Song lyrics

In Love of Pakistan

📜 Lyrics

Love of nation is a legend on the tongue these days My heart's vessel brims with the wine of affection Wherever you look, there love's legend dwells In love for their homeland, every soul goes mad Since this is the beginning, why ask of the end? This is merely the first cup of the wine of love The lamp of national progress shines bright in the gathering Every heart is devoted to it, like a moth to flame How can I express this compassion and love? One who is mad for the progress of the nation The sweetness found in solitude, where is it in duality? Consider mad whoever stands against this The nation has grown the palm of love through their efforts Their manly courage is worthy of praise The garden of Kashmir blooms with roses today Enmity and discord are weeds of the stranger Every tongue pours forth the praise of love for homeland The tide of manly valor surges from every side This atmosphere of love has been established by you We are forever grateful to you from the depths of our hearts Every soul has faith in your help and aid Your kindnesses are legendary far and wide The leaders of the nation are gathered for national progress This happy house is the envy of paradise, from their feet

💡 Meaning & story

Chakbast: Taj-e-Narain's Poetry 1882-1926 Chakbast is among those poets of Urdu literature who transformed the love of homeland from merely a word into a sacred duty. Let us cast a glance upon a few important aspects and interpretations of this poem: Central Idea and Interpretation In this poem, Chakbast has made 'national sympathy' and 'love of homeland' his subject. He expresses joy at the fact that people are now awakening to the consciousness of their country and nation's progress. The Spirit of Patriotism At the very beginning of the poem, he says that everywhere there is talk of love for the homeland, and his own heart too is brimming with the goblet of this affection. In love for their homeland, every human soul is enraptured This verse reflects that era when movements for freedom and national awakening were gaining momentum in the subcontinent. An Appeal for Unity and Oneness Chakbast has given precedence to "the grace of unity" over "duality" (sectarianism or division). In his view, a nation that is not united cannot walk the path of progress. What exists in the grace of unity, where does it exist in duality? The Mention of Kashmir Chakbast descended from a family of Kashmiri Pandits, which is why the love of Kashmir often gleams in his work. In this poem too, he prays and hopes for Kashmir to be a garden and for the end of discord there. Today Kashmir's garden blooms with purpose from afar Technical and Literary Merits • Genre: This is a poem written in the form of a ghazal (wherein the second couplet of each verse shares the same rhyme and refrain). • Use of Metaphors: He has beautifully employed traditional metaphors such as 'the candle and the moth,' 'wine and chalice,' and 'the tree of love' for national and political meanings. • Fluency: The greatest merit of Chakbast's verses is the purity and fluency of his language, which is clearly evident in this poem as well. This poem is indeed a movement that urges humanity to step beyond itself and think for the nation and the homeland.