These immortal lines became a war cry for India’s freedom struggle against the British. The poem is also referenced in abridged form. It was again used (with altered lines) as the lyrics for songs two films: in the. Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna is a patriotic poem written in Urdu by Bismil.
Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Song Downlaod Trial That Followed
Shaken by the incident, the colonial authorities arrested more than two dozen HRA members (including Bismil) within a month of the attack.During the famous trial that followed, four of the revolutionaries —Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Nath Lahiri — were sentenced to be hanged and sent to separate jails while others had long prison terms.Hindustan Socialist Republican Army established in 1928: (Clockwise from bottom right) Chandrasekhar Azad, Ashfaqulla Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh.During his time in Barrack number 11 of Lucknow Central Jail, Bismil wrote his autobiography (published by journalist Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi in 1928) that is still considered one of the finest works in Hindi literature. The train stopped abruptly and he then got off with his friends Sachindra Bakshi and Rajendra Lahiri, having had completed the first part of his duty in the Kakori plot.The trio then joined Bismil and other revolutionaries from HRA in subduing the train’s guard and looting the official cash aboard it. Realising that organising a revolution to overthrow the British required funds to procure weapons and train men, HRA’s core leadership decided to loot the colonial government’s treasury.On the fateful day of August 9, 1925, as the No 8 Down Train from Shahjahanpur to Lucknow was approaching Kakori, Ashfaqullah pulled the chain in the second-class compartment. Ashfaqullah KhanBismil and Ashfaqullah would also both go on to play key roles in the famous Kakori train robbery of 1925.
As author N P Shankara Narayan Rao once said about his beautiful writing, “His poetry is a lamp lighted at the altar of the motherland.”Here’s the full text of Ram Prasad Bismil’s iconic poem, Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna:Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein haiDekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein haiDekhta hun main jise woh chup teri mehfil mein haiAye shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere oopar nisaarAb teri himmat ka charcha ghair ki mehfil mein haiWaqt aanay dey bata denge tujhe aye aasmanHum abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil mein haiKhainch kar layee hai sab ko qatl hone ki ummeedAashiqon ka aaj jumghat koocha-e-qaatil mein haiHai liye hathiyaar dushman taak mein baitha udharAur hum taiyyaar hain seena liye apna idharKhoon se khelenge holi gar vatan muskhil mein haiHaath jin mein ho junoon katt te nahi talvaar seSar jo uth jaate hain voh jhukte nahi lalkaar seAur bhadkega jo shola-sa humaare dil mein haiHum to ghar se nikle hi the baandhkar sar pe kafanJaan hatheli par liye lo barh chale hain ye qadamZindagi to apni mehmaan maut ki mehfil mein haiYuun khadaa maqtal mein qaatil kah rahaa hai baar baarKya tamannaa-e-shahaadat bhi kisee ke dil mein haiDil mein tuufaanon ki toli aur nason mein inqilaabHosh dushman ke udaa denge humein roko na aajDuur reh paaye jo humse dam kahaan manzil mein haiWo jism bhi kya jism hai jismein na ho khoon-e-junoonKya lade toofaanon se jo kashti-e-saahil mein haiSarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.Dekhna hai zor kitna baazuay qaatil mein haiAlso Read: Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar – The Forgotten Men Who Shook Up The British Raj(Edited by Shruti Singhal) Like this story? Or have something to share? Write to us: or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. Thus, ended the life of one of India’s most extraordinary freedom fighters.Interestingly, few know that realising that he’ll never see independent India during his life, Bismil had penned a poem, wishing to be reborn to serve his motherland again. Hanged a few minutes later with the words ‘Jai Hind’ on his lips, he was given a fitting funeral and cremated on the banks of the Rapti river, with hundreds of Indians mourning the loss of such an inspiring leader.
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