Saare Jahan se Achcha facts for kids
"Saare Jahan se Achcha" is a very famous poem from India. Its name means "Better than the entire world." This poem was written by a poet named Muhammad Iqbal in 1931. It quickly became a symbol of how people felt about the British ruling India. The poem is still one of the most loved patriotic poems in the Urdu language.
About "Saare Jahan se Achcha"
This special poem was first written for children. It was published in a weekly newspaper called Ittehad on August 14, 1931. The very next year, Iqbal himself recited it at Government College in Lahore, which is now in Pakistan. Soon after, it became a powerful song that showed people's desire for freedom from British rule in India.
What the Poem Means
The poem talks about how much the poet loves his homeland, Hindustan. It compares the country to a beautiful garden and its people to nightingales singing in it. It also mentions the tall mountains and many rivers, like the Ganges River, that make the land special.
The poem teaches that religion should not cause people to dislike each other. It reminds everyone that they are from Hindustan, and that is their shared home. It also says that even though many old civilizations like Yunan, Misr, and Roma have disappeared, the spirit of Hindustan lives on.
Key Lines and Their Meaning
Here are some important parts of the poem and what they mean:
- "Better than the entire world, is our Hindustan,
We are its nightingales, and it (is) our garden abode" * This means India is the best place on Earth, and its people are like beautiful birds living happily in a garden.
- "If we are in an alien place, the heart remains in the homeland,
Know us to be only there where our heart is." * Even if people travel far away, their hearts will always stay connected to their home country.
- "That tallest mountain, that shade-sharer of the sky,
(It) is our sentry, (it) is our watchman" * The high mountains are like guards protecting the country.
- "In its lap frolic those thousands of rivers,
Whose vitality makes our garden the envy of Paradise." * The many rivers make the land fertile and beautiful, like a paradise.
- "Religion does not teach us to bear ill-will among ourselves
We are of Hindi, our homeland is Hindustan." * This is a very important message: different religions should not make people hate each other. Everyone is from Hindustan, and that is what unites them.
Our own attributes (name and sign) live on today." * Many old civilizations are gone, but the culture and spirit of Hindustan continue to exist.
- "Such is our existence that it cannot be erased
Even though, for centuries, the cycle of time has been our enemy." * This means that the people and culture of Hindustan are strong and have survived many challenges over a long time.
