This Land of Ours | Poem 8 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

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This Land of Ours | Poem 8 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

 

Poem 8: This Land of Ours

 

Words to Remember

 

The bulbul chirps to the blossoms:

A flower-garden is this land of ours,

This land of ours is a flower-garden,

A flower-garden is this land of ours.

 

Sunny summits girdle it around –

Fair walls of shining marble –

In the midst is this gem, so green;

A flower-garden is this land of ours.

 

In the vales of mountain ranges

Spring has chosen a seat to rest.

Tulips bloom in gardens like Shalimar –

A flower-garden is this land of ours.

 

Springs, rivers and streams,

Rivulets and roaring waterfalls,

Are thrilled with the joy of spring.

A flower-garden is this land of ours.

 

Around roses the bulbul turns in love

And the bumblebee seeks the narcissus –

Kashmiris feel drunk in excitement.

A flower-garden is this land of ours.

 

Mahjoor, this homeland of ours

Is a charming garden, indeed;

Let us shower our love on it.

A flower-garden is this land of ours.

 

Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor

(Translated from the Kashmiri by Prof G.R. Malik)

 

 

bulbul: a bird بلبل

chirp: (especially of a bird) to make a short high sound چوں چوں کرنا

blossom: a small flower on a tree or plant شگوفے

summit: the highest point of a mountain بلند چوٹی

girdle: surround ارد گرد

bloom: grow کلی کھلنا

rivulet: a very small stream ندی

roaring: making loud and deep sound پر شور آواز

thrilled: extremely pleased بہت خوش ہونا

bumblebee: a large hairy bee شہد کی بڑی مکھی

narcissus: a fragrant white and yellow flower, similar to a daffodil نرگِس

 

Reading is Fun

 

Q1. What does the bulbul say to the blossoms in the first and second stanza?

Ans. In the first and second stanza, the bulbul says to the blossoms that the land this flower-garden, which is surrounded by the walls of shining marble is theirs.

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