Sir Syed Day and AMU Tarana

Come 17th of Oct and AMU would look new,fresh and breathing all over again.For sometime it would seem we are far from the political playground that the campus has been reduced to.Sir Syed Day meant celebration.The University would be lit up and from some distance it would seem as if sky had come down to kiss the dust of our alma mater.I would think it wasnt without reason that Majaz wrote these powerful lines which all of us proudly sang.If there is one song which arouses the feeling of camarderie,pride and passion it always is the AMU tarana.

The lines that moved all of us are here(courtesy-aligarians.com)

ye meraa chaman hai meraa chaman, maiN apne chaman kaa bulbul huuN

sarshaar-e-nigaah-e-nargis huuN, paa-bastaa-e-gesuu-sumbul huuN

ye meraa chaman hai meraa chaman, maiN apne chaman ka bulbul huuN
jo taaq-e-haram meN roshan hai, vo shamaa yahaaN bhii jaltii hai

is dasht ke goshe-goshe se, ek juu-e-hayaat ubaltii hai

ye dasht-e-junuuN diivaanoN kaa, ye bazm-e-vafaa parvaanoN kii

ye shahr-e-tarab ruumaanoN kaa, ye Khuld-e-bariiN armaanoN ki

ifitrat ne sikhaii hai ham ko,uftaad yahaaN parvaaz yahaaN

gaaye haiN vafaa ke giit yahaaN, chheRaa hai junuuN kaa saaz yahaaN

ye meraa chaman hai meraa chaman, maiN apne chaman ka bulbul huuN
is bazm meN teGheN khenchiiN haiN, is bazm meN saGhar toRe haiN

is bazm meN aanKh bichaa’ii hai, is bazm meN dil tak joRe haiN

har shaam hai shaam-e-Misr yahaaN, har shab hai shab-e-Sheeraz yahaaN

hai saare jahaaN kaa soz yahaaN aur saare jahaaN kaa saaz yahaaN

zarraat kaa bosaa lene ko, sau baar jhukaa aakaash yahaaN

Khud aankh se ham ne dekhii hai, baatil kii shikast-e-faash yahaaN

ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, main apne chaman ka bulbul hun
jo abr yahaaN se uThThega, vo saare jahaaN par barsegaa

har juu-e-ravaan par barsegaa, har koh-e-garaaN par barsegaa

har sard-o-saman par barsegaa, har dasht-o-daman par barsegaa

Khud apne chaman par barsegaa, GhairoN ke chaman par barsegaa

har shahr-e-tarab par garjegaa, har qasr-e-tarab par kaRkegaa

ye abr hameshaa barsaa hai, ye abr hameshaa barsegaa

ye abr hameshaa barsaa hai, ye abr hameshaa barsegaa

ye abr hameshaa barsaa hai, ye abr hameshaa barsegaa

barsegaa, barsegaa, barsegaa…………………