, parveen se rishte jore hain
(farsh : base; aflaak : heavens; nahiid : venus; parviin : pleiades)

is bazm men teghen khencheen hain, is bazm men saghar tode hain
is bazm men aankh bichaa’ee hai, is bazm men dil tak jore hain
(tegh : swords; saghar : goblet)

is bazm men neze khenche hain, is bazm men khanjar choome hain
is bazm men gir-gir tadpe hain, is bazm men pee kar jhoome hain
(neze : spears; khanjar : dagger; bazm : gathering)

aa aa kar hazaaron baar yahaan khud aag bhi hamne lagaayee hai
phir saare jahaan ne dekhaa hai ye aag hameen ne bujha’ee hai

yaan ham ne kamanden daali hain, yaan hamne shab-khoon maare hain
yaan ham ne qabaayen nochee hain, yaan hamne taaj utaare hain
(kamand : a noose; shab-khoon : night raids; qabaayen : dress)

har aah hai khud taaseer yahaan, har khvaab hai khud taabeer yahaan
tadbeer ke paa-e-sangin per jhuk jaati hai taqdeer yahaan
(aah : sigh; taaeer : effect; taabeer : interpretation; tadbeer : forethought; paa-e-sangiin : firm footing; taqdeer : destiny)

zarraat kaa bosaa lene ko, sau baar jhukaa aakaash yahaan
khud aankh se ham ne dekhi hai, baatil ki shikast-e-faash yahaan
(zarraat : dust; bosaa : kiss; baatil : evil; shikast-e-faash: clear defeat)

is gul-kadah paarinaa men phir aag bharakne vaali haip
hir abr garajne vaale hain, phir barq karakne vaali hai
(gul-kadah : garden; pariinaa : ancient; abr : cloud; barq : lightening)

jo abr yahaan se uththega, vo saare jahaan par barsegaa
har juu-e-ravaan par barsegaa, har koh-e-garaan par barsegaa
(abr : cloud; juu-e-ravaan : flowing streams; koh-e-garaan : big mountains)

har sard-o-saman par barsegaa, har dasht-o-daman par barsegaa
khud apne chaman par barsegaa, ghairon ke chaman par barsegaa
(sard-o-saman : open and shelter; dasht-o-daman : wild and subdued; qasr-e-tarab : citadel of joy)

har shahr-e-tarab par garjegaa, har qasr-e-tarab par kadkegaa
ye abr hameshaa barsaa hai, ye abr hameshaa barsegaa
(shahr-e-tarab : city of joy; qasr-e-tarab : citadel of joy)