

With these words, we remember Ramprasad Bismil, who was a brave revolutionary and gave up his life smilingly for the sake of Indian Freedom Struggle against British Rule.In a poem written just before going to the gallows, he prays: ‘Oh Lord! Thy will be done. We shall now see what strength there is in the boughs of the enemies.Īb hamaare dil me hai”. The desire for struggle is in our hearts, How can one conquer a storm while in a shored boat. What good is a body that does not have passionate blood, We shall knock the enemy cold, and no one shall stop us… It has also been associated with the younger generation of inter-war. With a host of storms in our heart, and with revolution in our breath, Explanation : Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna is a patriotic poem in Urdu, written by Pandit Ram Prasad, (pen name : Bismil) he was an Indian Independence Movement leader, known popularly with Kakori Train Robbery, during British Raj in India.The poem was written as an ode to young freedom fighters of the Indian independence movement. Stands the enemy in the gallows thus, asking, In our assembly of death, life is now but a guest Taking our lives in our hands, do we march so… Set we out from our homes, our heads shrouded with cloth, Yea, for in our insides has risen a flame,Īnd the desire for struggle is in our hearts… No threat can bow heads that have risen so… No sword can sever hands that have the heat of battle within, With blood we shall play Holi, if our nation need us Ready too are we, our bosoms thrust out to him Yea, by our love for nation divine, we go to the streets of the enemyĪrmed does the enemy sit, ready to open fire We are pulled to service, by the hope of blood, of vengeance

When the time comes, we shall show thee, O heavenįor why should we tell thee now, what lurks in our hearts? The desire for struggle is in our hearts…

O martyr of country, of nation, I submit myself to theeįor yet even the enemy speaks of thy courage Whoever I see, is gathered quiet in my party… Hey country, Why is no one speaking to each other? We shall now see what strength there is in the boughs of the enemy. The desire for sacrifice is now in our hearts Ram Prasad Bismil, the great Indian Independence leader Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna is a poem in Urdu, written by Bismil Azimabadi. Grant me this boon, that to my last breath and the last drop of my blood, I may think of you and be immersed in your work.’
