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| '''Ajj akhaan Waris Shah nun''' (]: اَج آکھاں وارث شاہ نُوں, ਅੱਜ ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ) is a famous ] by ] writer and poet ] (1919-2005) about the horrors of the partition of the ] during the 1947 ].<ref name="ref11gaqeq">{{Citation | title=My reminiscences | author=Gur Rattan Pal Singh | publisher=Gur Rattan Pal Singh, 1999 | isbn= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=izpuAAAAMAAJ | quote=''... referring to the famous lines of Mrs. Amrita Pritam, the celebrated Punjabi writer, about the partition of lndia: "Aj aakhan War is Shah nu kiton ... tenu Waris Shah nu kahen Uth dard mandan diya dardia Tu tak apna Punjab Aj bele ...''}}</ref> The poem is addressed to the historic Punjabi poet ] (1722-1798 CE), who had written the most popular version of the Punjabi love tragedy, ] (ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ, ہیر رانجھا).<ref name="ref04riveq">{{Citation | title=Agriculture cooperatives: a case study of Punjab | author=Manohar Singh Gill | publisher=Vikas, 1983 | isbn=9780706923711 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=H9wsAAAAMAAJ | quote=''... Her cry of sorrow and despair, to Waris Shah the immortal bard of the Punjab, finds an eternal echo of shame in both Punjabs. She wrote: Aj aakhan Waris Shah nu kiton kabran vichon bol te aj kitabe Ishaq da koi agla ...''}}</ref> It appeals to Waris Shah to arise from his grave, record the Punjab's tragedy and turn over a new page in Punjab's history.<ref name="ref01gayuz">{{Citation | title=Longman anthology of world literature by women, 1875-1975 | author=Marian Arkin, Barbara Shollar | publisher=Longman, 1989 | isbn=9780582285590 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3Zu1AAAAIAAJ | quote=''... Aj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu Speak from the depths of the grave, to Waris Shah I say and add a new page to your saga of love today. Once wept a daughter of Punjab your pen unleashed a million cries, a million daughters weep today ...''}}</ref> | '''Ajj akhaan Waris Shah nun''' (]: اَج آکھاں وارث شاہ نُوں, ਅੱਜ ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ) is a famous ] by ] writer and poet ] (1919-2005) about the horrors of the partition of the ] during the 1947 ].<ref name="ref11gaqeq">{{Citation | title=My reminiscences | author=Gur Rattan Pal Singh | publisher=Gur Rattan Pal Singh, 1999 | isbn= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=izpuAAAAMAAJ | quote=''... referring to the famous lines of Mrs. Amrita Pritam, the celebrated Punjabi writer, about the partition of lndia: "Aj aakhan War is Shah nu kiton ... tenu Waris Shah nu kahen Uth dard mandan diya dardia Tu tak apna Punjab Aj bele ...''}}</ref> The poem is addressed to the historic Punjabi poet ] (1722-1798 CE), who had written the most popular version of the Punjabi love tragedy, ] (ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ, ہیر رانجھا).<ref name="ref04riveq">{{Citation | title=Agriculture cooperatives: a case study of Punjab | author=Manohar Singh Gill | publisher=Vikas, 1983 | isbn=9780706923711 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=H9wsAAAAMAAJ | quote=''... Her cry of sorrow and despair, to Waris Shah the immortal bard of the Punjab, finds an eternal echo of shame in both Punjabs. She wrote: Aj aakhan Waris Shah nu kiton kabran vichon bol te aj kitabe Ishaq da koi agla ...''}}</ref> It appeals to Waris Shah to arise from his grave, record the Punjab's tragedy and turn over a new page in Punjab's history.<ref name="ref01gayuz">{{Citation | title=Longman anthology of world literature by women, 1875-1975 | author=Marian Arkin, Barbara Shollar | publisher=Longman, 1989 | isbn=9780582285590 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3Zu1AAAAIAAJ | quote=''... Aj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu Speak from the depths of the grave, to Waris Shah I say and add a new page to your saga of love today. Once wept a daughter of Punjab your pen unleashed a million cries, a million daughters weep today ...''}}</ref> | ||
| The poem found resonance in both Punjabs - ] and ].<ref name="ref04riveq"/> It featured in the Pakistani Punjabi film, Kartar Singh, where it was performed by ]. | The poem found resonance in both Punjabs - ] and ].<ref name="ref04riveq"/> It featured in the Pakistani Punjabi film, Kartar Singh, where it was performed by ]. | ||
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Ajj akhaan Waris Shah nun (Punjabi: اَج آکھاں وارث شاہ نُوں, ਅੱਜ ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ) is a famous dirge by Punjabi writer and poet Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) about the horrors of the partition of the Punjab during the 1947 Partition of India. The poem is addressed to the historic Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722-1798 CE), who had written the most popular version of the Punjabi love tragedy, Heer Ranjha (ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ, ہیر رانجھا). It appeals to Waris Shah to arise from his grave, record the Punjab's tragedy and turn over a new page in Punjab's history.
The poem found resonance in both Punjabs - Indian and Pakistani. It featured in the Pakistani Punjabi film, Kartar Singh, where it was performed by Inayat Hussain Bhatti.
Excerpt
These are the opening lines of the poem -
| Punjabi - Gurmukhi script | Punjabi - Shahmukhi script | English translation |
|---|---|---|
|
ਅੱਜ ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਤੋਂ ਕਬਰਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਬੋਲ। |
اج آکھاں وارث شاہ نوں، کتھوں قبراں وچوں بول |
Today, I call Waris Shah, “Speak from your grave,” |
References
- Gur Rattan Pal Singh, My reminiscences, Gur Rattan Pal Singh, 1999,
... referring to the famous lines of Mrs. Amrita Pritam, the celebrated Punjabi writer, about the partition of lndia: "Aj aakhan War is Shah nu kiton ... tenu Waris Shah nu kahen Uth dard mandan diya dardia Tu tak apna Punjab Aj bele ...
- ^ Manohar Singh Gill, Agriculture cooperatives: a case study of Punjab, Vikas, 1983, ISBN 9780706923711,
... Her cry of sorrow and despair, to Waris Shah the immortal bard of the Punjab, finds an eternal echo of shame in both Punjabs. She wrote: Aj aakhan Waris Shah nu kiton kabran vichon bol te aj kitabe Ishaq da koi agla ...
- Marian Arkin, Barbara Shollar, Longman anthology of world literature by women, 1875-1975, Longman, 1989, ISBN 9780582285590,
... Aj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu Speak from the depths of the grave, to Waris Shah I say and add a new page to your saga of love today. Once wept a daughter of Punjab your pen unleashed a million cries, a million daughters weep today ...
- Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA).
- Complete verse with Translation
- Ajj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu- Poetry in Amrita's Own Voice Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA).