Accomplishing a large body of acclaimed works through his life, Nazrul is officially recognised as the national poet of Bangladesh and commemorated in India.The writings of Kazi Nazrul Islam deal with revolutionary appeal. Nazrul has a strong voice against all kinds of bigotry including religious and gender. He wrote many novels, songs and much literary term but he is well known for his poems.In 1914, he resumed his studies and studied up to Class X. He studied Bengali, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian literature and Hindustani classical music. In 1917, he joined the Indian Army as a soldier and served there for three years, rising to the rank of Battalion Quarter Master (Havildar). In 1919, he published his first piece, 'The Autobiography of a Delinquent' or ‘Saogat’, while serving in the army.
Nazrul started his literary career in 1919 and it came to an abruptend in 1942. That was roughly the time between the First and the Second World Wars. In that relative short span of time, Nazrul's main concern shifted from modern poetry to modern songs. Therefore, he wrote most of his poems during the decade of 1920s.
There are Muslims who would fervently like to portray Nazrul as a poet of Islamic Renaissance, while there are other Muslims who "couldn't care less" about him and would, with equal vehemence, like to condemn and disown him as a Muslim.In The Rebel, Nazrul uses many names of Hindu gods which some conservatives strongly criticized. Actually, Islamic motif in the poem is rather few and those few Islamic elements such as Israfil or Zibrail also tend to be wiped out by the Hindu characters that repeatedly appear. On the other hand, there are several Islamic poems written by Nazrul, and at the same time, it is also well known that Nazrul was sympathetic to communist ideology. This attitude of him is rather confusing, but yet, there is no reason to deny his sincere faith in Islam.
Nazrul started his literary career in 1919 and it came to an abrupt
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There are Muslims who would fervently like to portray Nazrul as a poet of Islamic Renaissance, while there are other Muslims who "couldn't care less" about him and would, with equal vehemence, like to condemn and disown him as a Muslim.In The Rebel, Nazrul uses many names of Hindu gods which some conservatives strongly criticized. Actually, Islamic motif in the poem is rather few and those few Islamic elements such as Israfil or Zibrail also tend to be wiped out by the Hindu characters that repeatedly appear. On the other hand, there are several Islamic poems written by Nazrul, and at the same time, it is also well known that Nazrul was sympathetic to communist ideology. This attitude of him is rather confusing, but yet, there is no reason to deny his sincere faith in Islam.
A part of his his great poem.....(In Bengali)
মানুষ – কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম
গাহি সাম্যের গান-
মানুষের চেয়ে কিছু নাই, নহে কিছু মহীয়ান,
নাই দেশ-কাল-পাত্রের ভেদ, অভেদ ধর্মজাতি,
সব দেশে, সল কালে, ঘরে-ঘরে তিনি মানুষের জ্ঞাতি।
‘পূজারী, দুয়ার খোল,
ক্ষুদার ঠাকুর দাঁড়ায়ে দুয়ারে পূজার সময় হলো!’
স্বপ্ন দেখিয়া আকুল পূজারী খুলিল ভজনালয়
দেবতার বরে আজ রাজা-টাজা হ’য়ে যাবে নিশ্চয়!
জীর্ণ-বস্ত্র শীর্ণ-গাত্র, ক্ষুদায় কন্ঠ ক্ষীণ
ডাকিল পান্থ, ‘দ্বার খোল বাবা, খাইনি তো সাত দিন!’
সহসা বন্ধ হ’ল মন্দির, ভুখারী ফিরিয়া চলে,
তিমির রাত্রি, পথ জুড়ে তার ক্ষুদার মানিক জ্বলে!
ভুখারী ফুকারি’ কয়,
‘ঐ মন্দির পূজারীর, হায় দেবতা, তোমার নয়!’
মানুষের চেয়ে কিছু নাই, নহে কিছু মহীয়ান,
নাই দেশ-কাল-পাত্রের ভেদ, অভেদ ধর্মজাতি,
সব দেশে, সল কালে, ঘরে-ঘরে তিনি মানুষের জ্ঞাতি।
‘পূজারী, দুয়ার খোল,
ক্ষুদার ঠাকুর দাঁড়ায়ে দুয়ারে পূজার সময় হলো!’
স্বপ্ন দেখিয়া আকুল পূজারী খুলিল ভজনালয়
দেবতার বরে আজ রাজা-টাজা হ’য়ে যাবে নিশ্চয়!
জীর্ণ-বস্ত্র শীর্ণ-গাত্র, ক্ষুদায় কন্ঠ ক্ষীণ
ডাকিল পান্থ, ‘দ্বার খোল বাবা, খাইনি তো সাত দিন!’
সহসা বন্ধ হ’ল মন্দির, ভুখারী ফিরিয়া চলে,
তিমির রাত্রি, পথ জুড়ে তার ক্ষুদার মানিক জ্বলে!
ভুখারী ফুকারি’ কয়,
‘ঐ মন্দির পূজারীর, হায় দেবতা, তোমার নয়!’
Translated in English......
People - by Kazi Nazrul Islam
Sing Equality Song
There's nothing better than a man, not some grand,
There is no period in the country through the vessel, identity dharmajati,
All countries, Soul times, from house to house relatives of the man.
"Devotee, the door open,
Thakur damraye the door of hunger during worship! "
Seeing the dream of impassioned devotee of the chapel khulila
The king of the gods bare-taja will surely haye!
Worn-out-of-body lean, starving, thin voice
Dakila traveler, 'Dad, open the door, I have not eaten for seven days;
Suddenly the house is closed, go back bhukhari,
Darkness of the night, the way his hunger burns jewel!
Bhukhari phukari 'Oh,
"The priests of the temple, oh god, not you!
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