English (Compulsory) For Class IX - Unit 4.6 (FUN) - A Mountain and a Squirrel (Poem) - Word / Meanings, Translation, Paraphrasing a Poem, SummaryAnd Message

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Unit 4.6 (FUN)
A Mountain and a Squirrel (Poem)

Word / Meanings

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Arrogant	Behaving in a proud manner, Haughty
2.	Beetle nut	A hard small nut that people in some parts of the world chew, A kind of a plant seed
3.	Expel	Take out, Remove, Move out
4.	Grandeur	Great and impressive appearance, Magnificent or Splendid
5.	Insignificant	Unimportant, having no value, not worthy of notice
6.	Omnipotence	Having total power, Having unlimited power
7.	Pose	Pretend, Exaggerated display
8.	Self-respect	Having a sense of pride for being, having something, Pride and confidence in oneself
9.	Shrewd	Clever, Having or showing sharp powers of judgement
10.	Splendour	Grand and impressive beauty, Quality of being splendid

A MOUNTAIN AND A SQUIRREL (POEM)

A mountain was saying this to a squirrel
"Commit suicide if you have self-respect
You are insignificant, still so arrogant, how strange!
You are neither wise, nor intelligent! Not even shrewd!
It is strange when the insignificant pose as important!
When the stupid ones like you pose as intelligent!
You are no match in comparison with my splendour
Even the earth is low compared with my splendour
The grandeur of mine does not fall to your lot
The poor animal cannot equal the great mountain!"
On hearing this the squirrel said, "Hold your tongue!
These are immature thoughts; expel them from your heart!
I do not care if am not large like you!
You are not a little thing like me
Everything shows the Omnipotence of God
Some large, some small, is the wisdom of God
He has created you large in the world
He has taught me climbing large trees
You are unable to walk a single step
Only large size! What other greatness have you?
If you are large show me some of the skills I have
Show me how you break this betel nut as I can."
Nothing is useless in this world
Nothing is bad in God's creation.
(Translation of Allama lqbal's poem "Pahar Aur Gilareeh")

Translation in Urdu

پہاڑ اور گلہری (نظم)

"کوئی پہاڑ یہ کہتا تھا ایک گلہری سے
تجھے ہو شرم تو پانی میں جاکر ڈوب مرے؛
ذرا سی چیز ہے اس پر غرور کیا کہنا
یہ عقل اور یہ سمجھ یہ شعور کیا کہنا!
عجب بات ہے ناچیز چیز بن بیٹھیں!
جو بے شعور ہو یوں باتمیز بن بیٹھیں!
تیری بساط ہے کیا میری شان کے آگے
زمین ہے پست میری آن بان کے آگے
جو بات مجھ میں ہے تجھکو وہ ہے نصیب کہاں
بھلا پہاڑ کہاں، جانور غریب کہاں ! "
کہا یہ سن کر گلہری نے، "منہ سنبھال ذرا!
یہ کچی باتیں ہیں، دل سے انہیں نکال ذرا!
جو میں بڑی نہیں تیری طرح تو کیا پرواہ!
نہیں تو بھی تو آخر میری طرح چھوٹا
ہر چیز کو کیا پیدا خدا کی قدرت ہے
کوئی بڑا، کوئی چھوٹا ، یہ اس کی حکمت ہے
بڑا جہاں میں تجھ کو بنا دیا اس نے
مجھے درخت پر چڑھنا سکھا دیا اس نے
قدم اٹھانے کی طاقت نہیں ذرا تجھ میں
نری بڑائی ہے! خوبی ہے اور کیا تجھ میں؟
جو تو بڑا ہے تو مجھ سا ہنر دکھا مجھ کو
یہ چھالیا ہی ذرا توڑ کر دکھا مجھ کو
نہیں ہے چیز نکمی کوئی زمانے میں
کوئی برا نہیں ہے، قدرت کے کارخانے میں

(علامہ لقبل کی نظم "پہاڑ اور گلہری" کا ترجمہ)

Paraphrasing of Stanzas

A mountain said to a squirrel that the former had no self-respect. He said that the squirrel was insignificant but haughty and had no intelligence. He also said that the squirrel pretended to be significant and intelligent, and the squirrel that he was nothing as compared to him. The mountain said the squirrel could not equal his greatness. The squirrel replied that the mountain had immature thoughts. The squirrel told the mountain that she could not care about that. Everything shows the power and wisdom of God. If God made the mountain so big, then He taught the squirrel to climb on trees. The squirrel said that the mountain had just height but nothing else; he could not even walk a step. The squirrel asked the mountain to show some skills and break the betel nut. God's creations are not bad and useless.

Summary Of The Poem

Reference: The poem " A mountain and a Squirrel" is written by Allama Iqbal.

Summary

One day, the mountain and the squirrel argue. The huge mountain calls the tiny squirrel insignificant, arrogant and stupid. The squirrel replies that while it is not as big as the mountain, the mountain cannot climb a tree. The talents of both the mountain and the squirrel differ considerably. If the squirrel has no height, then the mountain cannot crack a tiny nut.

Message of the Poem

This poem is a dialogue between the mountain and the squirrel. The mountain is proud of its towering bigness and looks upon the squirrel. The squirrel justifies its existence. It says that God created this universe in a very orderly way after a good deal of thinking. All big or small, rich or poor have a distinct quality and a definite place. None is superior or inferior. None should be considered as weak or useless.