When Bhagat Singh cried for the first time!
Marke Bhi Na Mitegi Watan Ki Ulfat
Meri Matti Se Bhi Khusboo-e-Watan Ayegi…
This story is related to the two great freedom fighters of India, Saheed Bhagat Singh and Ramprasad Bismil.
In the 1930s, the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) decided to loot the train carrying the treasure of the British government.
Freedom fighters wanted money to buy the weapons so they can pursue the revolutionary activities against the British Empire and give more impetus to the freedom movement.
On 9 August 1925, Ramprasad Bismill, Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad and others did rob the British Treasure as planned. Unfortunately, the people of the HRA were caught by the British forces. Except for Chandra Shekhar Azad, every member was in jail.
Bhagat Singh joined the HSA during the same period and he was new to the association. The character and personality of the Bhagat Singh were very attractive.
He was a very active person in the association who is in a continuous thought process, to bring freedom to our nation. After knowing about the freedom fighters were in jail, HSA remaining revolutionary decided to break the jail.
Bhagat Singh was one of them. He and his fellow comrade decided to plan an exit plan for the Ramprasad Bismill. They sent the letter to Bismill about their plan to rescue him. Ramprasad Bismill refuses to break the jail.
The reason was that the jailor of the jail was an Indian and he gave an enormous freedom to him to roam around the jail. It is ironic and surprising to have freedom in jail but it is true. And because of the leniency provided by the jailor, the plan of rescue can also work smoothly in favour of the rescue plan.
Since freedom fighters are not just ordinary fighters. Their struggle is very big i.e. freedom for the nation. To work for such a great cause high thinking, morality and character are needed. Indian freedom fighters had that in them.
Ramprasad Bismill knows that if he misuses the trust of the jailor then the jailor will lose his job and get suspended. Breaking the trust of people is nothing less than treason for him. Therefore, he refused to break the jail and embrace his death as his lover.
He was a great poet and the last message he send to Bhagat Singh and others who are trying to rescue him was also in the form of poetry. It is said that Bhagat Singh after reading the poetry cried a lot. This was the single moment in history, recorded that a person like Bhagat Singh who was the stalwart of the freedom struggle, cried.
The poetry was:
Mitt Gaya Jab Mitne Wala, Fir Salam Aya toh Kya,
Dil Ki Barbadi Ke Baad Unka Payam Aya Toh Kya,
Mitt Gayi Jab Sab Umeedien Mitt Gaye Jab Sab Khayal,
Uss Ghadi Gar Naamvar Lekar Payam Aya Toh Kya,
E-Dille Nadan Mitt Ja Tu Bhi Ko-e-Yaar Me,
Fir Meri Nakamiyon Ke Baad Kaam Aya Toh Kya,
Kaash Apni Zindagi Me Haam Wo Manzar Dekhte,
Yun Sure-Turbat Koi Mehsar-Khiram Ayaa Toh Kya,
Akhri Sabh Deed Ke Kabil Thee ‘Bismill’ Ki Tadap,Subha-Dam Koi Agar Baala-E-Baam Aaya Toh Kya…