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.

Q2. How is the valley described in the third stanza?

Ans. In the third stanza, the valley is described as a spring that has chosen a seat to rest in the middle of the mountains.

Q3. How does the poet describe the happy mood of the rivers and waterfalls?

Ans. Pleasing and roaring sound of rivers and waterfalls is described as the happy mood of rivers and waterfalls.

Q4. What is the poet’s wish in the end?

Ans. At the end, the poet wishes that this homeland of ours is a charming garden indeed and we should shower our love on it.

 

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Language Work

 

A. Pick out the adjectives used in the poem.

Ans. Adjectives: Sunny, shining, fair, green, roses, charming.

 

B. Write the antonyms of the given words from the poem.

Fair, shining, bloom, thrilled, joy

 

Ans.

Word	Antonym
Fair	Ugly
Shining	Dim
Bloom	Wither
Thrilled	Weary
Joy	Misery

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s Talk

 

How do gardens, mountains, rivers, streams and waterfalls make a place beautiful? Share your ideas with the class.

 

Let’s Write

 

Make a list of things that we should do to preserve the beauty of J&K.