Aligarh Tarana

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ye meraa chaman hai meraa chaman, maiN apne chaman kaa bulbul huuN
sarshaar-e-nigaah-e-nargis huuN, paa-bastaa-e-gesuu-sumbul huuN

(chaman : garden; bulbul : nightingale; sarshaar : overflowing, soaked; nigaah : sight; nargis :flower, Narcissus; paa-bastaa : embedded; gesuu : tresses; sumbul : a plant of sweet odor)

ye meraa chaman hai meraa chaman, maiN apne chaman ka bulbul huuN

jo taaq-e-haram meN roshan hai, vo shamaa yahaaN bhii jaltii hai
is dasht ke goshe-goshe se, ek juu-e-hayaat ubaltii hai
ye dasht-e-junuuN diivaanoN kaa, ye bazm-e-vafaa parvaanoN kii
ye shahr-e-tarab ruumaanoN kaa, ye Khuld-e-bariiN armaanoN kii
fitrat ne sikhaii hai ham ko, uftaad yahaaN parvaaz yahaaN
gaaye haiN vafaa ke giit yahaaN, chheRaa hai junuuN kaa saaz yahaaN

(taaq-e-haram : vault in the sacred territory of Mecca; roshan : glowing; shamaa : flame; dasht : wilderness, desert; goshaa : corner; juu-e-hayaat : stream of life; junuuN : frenzy; bazm : gathering; vafaa : faithfulness; shahr-e-tarab : city of mirth; Khuld-e-bariiN : sublime paradise; armaan : hopes; fitrat : nature; uftaad : beginning of life; parvaaz : flight; saaz : song on an instrument)

ye meraa chaman hai meraa chaman, maiN apne chaman ka bulbul huuN

is bazm meN teGheN khenchiiN haiN, is bazm meN saGhar toRe haiN
is bazm meN aanKh bichaa’ii hai, is bazm meN dil tak joRe haiN
har shaam hai shaam-e-Misr yahaaN, har shab hai shab-e-Sheeraz yahaaN
hai saare jahaaN kaa soz yahaaN aur saare jahaaN kaa saaz yahaaN
zarraat kaa bosaa lene ko, sau baar jhukaa aakaash yahaaN
Khud aankh se ham ne dekhii hai, baatil kii shikast-e-faash yahaaN

(teGh : swords; saGhar : goblets; shaam-e-Misr : evenings of Egpyt; shab-e-Sheeraz : nights of Sheeraz, a famous city of Iran; soz : pain; zarraat : dust; bosaa : kiss; baatil : evil; shikast-e-faash: clear defeat)

ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, main apne chaman ka bulbul hun

jo abr yahaaN se uThThega, vo saare jahaaN par barsegaa
har juu-e-ravaan par barsegaa, har koh-e-garaaN par barsegaa
har sard-o-saman par barsegaa, har dasht-o-daman par barsegaa
Khud apne chaman par barsegaa, GhairoN ke chaman par barsegaa
har shahr-e-tarab par garjegaa, har qasr-e-tarab par kaRkegaa

(abr : cloud; juu-e-ravaan : flowing streams; koh-e-garaaN : big mountains; sard-o-saman : open and shelter; dasht-o-daman : wild and subdued; qasr-e-tarab : citadel of joy)

ye abr hameshaa barsaa hai, ye abr hameshaa barsegaa
ye abr hameshaa barsaa hai, ye abr hameshaa barsegaa
ye abr hameshaa barsaa hai, ye abr hameshaa barsegaa
barsegaa, barsegaa, barsegaa…………………..

Asrarul Haq Majaz

{ 65 comments… read them below or add one }

Syed Ahsan December 28, 2005 at 12:50 am

Cheetah tight Hai

Hanan Syed February 9, 2006 at 2:36 pm

its ……………O.K.
Appreciable but not the best

Abdullah Ansari February 14, 2006 at 2:18 am

This tarana is one of the masterpiece of urdu poetry by one among us – ALIG MAJAS

ALIG Abdullah Ansari
abdullahalig@yahoo.com

Pankaj Srivastava February 19, 2006 at 3:38 am

Every thing is planned.

JAVED IQBAL SIDDIQUI March 7, 2006 at 3:25 am

The tarana is very sweet & beautiful .

Mujib Kidwai March 27, 2006 at 10:41 pm

Kindly provide the meanings of the difficult words in the Aligarh Tarana. I don’t follow it 100 %. Thanks

Kamran Ashrafi April 4, 2006 at 9:45 pm

Wow…its superb…excellent…and..we can use many more supermative word for this..sweetest Taraana..its a Soul of Aligarians.Its a wonderful tribute to our founder father by an Aligarian(Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz).

Asrar May 3, 2006 at 9:01 am

Amazing…………It gives a new energy in Aligs. It’s superb.

jasim mohammad May 24, 2006 at 7:57 am

assalam
‘urdu ko logne bhoola diya hai aur ap hai ki aligarh ko zinda kiye hai’
roman mai tarana dekhkar dil khush hooa.
jasim mohammad
jasimmd@rediffmail.com

jasim Mohammad June 14, 2006 at 4:02 am

‘zarraat ka bosa lene ko, sau baar jhuka aakaash yahan
khud aankh se ham ne dekhi hai, batil ki shikast-e-faash yahan’

sibghatullah June 27, 2006 at 12:40 am

Aagar ye website urdu main hoti, to bahut achcha hota. kum az kum aligarh walon ko is baat pe sochna chahiye. Ummeed ke is per ghour kiya jayega.

Shashi Bhushan Rai June 29, 2006 at 5:57 am

Really its the most beautiful& melodious song on the earth & every one can see the true reflection of Aligarh in this “tarana”.
I am sorry if I am wrong anywhere to express my feeling here with this very ‘shair’that Its applicable for all the Aligs -”Main woh mitti hun jo chak ki gardish mein asir, tu agar hath laga de to sanwar jaoonga”
Regards.
Shashi B Rai

arun bajaj July 9, 2006 at 2:51 am

indeed this is a masterpiece from that great poet and i am overwhelmed. for the first time i have heard it on your web-site and i can only say “tu kahan hai majaz”? is mulk ko tumhari zaroorat hai” 9TH july 2006

Md Ghouse Athani July 26, 2006 at 9:06 pm

the tarana is superb, melodious, & inspiring . it awaikens us. it inspires to become something and serve our community and country

Naim Qazi July 28, 2006 at 6:45 pm

Mohib Sahib:

Thank you for your web site. The brought back good memories of Aligarh and AMU.

If it was not the AMU, today I would be a farmer in a small town in U.P. Thanks to Sir Syed and his vision, today Aligarian are all over the world achieving greatness and bringing credit to their alma mater.

It has been a long time since I left Aligarh (1970) with few dollars in my pocket. I was not sure I would be happy in America, but with the passage of time I got seasoned. I made peace with my decision to become a U.S. citizen. For new comers, the transfer of loyalty is gradual and unconscious. In my view loyalty is the love of country, pride in it, and readiness to make sacrifice for its best interest. I have learned to love the country of my choice more sincerely. As an American, I have achieved successes in my career that a person of my background would never have imagined. As an American, I also become free, independent and proud.

Also, thanks to my mother who had the vision to move all my brothers and sisters from our small town to Aligarh for education. In her memory, I have contributed a small amount to the AMU Scholarship fund which is professionally managed by the AMU Washington Chapter. I encourage all Aligarian to join this great effort. This is one way we can pay back our debt to AMU.

The short and long version of Tarana has touched me very much. This is the most beautiful and inspiring song.

Just one suggestion: please consider inserting full English translation below each line. I will print it in color, framed it and give it to my son as a gift.

May God bless you and your family. Please keep up the good work.

Naim Qazi

Inamullah Azmi September 2, 2006 at 9:28 am

Ho agar haNthooN me tere Khamayai mujiz raqam
Sheeshai dir ho agar tera misale jamejam
pak rakh apne sada tilmeze Rahmanee hai to
dekhna hone na payee tere sada be abroo
sonee waloon ko jaga de shair ke aijaz se
khirmane batil jalade shulayee awaz se

Inamullah Azmi
inam@cyberamu.com

Asghar Ali January 16, 2007 at 2:54 am

The Tarana is excellent. After reading I am feeling
great……. May God bless you…….. Thanks for creating this website.

ABID NAQVI February 16, 2007 at 10:01 pm

ye tarana itna khoobsoorat hai ki ab ise zuban ki sarhadon ko par karke doosari zuban men bhi Aanaa chahiye . philhal to ise hindi(devnagari) men to kar hi dena chahiye.
—- abid naqvi
abidnaqvism@gmail.com

khalidalig June 20, 2007 at 9:54 am

I dont think any country or institution has a trana better than our trana. we all aligariyans should selute Majaz for that. at least we should offer fateha to him. May Allah bless his soul. amin

farzana siddiqui June 20, 2007 at 3:42 pm

i really dont know what to write in the praise of this gr8 composition….but it really gives a sensation which is so full of energy n it makes all of us remind of our Aligarh days n its existance…….with this Tarana lots of storys are related of my Aligarh boarding days….since my school days til the last day of my college!!!!!!!!n it became a memory for me as we were the last batch who got the opportunity to sing the Tarana with the other university boys in te literary function of Tamseel and Meezan.. in the year of 1985 so its not a Tarana only for me but its the age which is still going on n moving on with my life……i am always short of words to express my feelings for the Tarana……as there are always unspoken words…in life,,,, though i am trying to write my emotions dipped into this meloldious composition of our gr8 and beloved shayar majaz sahib…may Allah bless his soul with finest life there….i love this tarana coz it always provide me a window to peep into my stay at Aligarh which has never become old…and still its so aromatic that my soul get perfumed ..when ever i get tuned to it……thanx to Muhib sb who has given us a page to write our emotions…..may Allah bless Mohib sb with finest every thing in life !!Farzana siddiqui

Rashid Siddiqui June 23, 2007 at 5:24 am

Nice to visit this site. Aligarh tarana reminds my father his days in University and it gives same feeling to me. As long as this song play, i got all my memories of university and feel that i am sitting somewhere in campus.

I left aligarh in 1987. My wish to visit university once more in my life and spend atleast a day in my hostel Hali hostel MM hall.

Anyone from Aligarh please do write to me at my ID rashid8505@rediffmail.com

SADAT October 7, 2007 at 12:24 am

BAHOT PYARA TARANA HAI ,,,,,,,, MUJHE ISE DOWNLOAD KARNA HAI TO KAISE KAR SAKTA HUN

SYED SHAHBAZE KHURRAM October 24, 2007 at 10:27 am

Assalamo alekum.
i have just find this wonderful site,where we can rejoin,AMU.May ALLAH bless your effort,to bring such priceless things directly to the students,ex-student,and every person who has related directly or indirectly to ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY.well,now university has loosing his credientals and edge on modern education with islamic culture due to the ill behaviour and ingagement of students in meaningless things other than study.Now students focussing on reginalism insist of study.
We are loosing our edge,NEVERTHELESS we will strike again with pride.with the concept of our great Past and glorious movement lead by our great ancestor.Once again we will prove that;jo abr yahaaN se uThThega, vo saare jahaaN par barsegaa
har juu-e-ravaan par barsegaa, har koh-e-garaaN par barsegaa
har sard-o-saman par barsegaa, har dasht-o-daman par barsegaa
Khud apne chaman par barsegaa, GhairoN ke chaman par barsegaa
har shahr-e-tarab par garjegaa, har qasr-e-tarab par kaRkegaa……INSHALLAH.
MAY ALLAH BLESS YOUR TEAM FOR THIS GREAT EFFORT.

zafar equebal November 12, 2007 at 8:06 am

i have never listen such type of trana best

FAHEEM ANSARI February 8, 2008 at 5:59 am

jo taaq-e-haram meN roshan hai, vo shamaa yahaaN bhii jaltii hai
is dasht ke goshe-goshe se, ek juu-e-hayaat ubaltii hai

Mind Blowing Mind Blowing
Peace of Dedication to Muslims as a whole and AMU in particular.

S.H.Masoom February 18, 2008 at 7:46 pm

splendid…… kaash mujhe Aligarh ki paak sarzameen ki qadamboosi ka sharf haasil hota! S.H.Masoom, ARARIA

Shakeel Azmi March 20, 2008 at 1:21 pm

dis is x-student of AMU it was gr8 being a student of dat university it gives me immense pleasure 2 b a part of such a educational body of india.thnx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AMU ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

salahuddin June 7, 2008 at 9:08 pm

AMU KI BAHOT YAAD AATI HAI.
Assalam.

nasir.hafez June 9, 2008 at 5:26 am

dear skkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Trana ali Garh university

Salman June 19, 2008 at 3:20 am

hey guys…salaam!
ur all alumnis i guess…m still a part of this fraternity and i do not feel like d way ya guys are feeling…i hate the typical aligarian trait…regionalism n all..
please don’t mind bros…my intention is not hurt ur nostalgic feeling but let ya guys know about d current condition.
teachers don’t want to teach n students don’t want to learn…

m just impatiently waiting for the day i will leave d campus!
Allaah haafiz (n lastly though not least i also loved d tarana our tarana…)

meraj khan July 10, 2008 at 3:07 am

assalam
i’m d x student of d chaman iwant 2 download d veido of tarana plz tell me how 2 download or plz send me on my id,
thanks

khuda hafiz

mairaj anjum amravati August 10, 2008 at 5:54 am

this trna is very sweet and butiful for listing

danish August 11, 2008 at 12:17 am

Beautiful song. But voice was not much clear and music should not have been used.

Naim October 24, 2008 at 9:44 pm

Danish Sahib
Yes, voice could be better. But this is from the web site. I am not sure I understand your comment on music. This is the best composition of music. Enjoy.

S.I.M.Jafri (Alig) December 15, 2008 at 10:55 pm

Dear Aligs (Assalamwalaikum)
Really. I am indebted to the body(s), whosoever have provided us and compiled this beautiful Aligarh Tarana. I have become nostalgic to get this beautiful piece in the morning of 16th December. I wish my University bloom and prosper and impart the same quality education, which it has been rendering since its inception.Khuda hafiz.

S.I.M.Jafri (Alig)
M.A.English B.Lib.Sc

mohammad talha January 5, 2009 at 3:12 am

esko suno to man karta hai ke sunta raho….every line, even every word has a great sence in this amu tarana.

ziaul Hasan January 26, 2009 at 11:40 pm

this TARANA is beutiful, and a symbol of unity (National Integration) i love very much to listen it

Suhail Aligarhi February 22, 2009 at 6:31 pm

This timeless masterpiece by Majaz will forever inspire people and touches the core of one’s heart. The lyrics are beautiful, every verse springs into life inside one’s imagination. It evokes strong, overflowing feelings of love for our Alma Mater (or country for that matter) and gives us a lesson of our history, beauty, sacrifices and defines our duty in a way that a thousand books can not achieve.

I hope this will inspire people to keep creating works of art that capture human imagination for generations to come. It is said that Majaz composed this Tarana in one night. AMU owes that one night a gratitude that it can never hope to pay back.

Truly Inspiring.

aariz matloob March 17, 2009 at 10:24 pm

As salam alaikum
bahut khub, agar main is tarane ke bare mein kuch likhun to shayad, ink aur page ki kami ho jayegi….. duniya mein koi aisa shakhs nahi hai jo is tarane ko sun ke uska murid ho gaya ho.
main AMU aur Sir Syed ‘DADA’ se utna pyar karta hoon ki shayad iska apko andaza nahi. agar main apni bat karoon, amu nahi rahta to shayad main aj nahi padh pata. kyon ki financilly main us layak nahi tha. alhamdo lillah, aj main itna khush hal hoon ke bata nahi sakta. i can do anything for amu…. even ki main apni jan bhi qurban kar sakta hoon.
Aariz Matloob
Dept. of pol. science
Jamia millia islamia, N, Delhi-25
Email- aarizalig@gmail.com

Firoz khan April 8, 2009 at 6:03 am

amazing yaar ……i stii remember those daz when me n ma batchmates prepared it very dedicately to sung it on stage…….

priyanka April 21, 2009 at 5:45 am

assalamalaikum everyone…………our tarana is awesome and I m so lucky and happy dat I m a part of dis university…….

Qamar Tanha May 1, 2009 at 3:16 am

ZIDO NE TARK -E- TALLUK TO KAR LIYA LEKIN
UDAAS MAIN BHI HUN AUR BEQARAR WO BHI HAI

Assalam Alaikum Alig Borothers,after a long time i realised that really i have missed something called SUNEHRE DIN,When i was in AMU i had been a Ghazal singer and writer also.
Aj Tarana suna yun laga jaise main Aligarh ki yadon men kho sa gaya hun.Main shukr guzar hun aap logo ka ki aapne AMU ki yadon ko taza karne ke liye behtareen zariya dia hai.Meri dua hai ki Hamari shan jis tarah thi usi tarah hamesha barqarara rahe(AAMEEN)
If Any Alig want to talk to me your most welcome.Any time can contact me to share YADEN.
tanha_quamar@yahoo.com
tanhaonly1@yahoo.in
qamarflp@gmail.com
Mob-+91 9224575724/9022368495

Murtaza Siddiqui May 27, 2009 at 4:04 am

Really i like this nice Tarana, its a symbol of peace unity,

ALIG Murtaza Siddiqui
Jeddah, Saudi Arbia

mohtashim June 10, 2009 at 4:01 am

as salam ale kum.
bhai logon kya haal hai…
sab kuch to bade bhaiyyon ne likh diya hai….mein nhi likhungaa..kyunki kahan se shuru karungaa…
agar musalmaan ka bachcha ek baar yahan nahi aaya ho to wo badnaseeb hai……isse zyada kuch nhi..
cheeta tight..
allha hafiz

ubaid June 15, 2009 at 8:45 am

As salam alaikum
bahut khub, agar main is tarane ke bare mein kuch likhun to shayad, ink aur page ki kami ho jayegi….. duniya mein koi aisa shakhs nahi hai jo is tarane ko sun ke uska murid ho gaya ho.
main AMU aur Sir Syed ‘DADA’ se utna pyar karta hoon ki shayad iska apko andaza nahi. agar main apni bat karoon, amu nahi rahta to shayad main aj nahi padh pata. kyon ki financilly main us layak nahi tha. alhamdo lillah, aj main itna khush hal hoon ke bata nahi sakta. i can do anything for amu…. even ki main apni jan bhi qurban kar sakta hoon.

hina khan June 18, 2009 at 3:04 am

beautiful tarana.i don’t have words to express my feelings and love for this tarana.though its been ages i passed out from AMU but somehow while doing somework it clicked me and i happen to open this site where i found this.This evening definitely i will play this at my system(at home)and would make my son and husband(who is not an aligarian) listen to it….recalling all the sweet memories of kennedy hall and everywhere in AMU.

hina khan
noida

sabha July 3, 2009 at 7:29 am

please insert a video of this song

MUSHTAQ KHAN August 11, 2009 at 1:15 pm

URDU aur uske rasmul-khat ko zinda javed rakhne ki koshish ham sab ALIG bradri ko sidq-e-dil se be-los karna hoga,ye waqt ki sab se badi zaroorat hai.warna “Na samjhoge to mit jaoge ae hindustan walo” .Kam-az-kam ye beda to ham sab utha hi len ki Urdu akhbar roz khareeden-ge,urdu kitabon ka zakheera karenge,,aur apne bachon me iska zauq paida karenge.

MUSHTAQ KHAN
RANBAXY LABS LTD.
mushtaqkhan71@yahoo.co.in

urooj January 3, 2010 at 10:11 am

being a part of a.m.u…
i love amu tarana..
its really great that i found it here..thanks 2 u

Rashid QURESHI, Jeddah January 11, 2010 at 5:23 am

Does anybody has the video copy of this tarana documentary?

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