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| Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu | |
|---|---|
| by Amrita Pritam | |
| Original title | ਅੱਜ ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ |
| Language | Punjabi |
Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu (English: "Today I Invoke Waris Shah"[1] or "I Say Unto Waris Shah",[2] Punjabi: اَج آکھاں وارث شاہ نُوں, ਅੱਜ ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ) is a famous dirge by the renowned Punjabi writer and poet Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) about the horrors of the partition of the Punjab during the 1947 Partition of India.[3] 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).[4] 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.[5]
- ^ Roshen Dalal (23 August 2017). India at 70: snapshots since Independence. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 186–. ISBN 978-93-86815-37-8.
- ^ Shubha Tiwari (2005). Indian Fiction in English Translation. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-81-269-0450-1.
- ^ Gur Rattan Pal Singh (1999), My reminiscences, Gur Rattan Pal Singh, 1999,
... referring to the famous lines of Mrs. Amrita Pritam, the celebrated Punjabi writer, about the partition of India: "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 (1983), Agriculture cooperatives: a case study of Punjab, Vikas, 1983, ISBN 978-0-7069-2371-1,
... 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 (1989), Longman anthology of world literature by women, 1875-1975, Longman, 1989, ISBN 978-0-582-28559-0,
... 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 ...