Hain abhi aur ae dil tere imtihaan
Posted on: March 23, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today is 23rd March, a day that is remembered as the day of martyrdom of the three young and brave sons of this earth, Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru. In 1931, the supreme sacrifice that these young men in their twenties chose to make for the cause of our nation, became an inspiration for the subsequent generations – a ideal that still arouses the patriotic fervor.
So much has been written and debated about the idealism of this young man, but none can deny his single minded determination to draw attention to the cause of national freedom. The mainstream civil disobedience movement is widely remembered as being instrumental in bringing freedom to this nation, but in perspective, the role of the non – non-violent activism had a much larger impact and a much larger role to play than what is made out in the history textbooks. A young man at 23, with a betrothal proposal awaiting him at home if he chose to return, sacrificed his life to make an example that would be remembered in annals of history, and in the hearts of those, especially who have lived through those times. Circumstances show that he volunteered to get arrested. And he refused to cow down and cut a deal with the British to save his life. Instead, he undertook a fast while in jail, a fast that lasted more than a hundred days, for a parity in rights of different categories of prisoners in the jail. Seriously influenced by the theories of anarchism, and also Marxist socialism, he was an avid student of the revolutionary movements of 18th and 19th centuries in Europe. He was determined to make a point, and make a point he did. Alas, but it was at the sacrificial cost of his own life.
I reproduce a brief portion of the write up I posted one year ago on this day.
The name of Bhagat Singh evokes strong emotions in the hearts of all Indians. This great son of Punjab laid down his young life fighting for the independence of India from the rule of the British aggressors.Bhagat Singh was born on September 27, 1907 to Sardar Kishan Singh and Vidyavati in the Khatkar Kalan village in district Layallpur in of undivided Punjab (now in Pakistan). Many senior members of his family were part of the Gadar party, and the spirit to fight the British was inherited in his blood.
He started studying at the National College in Lahore, but ran away from home to escape early marriage, and became a member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha (“Youth Society of India”). After the brutal killing of Lala Lajpat Rai in a lathi charge by the British police, he swore to take revenge on Inspector Saunders who led the police team in that action. With his fellow revolutionaries he carried out this revenge and then escaped from Lahore in a disguise. He continued his revolutionary activities, which culminated in the bombing of the constituent assembly in Delhi.
On April 8th, 1929, he and his associate, Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the assembly, in protest against two bills to be passed that day, which were anti India. This time he did not attempt to escape. He was arrested, and after a mock trial by the British, he and his two colleagues, Rajguru and Sukhdev were sentenced to death by hanging. The sentence was carried out on this day (23 march ) in 1931, when he was just 24 years old.
Of the various films made on the life of this young revolutionary, maybe the least known is the 1963 production titled ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh’. The film is produced and directed by Kedarnath Bansal, under the banner of KN Productions, Bombay. The lead role of Bhagat Singh is played by a very lean and young Shammi Kapoor, that indicates that maybe this film was probably made much earlier than when it was released. I request other knowledgeable readers to please comment on this speculation of mine.
The star cast includes Shammi Kapoor, Premnath, Ulhas, Sapru, Shakila, Achla Sachdev, Vijay Kumar etc. The lyrics are penned by Qamar Jalaalabaadi and the music is composed by Husnlal Bhagatram. The singing voice is that of Mohammed Rafi. On screen, this song is a (surprise) performance by a bearded Sapru, playing the role of a Sikh. In the clip, one can also see Shammi Kapoor. There is one more character, a mustached person wearing a tie, who is trying to hide underneath a blanket, as the song progresses. Again, request other readers to please help identify this actor.
The song itself is an old memory, lost in the interim, and then re-discovered recently, as the prints of this film became available once more as VCD discs. It is a song of defiance, a song of strength and a song of sacrifice, that promises that tribulations are not yet complete, and there are tears in the eyes of this nation, that have to be replaced with smiles.
The video link has some skipped words, and so I have also listed the audio link that has a more smooth flow of the complete song.
A salute from the heart to this valiant young son of India – we are indebted to him and many more like him, whose sacrifice changed the course of this nation’s destiny.
hain abhi aur ae dil tere imtihaan
khatm hoti nahin teri manzil yahaan
O my (tired) self
(Rest not, for)
The ordeals to face, are many still
This, yet, is not the end of the journey
paaon mein bediyaan sar pe talwaar hai
phir bhi sar ko jhukaane se inkaar hai
zulm ki hai zameen zulm ka aasmaan
With shackles in feet
And swords hanging above
Yet we refuse to bow down
Though this earth, this sky
They are brimming with brutality
apne hi khoon se gul khilaayenge hum
sab ko apni hansi de ke jaayenge hum
ye jahaan hai abhi aansuon ka jahaan
We shall irrigate the flowers with our blood
And shall bequeath all our happiness and smiles
To this world that still cries the tears of grief
hum to sau baar mar ke bhi marte nahin
hum wo deepak jo bujh kar bhi bujhte nahin
laakh sar par chalen maut ki aandhiyaan
We shall be born again, a hundred times
A hundred times you may slay us
We are the lamps that cannot be extinguished
Let a thousand winds of death try
Video
Audio
Song-Hain abhi aur ae dil tere imtihaan (Shaheed Bhagat Singh)(1963) Singer-Rafi, Lyrics-Qamar Jalalabadi, MD-Husnlal Bhagatram
Lyrics
hain abhi aur ae dil
tere imtihaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
tere imtihaan
khatm hoti nahin
teri manzil yahaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
paaon mein bediyaan
sar pe talwaar hain
paaon mein bediyaan
sar pe talwaar hain
phir bhi sar ko
jhukaane se inkaar hai
zulm ki hai zameen
zulm ka aasmaan
zulm ka aasmaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
tere imtihaan
khatm hoti nahin
teri manzil yahaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
apne hi khoon se
gul khilaayenge hum
apne hi khoon se
gul khilaayenge hum
sab ko apni hansi
de ke jaayenge hum
ye jahaan hai abhi
aansuon ka jahaan
aansuon ka jahaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
tere imtihaan
khatm hoti nahin
teri manzil yahaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
hum to sau baar
mar ke bhi marte nahin
hum to sau baar
mar ke bhi marte nahin
hum wo deepak
jo bujh kar bhi bujhte nahin
laakh sar par chalen
maut ki aandhiyaan
maut ki aandhiyaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
tere imtihaan
khatm hoti nahin
teri manzil yahaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
tere imtihaan
khatm hoti nahin
teri manzil yahaan
hain abhi aur ae dil
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