5 verses · ~2 min
साथी हाथ बढ़ाना, साथी हाथ बढ़ाना एक अकेला थक जायेगा मिल कर बोझ उठाना साथी हाथ बढ़ाना
हम मेहनतवालों ने जब भी मिलकर कदम बढ़ाया सागर ने रस्ता छोड़ा पर्वत ने शीश झुकाया फ़ौलादी हैं सीने अपने फ़ौलादी हैं बाहें हम चाहें तो पैदा करदें, चट्टानों में राहें, साथी हाथ बढ़ाना
मेहनत अपनी लेख की रेखा मेहनत से क्या डरना कल गैरों की खातिर की अब अपनी खातिर करना अपना दुख भी एक है साथी अपना सुख भी एक अपनी मंजिल सच की मंजिल अपना रस्ता नेक, साथी हाथ बढ़ाना
एक से एक मिले तो कतरा बन जाता है दरिया एक से एक मिले तो ज़र्रा बन जाता है सेहरा एक से एक मिले तो राई बन सकती है पर्वत एक से एक मिले तो इन्सान बस में कर ले किस्मत, साथी हाथ बढ़ाना
माटी से हम लाल निकालें मोती लाएँ जल से जो कुछ इस दुनिया में बना है बना हमारे बल से कब तक मेहनत के पैरों में ये दौलत की ज़ंज़ीरें हाथ बढ़ाकर छीन लो अपने सपनों की तस्वीरें, साथी हाथ बढ़ाना
इति
The Poet
साहिर लुधियानवी
Sahir Ludhianvi
1921 · 1980
Sahir Ludhianvi possessed a voice that refused to separate the agony of romance from the brutal inequalities of the world. Born Abdul Hayee in 1921 in Punjab, he adopted the pen name Sahir, meaning magician, and proved it entirely accurate through a lifelong mastery of Urdu poetry. As a prominent figure in the Progressive Writers Movement, he rejected the traditional obsession with the idealized beloved. Instead, he forced his readers to look at the poverty, the exploitation, and the hypocrisies of society that destroy love before it can even bloom. When he entered the Hindi film industry, he fundamentally changed the stature of the lyricist. Directors and composers adapted their music to his words, rather than the other way around. Through films like Pyaasa and Kabhi Kabhie, he brought profound literary dignity and fierce anti establishment critique to mainstream cinema. He passed away in 1980, but his poetry remains a burning torch. Sahir remains the ultimate poet of the disenchanted, a man who wrote beautiful verses to express an absolute refusal to accept an ugly world.
Paired Painting
Construction of the Rama Setu Bridge
This exquisite painting captures a pivotal moment from the Ramayana, where the divine Prince Rama and his brother Lakshmana oversee the vanara army as they build a bridge across the ocean to Lanka. The scene hums with tireless devotion, showing the monkey warriors placing stone after stone with the name of Rama inscribed upon them, which allows the rocks to float upon the turbulent waves. It is a testament to the power of faith, illustrating the collaborative spirit of the celestial army as they prepare to rescue Sita, and it serves as a meditative reminder that even the most impossible obstacles can be overcome through unified purpose and divine grace.
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