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पी जा हर अपमान

Pee Ja Har Apmaan

2 min read 7 versesSelf-respect Struggle

7 verses · ~2 min

पी जा हर अपमान और कुछ चारा भी तो नहीं!

तूने स्वाभिमान से जीना चाहा यही ग़लत था कहाँ पक्ष में तेरे किसी समझ वाले का मत था केवल तेरे ही अधरों पर कड़वा स्वाद नहीं है सबके अहंकार टूटे हैं तू अपवाद नहीं है

तेरा असफल हो जाना तो पहले से ही तय था तूने कोई समझौता स्वीकारा भी तो नहीं!

ग़लत परिस्थिति ग़लत समय में ग़लत देश में होकर क्या कर लेगा तू अपने हाथों में कील चुभोकर तू क्यों टँगे क्रॉस पर तू क्या कोई पैग़म्बर है क्या तेरे ही पास अबूझे प्रश्नों का उत्तर है?

कैसे तू रहनुमा बनेगा इन पाग़ल भीड़ों का तेरे पास लुभाने वाला नारा भी तो नहीं ।

यह तो प्रथा पुरातन दुनिया प्रतिभा से डरती है सत्ता केवल सरल व्यक्ति का ही चुनाव करती है चाहे लाख बार सिर पटको दर्द नहीं कम होगा नहीं आज ही, कल भी जीने का यह ही क्रम होगा

माथे से हर शिकन पोंछ दे, आँखों से हर आँसू पूरी बाज़ी देख अभी तू हारा भी तो नहीं।

इति

Rasa: Shanta
Stanzas: 7
Lines: 19
Reading time: ~2 min
Form: Geet (lyric song)
Metre: geet
Rhyme: irregular

The poem evokes a somber and stoic atmosphere of shanta rasa, centering on the solitary figure of an intellectual martyr who stands amidst the cold indifference of a rigid, talent-fearing society. Visually, this is depicted as a man enduring the metaphorical thorns of a hostile environment—his hands raw and bleeding from fruitless struggle—as he is crucified by the weight of unappreciated principles against a backdrop of faceless, irrational mobs. The symbolism of the cross and the act of swallowing insults serves to transition the tone from tragic frustration to a resigned, meditative fortitude, urging the protagonist to erase the lines of anxiety from his brow. Ultimately, the piece resonates with a quiet, hard-won wisdom, framing the rejection of worldly compromise as a deliberate, transformative choice that finds internal peace precisely when external victory is deemed impossible.

पी जा हर अपमान (Pee Ja Har Apmaan), by Balswaroop Rahi runs to 19 lines across 7 stanzas, set as Stanzas of varying lengths with a recurring comforting refrain. Its governing rasa is Shanta, shaded by Karuna. The metre is geet. Rhyme falls as irregular.

It belongs to the 1936 · 1970s span of Balswaroop Rahi's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for कठिन परिस्थितियों में धैर्य और संयम बनाए रखना, संसार की क्रूरता और प्रतिभा के प्रति उपेक्षा and हार न मानने का संकल्प. 3 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Sri Krishna as Envoy: Radiating an atmosphere of profound, heavy tension mingled with divine serenity, the painting captures a pivotal moment from the Mahabharata as Lord Krishna sits unflinchingly within a hostile Kaurava court to negotiate…

Words worth pausing on

अपवाद: नियम से अलग या विशिष्ट
रहनुमा: मार्गदर्शक या नेता
शिकन: माथे की सिलवटें या चिंता की रेखा

Threads

Self-respect Struggle

The Poet

बालस्वरूप राही

Balswaroop Rahi

1936 · 1970s

Balswaroop Rahi holds a highly distinguished position in Hindi literature as a writer who moves with absolute grace between profound existential ghazals and joyous children's poetry. Born in 1936 in Delhi, he became a prominent voice in the Navgeet movement, crafting lyrics that resonated with the emotional complexities of modern life. In collections like Jo Nitaant Meri Hain and Rahi Ko Samjhaye Kaun, he approaches themes of longing, memory, and personal grief with a deeply touching vulnerability. Yet, parallel to his serious verse, he has been a towering figure in the realm of Bal Sahitya, shaping the imaginations of countless Indian children with immensely popular rhymes and songs. His lifelong dedication to literature earned him prestigious honors, including the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar. Whether he is dissecting the pain of a broken dream or writing about the innocent wonder of the sun, Rahi brings the same masterful precision to his words, proving that true poetry can speak to every stage of the human journey.