Lo tuvimos en sexto estándar y aún recuerdo cómo le tomó casi dos semanas a la maestra terminar de explicarlo.
Sinhasan hil uthey raajvanshon ney bhrukuti tani thi,
budhey Bharat mein aayee phir se nayi jawani thi,
gumee huee azadi ki keemat sabney pehchani thi,
puerta phirangi ko karney ki sab ney hombre mein thani thi.
Chamak uthi san sattavan mein, yeh talwar purani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Kanpur key Nana ki muhn boli bahen chhaveeli thi,
Lakshmibai naam, pita ki woh santaan akeli thi,
Nana key sangh padhti thi woh Nana key sangh kheli thi
barchhi, dhal, kripan, katari, uski yehi saheli thi.
Veer Shivaji ki gaathaayen uski yaad zabani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Lakshmi thi ya Durga thi woh swayan veerta ki avatar,
dekh Marathey pulkit hotey uski talwaron key vaar,
nakli yudh-vyuh ki rachna aur khelna khub shikar,
sainya gherna, durg todna yeh ellos uskey preeya khilwad.
Maharashtra-kul-devi uski bhi aaradhya Bhavani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Huee veerta ki vaibhav key saath sagai Jhansi mein,
byah hua ban aayee Rani Lakshmi bai Jhansi mein,
rajmahal mein baji badhai khushiyan chhaee Jhansi mein,
sughat Bundelon ki viroodaavalee-si woh aayee Jhansi mein.
Chitra ney Arjun ko paya, Shiv sey mili Bhavani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Udit hua saubhagya, mudit mahalon mein ujiyali chhayee,
kintu kaalgati chupkey-chupkey kali ghata gher laayee,
Teer Chalaaney Vaaley Kar Mein útil Choodiyan Kab Bhayaee,
Rani vidhva huee hai, vidhi ko bhi nahin dayaa aayee.
Nisantan marey Rajaji, Rani shok-samani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Bujha profundo Jhansi ka tab Dalhousie hombre mein harshaaya,
Raajya hadap karney ka yeh usney achhaa avsar paaya,
fauran fauj bhej durg par apna jhandaa phehraya,
lawaris ka waris bankar británico Raj Jhansi aaya.
Ashrupurna Rani ney dekha Jhansi huee birani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Anunay vinay nahin sunti hai, vikat shaasakonki maaya,
vyapari ban daya chhahta tha jab wah Bharat aaya,
Dalhousie ney pair pasaarey, ab a palat gayee kaaya
Rajaon Nawwabon ko bhi usney pairon thukraaya.
Rani daasi bani, bani yeh daasi ab Maharani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Chheenee rajdhani Dilli ki, Lucknow chheena baaton-baat,
Qaid Peshwa tha Bithur mein, hua Nagpur ka bhi ghaat,
Udaipur, Tanjore, Satara, Karnatak ki kaun bisaat?
Jabki Sindh, Punjab Brahm por abhi hua que vajra-nipaat.
Bengaaley, Madras aadi ki bhi a vahi kahani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Rani royee rinvason mein, Begum gum se thi bezaar,
unkey gehney kapdey biktey ellos Calcuta key bazzar,
sarey aam nilaam chhaptey ellos angrezon clave akhbar,
“Nagpur key zewar le lo, Lucknow key lo naulakh haar”.
Yon pardey ki izzat pardesi key hath bikani thi
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Kutiya mein bhi visham vedna, mahalon mein aahat apmaan,
veer sainikon hombre clave mein tha apney purkhon ka abhmaan,
Nana Ghunghupant Peshwa joota raha tha sab saamaan,
bahen chhaveeli ney Ran-Chandi ka kar diya prakat aahvaan.
Hua yagna prarambh unhey a soyee jyoti jagani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Mahalon ney di aag, jhonpdi ney jwala sulgayee thi,
yeh swatantrata ki chingari antratam sey aayee thi,
Jhansi cheti, Dilli cheti, Lucknow laptey chhayi thi,
Merat, Kanpur, Patna ney bhari dhoom machayi thi,
Jabalpur, Kolhapur, mein bhi kuchh hulchul uksani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
¿Es Swatantrata Mahayagna mein kayee veervar aaye kaam,
Nana Ghunghupant, Tantya, chatur Azeemullah sarnam,
Ahmedshah Moulvi, Thakur Kunwar Singh, Sainik Abhiram,
Bharat key itihaas gagan mein amar rahengey jinkey naam.
Lekin aaj jurm kehlati unki jo Qurbani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Inki gaatha chhod, chaley hum Jhansi key maidanon mein,
Jahan Khadi Hai Lakshmibai Mard Bani Mardanon Mein,
Teniente Walker aa pohoncha, aagey bada jawanon mein,
Rani ney talwaar kheench li, hua dhandh asmanon mein.
Zakhmi hokar Walker bhaga, útil ajab hairani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Rani badhi Kalpi aayee, kar sau meel nirantar paar,
ghoda thak kar gira bhoomi par, gaya swarg tatkaal sidhaar,
Yamuna tat par angrezon ney phir khayee Rani sey haar,
vijayee Rani aagey chal di, kiya Gwalior por adhikar.
Angrezon key mitra Scindia ney chhodi rajdhani thee,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Vijay mili, par Angrezon ki phir sena ghir aayee thi,
Abkey General Smith sammukh tha, usney munhki khayee thi,
Kaana aur Mandra sakhiyan Rani key sangh aayee thi,
Yudh kshetra mein un dono ney bhari maar machayi thi.
par peechey Hughrose aa gaya, Hai! gheeri ab Rani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Para bhi Rani maar kaat kar chalti bani sainya key paar,
kintu saamney naala aaya, tha woh sankat visham apaar,
ghoda adaa, naya ghoda tha, itney mein aa gaye avaar,
Rani ek, shatru bahuterey, honey lagey vaar-par-var.
Ghayal hokar giri Sinhni, isey veer gati paani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Rani gayee sidhaar chita ab uski divya sawaari thi,
mila tej se tej, tej ki woh sachchi adhikaari thi,
abhi umr kul teis ki thi, manuj nahin avtaari thi,
humko jeevit karney aayee ban Swatantrata-naree thi,
camino dikha gayee, sikha gayee humko jo seekh sikhani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
Jao Rani yaad Rakhengey yeh krutagna Bharatwasi,
yeh tera balidaan jagavega Swatantrata avinasi,
hovey chup itihaas, lagey sachchai ko chahey phansi,
ho madmaati vijay, mitaa dey golon sey chahey Jhansi.
Tera Smarak tu hi hogi, tu khud amit nishaani thi,
Bundeley Harbolon Key Munh Hamney Suni Kahani Thi,
Khoob ladi mardani woh a Jhansi wali Rani thi.
– Fuente: Jhansi Ki Rani (con traducción al inglés) por Subhadra Kumari Chauhan