Classic Poem

(1) Ban-tar

Punjab! karaaN ki sift teri, shaanaaN de sabh saamaan tere
jal-paun tera, hariaul teri, daryaa, parbat, maidaan tere
Bhaarat de sir chhatar tera, tere sir chhatar Himaalaa da
moDhay te chaadar barfaaN di, seene vich ik seik juaala da

khabbe hathh barchhi Jamuna di, sajje hathh khaRag Attock da hai
pichhwaaRe band chaTTaanaaN da, koi vairi toR na sakdaa hai
arshi barkat vaang utar, chaandi de Dheir lagaandi hai
chaandi Dhal-Dhal ke vichhdi hai, te sona ban-di jaandi hai

(2) BarkataaN

sir saaibaan hai ambaaN da, mamland makhmali ghaavaaN di
chappe-chappe te phail rahi, daulat teryaaN daryaaNvaaN di
ghar tere gauaaN mahyiaaN ne, dudh gheo di lehar lagaayi hai
baahar baldaaN diyaaN jogaaN ne khalkat di agg bujhaayi hai

raunak teri diyaaN rishmaaN ne, zarraa-zarraa chamkaaya hai
Europe America bhul gayaa, jin tera darshan paaya hai
Shimla, Dalhousie, Murrie tere, Kashmir tera, Gulmarg tera
Dilli teri, Lahore tera, Amritsar sohe swarg tera

(3) Shakhaawat (Khul-dili)

kis dil vich tuuN aabaad nahiN? kis rann vich nahiN nishaan tera?
kis muNh vich tera ann nahiN? kis sir te nahiN ahsaan tera?
kis-kis di raal na Tapki hai, shaukat te rehmat teri te?
lakhaaN makheer paye palde ne, teryaaN phullaaN di Dheri te

tuuN takhat-taaus croRaaN da, sir da sadkaa Mansaa ditta
Kohinoor tali te dhar ke, dil aapna cheer vakhaa ditta
har mushkil vele, tere te uThhdi hai nigaah zamaane di
sir jhoom riha hai masti da, pi pi tere maikhaane di

(4) Itihaasak (Taareekhi) Shaan

teri tehzeeb qadeemi hai, iqbaal tera laasaani hai
Takshila tere itihaasaaN di ik dhundli jahi nishaani hai
kudrat panghooRa ghaRyaa si, tainooN rishiyaaN avtaaraaN da
sufiyaaN, shaheedaaN, bhagtaaN da, balbeeraaN, satiyaaN naaraaN da

sachiaayiyoN sadkaa lain layi, jad bolyaa Maaru naad koi
tad nikal payaa Tabrez koi, Pooran koi, Prahlaad koi

Lav-Kush de teer rahe varhde, Mahaa-bhaarat de ghamsaan rahe
Guru Arjan, Tegh Bahaadur jahe, tere toN deinde jaan rahe

Baba Naanak, Baba Farid, aapni chhaati te paale tuuN
duniya nu chaanan dein layi, kayi roshan deeve baale tuuN

(5) Saahas (Jigraa)

sidkaaN vich teri ishq-lehar, ki ki taari tardi na rahi?
Raanjha kann paRvaanda na riha? Sohni Dubb mardi na rahi?

jhakhaR beant tere sir te aa-aa ke miT-miT jaande rahe
farzand tere chaRh-chaRh charkheeN, aakaash tera chamkaande rahe

jaage kayi desh jagaan layi, sutte sauN gaye sultaan kayi
sir tali dhari khanDaa vaahuNde, heere ho gaye qurbaan kayi

tuuN said bhi haiN, sayyaad bhi haiN, Shiri bhi haiN, Farhaad bhi haiN
Dhal jaan layi tuuN moam bhi haiN, par loR payaaN faulaad bhi haiN

tuuN aazaadi da aagu haiN, tuuN qurbaani da baani haiN
har aukaR payaaN bharaavaaN di, tuuheiN kardaa agwaani haiN

(6) Subhao

tuuN androN-baahroN niggha haiN, na garmi hai na paala hai
na baahar koi dikhlaava hai, na andar kaala-kaala hai

joban vich jhalak jalaali hai, nainaaN vich maTak niraali hai
hikkaaN vich himmat aali hai, chehre te giThh-giThh laali hai

kya chooRe-beeRe phabde ne, joban-matiyaaN muTiaaraaN de
jad paaun madhaani chaaTi vich, tad shor uThhan ghhamkaaraaN de

koi tumbdi hai koi kattdi hai, koi peehNdi hai koi chhaRdi hai
koi seeundi koi paroNdi hai, koi velaaN booTe kaDhdi hai

piplaaN di chhaaNve peeNghaaN nu, kudd kudd ke masti chaRhdi hai
Tumbda hai josh jawaani nu, ik chhaDdi hai ik phaRdi hai

jad raat chaan-ni khiRdi hai, koi raag ilaahi chhiRdaa hai
giddhe nu lohRa aanda hai, joban te birhaa bhiRdaa hai

vanjhli vehnaaN vich ruRhdi hai, jad tumba sir dhuniyaaNda hai
Mirza pya kookaaN chhaDda hai, te Waaris Heer sunaaNda hai

khoohaaN vich Tich-Tich hundi hai, khetaaN vich hal paye dhasde ne
bhatte chhaah vele Dhukde ne, haali takk-takk ke hassde ne

teri maakhyoN miThhi boli di, ji kardyaaN sift na rajdaa hai
Urdu Hindi deyaaN saazaaN vich, sur-taal tera hi vajdaa hai

(7)

wasay rasay ghar-baar tera, jeeve jaage parvaar tera
Masjid, Mandir, Darbaar tera, MiyaaN, Laala, Sardaar tera

duniya saari bhi sohni hai, par tera rang niyaara hai
teri miTTi da kulla bhi, shaahi mehlaaN toN pyaara hai

tere zarre-zarre andar, ap-nat jahi koi vasdi hai
teri godi vich behNdyaaN hi, duniya di chinta nassdi hai

dargaahi sadde aa gaye ne, saamaan tyaar safar da hai
par tere boohyoN hillan nu ‘Chatrik’ da ji nahiN kardaa hai