The Love Song of Religious Unity

This song calling for religious unity is very powerful and evokes strong emotions to its readers. It is a shame that religious strife, all over the world, has become a never-ending curse, ushering needless misery and sadness.

Editor's Note:

This song about religious unity has been originally written in Hindi, a language of India. We will provide the English phonetic version of the poem and its translation. Please read and meditate. It is extremely powerful. Our thanks to Daljit (Dave) Singh for providing the poem and its translation.

Tu Hindu banega na Musalman banega Insaan ki aulaad hei insaan banega	You'll neither be a Muslim nor a Hindu You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Achha hei abhi tak tera kuchh naam nahi hei Tujhko kisi mazhab se koi kaam nahi hei	It's better that you don't have a name yet And you have nothing to do with any religion
Jis ilm ne insaano ko takseem kiya hei Us ilm ka tujh par koyee ilzam nahi hei	The so-called wisdom that has divided the humanity You don't carry the blame of that wisdom
Tu badley huye waqt ki pehchaan banega Insaan ki aulad hei insaan banega	You'll become the stamp of the changing times You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Tu Hindu banega na Musalman banega Insaan ki aulaad hei insaan banega	You'll neither be a Muslim nor a Hindu You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Maalik ne har insaan ko insaan banaya Humne use Hindu ya Musalman banaya	The Lord made us all humans We made us into Hindus and Muslims
Kudrat ne to bakhshi thi hame ek hi dharti Hamne kahi Bharat kahi Iran banaya	The nature blessed us with just one earth We made India here, we made Iran there
Jo tod de har bandh wo tufaan banega Insaan ki aulad hei insaan banega	You'll be the storm that will break all the barriers You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Tu Hindu banega na Musalman banega Insaan ki aulaad hei insaan banega	You'll neither be a Muslim nor a Hindu You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Nafrat jo sikhaye wo dharam tera nahi hei Insaa ko jo ronde wo kadam tera nahi hei	The religion that teaches hatred is not yours The step that tramples the others is not yours
Kuruan na ho jisme wo mandir nahi tera Geeta na ho jisme wo haram tera nahi he	The temple that does not have a Koran is not yours The Harem that does not have a Geeta is not yours too
Geeta is a holy book of the Hindus and Koran is the holy book of the Muslims. Here, the word "harem" does not refer to the images we have of a typical harem. A harem is also the sanctum sanctorum of a religious building.
Tu amn ka or sulah ka armaan banega Insaan ki aulaad hei insaan banega	You'll be an incarnation of peace and harmony You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Tu Hindu banega na Musalman banega Insaan ki aulaad hei insaan banega	You'll neither be a Muslim nor a Hindu You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Ye deen ke taajar ye watan bechne wale watan bechne wale Ye deen ke taajar ye watan bechne wale watan bechne wale	The ones who are merchants of fundamentalism and the ones who sell the nation
Insaano ki lasho ke kafan bechne wale kafan bechne wale Insaano ki lasho ke kafan bechne wale kafan bechne wale	The ones who can sell even the covers of the corpses
Ye mehlo me bethe hue katil you luters Kaanto ke awaj ruhe chaman bechne wale	The plunderers and murderers who live in the palaces And those who sell the country in exchange for thorns
Tu inke liya maut ka elaan banega Insaan ke aulad he insaan banega	For them you'll become a declaration of death You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human
Tu Hindu banega na Musalman banega Insaan ki aulaad hei insaan banega	You'll neither be a Muslim nor a Hindu You're an offspring of a human, you'll become a human