(Consumed with pride, a German said to me: Larhte hain aur haath mein talwar bhi nahin!’ ‘Iss saadgi pe kaun na mar jaaye ai Khuda Hum log ahl-e Hind hain German se dus guneh Maine kaha ghalat hai tera dawa-e ghuroor ‘Asaan nahi hai fatah to dushwar bhi nahinĪur iss pe lutf yeh hai ke tayyar bhi nahinīaquii raha France to woh rind-e lam yazalĪain shanaas-e shewa-e paikaar bhi nahin’ Let us begin with Sibli Nomani and his wryly mocking Jang-e Europe aur Hindustani that deserves to be quoted in full:Įk German ne mujh se kaha az rah-e ghuroor Not all of these poets are well-known today nor is their poetry of a high caliber yet fragments of their work have been included here simply to illustrate how the poet had his finger to the pulse of his age and circumstance. Presented below is a sampling of the socially-conscious, politically-aware message of the poets of the times.
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