The Poem тАЬStars Speak to ManтАЭ is Poem 9 taken from Tulip Series English for students of Class 8 of JKBOSE Board for students of Jammu and Kashmir. The poem Stars Speak to Man has been written by Abdul Ahad Azad. This particular post is about Stars Speak to Man Poem 9 Summary and Question Answers. You will find Difficult words and their meanings, a Summary of the poem Stars Speak to Man and Question Answers to the poem Stars Speak to Man. In my previous post, I discussed Meeting Poets Poem 8 Summary and Question Answers. So, letтАЩs not waste more time and get started with this post.
Stars Speak to Man Poem 9 Summary and Question Answers
Introduction
The poem тАЬStars Speak to ManтАЭ talks about the callousness and avarice of a man who happens to be the crown of creation. As the crown of creation, man has to look after the bounties of nature and share them equally. Sadly, the callousness, insensitivity and avarice are leading him into a state of apathy. Destruction of humanity can be avoided by rekindling love, kindness and the spirit of unity among men before it is too late.
Stars Speak to Men Poem 9 (By Abdul Ahad Azad)
You were the light of reason but you chose to be fire. O man!
You put humanity to disgrace, how callous of you, O man!
Nature had fashioned you to apportion love and affection
But you took to buying and selling religion and faith instead.
Nature had thrown open all its treasures to you;
You had to share them equitably but you sat serpent-like on them.
One world, one mankind, as close to one another as the nail to the flesh.
Who then ignited the fire of division and duality in your mind?
You pose to be the pillar of religion and dharma without caring the least of either.
Seeing your shameful deeds humanity has fallen into lament.
Should mankind ever own and profess a religion and faith,
Which pervert the essential unity of man into division and disorder?
To mischief and disruption, you have given the name of religion and patriotism:
That which you call awakening is a stupefying hangover.
Your own misdeeds have deluded you and you grumble against fate;
Still pursuing the hackneyed ways, how can you ferry across?
Your heart restlessly vibrating, your vision clouded by fantasies;
All this is a fanciful dream, now wake up, O man, wake up.
Friends and mates who shared your woe, like parts of your own heart.
How could you tear their hearts to pieces, you blood-thirsty man!
In your own garden you cut the roots while watering twigs and leaves;
Your own home you ransack and ravage tear apart.
Stars Speak to Man Poem 9 Word Meanings
Word | English Meaning | Hindi Meaning | Urdu Meaning |
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Apathy | Lack of sympathy | рдирд┐рдареБрд░рд╛рдИ | ╪и█Т ╪н╪│█М |
Avarice | Indifference great desire to have wealth; excessive greed | рдзрди рдХрд╛ рд▓рд╛рд▓рдЪ | ┘Д╪з┘Д┌Ж |
Rekindle | Bring back to life or consciousness; arouse: stimulate | рдлрд┐рд░ рд░реЛрд╢рди рдХрд░рдирд╛ | ╪п┘И╪и╪з╪▒█Б ╪▓┘Ж╪п█Б ┌й╪▒┘Ж╪з |
Disgrace | Being shame or discrediting someone or something | рдЕрдкрдорд╛рди | ╪▒╪│┘И╪з╪ж█М |
Callous | Insensitive | рдХрдареЛрд░ | ╪│╪о╪к |
Fashioned | Given a particular form | рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖ рдкреНрд░рдгрд╛рд▓реА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ | ╪о╪з╪╡ ┘В╪│┘Е |
Apportion | Distribute proportionally | рдмрд╛рдВрдЯрдирд╛ | ╪к┘В╪│█М┘Е |
Equitably | Impartiality; fairly; justly | рд╕рдорд╛рди рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ | ┘Е╪│╪з┘И█М ╪╖┘И╪▒ ┘╛╪▒ |
Serpent-like | (mythical) like a python believed in the legend to sit on a treasure to safeguard it | рдирд╛рдЧ рдХреЗ рд╕рдорд╛рди | ┘Ж╪з┌п ┘Ж┘Е╪з |
Ignited | Cause something to catch fire | рдЖрдЧ рд▓рдЧрд╛рдирд╛ | ╪в┌п ┘Д┌п╪з┘Ж╪з |
Duality | Double standards: dishonesty | рджреЛрд╣рд░реЗ рдорд╛рдкрджрдВрдб | ╪п┘И█Б╪▒╪з ┘Е╪╣█М╪з╪▒ |
Dharma | Religion; piety, correct moral conduct | рдзрд░реНрдо | ┘Е╪░█Б╪и |
Shameful | Disgraceful | рд╢рд░реНрдордирд╛рдХ | ╪┤╪▒┘Е┘Ж╪з┌й |
Lament(n) | Mourning; wailing | рд╡рд┐рд▓рд╛рдк | ┘Е╪з╪к┘Е█Ф |
Profess | Declare | рджрд╛рд╡реЗ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдХрд╣рдирд╛ | ╪п╪з┘И█Т ┌й█Т ╪│╪з╪к┌╛ ┌й█Б┘Ж╪з |
Pervert(v) | To corrupt; to debase | рдмрд┐рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝рдирд╛ | ╪о╪▒╪з╪и ┌й╪▒┘Ж╪з |
Disruption | Turmoil or disorder | рджрд░рд╛рд░ | ╪п╪▒╪з╪▒ |
Stupefying | Making dull or dead to external influences | рдмрд╣рдХрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ | ╪и┌╛┌й┘Ж█Т ┘И╪з┘Д╪з |
Hangover | Unpleasant after-effects of something intoxicating | рдирд╢рд╛ | ┘Ж╪┤█Б |
Delude | Mislead | рдзреЛрдЦрд╛ рджреЗрдирд╛ | ╪п┌╛┘И┌й█Б ╪п█М┘Ж╪з |
Grumble | To complain | рдмрдбрд╝рдмрдбрд╝рд╛рдирд╛ | ╪и┘Ж╪и┘Ж╪з┘Ж╪з |
Pursuing | Following | рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд░рдг рдХрд░рдирд╛ | ┘╛█М╪▒┘И█М ┌й╪▒┘Ж╪з |
Hackneyed | _old-fashioned | рдШрд┐рд╕рд╛-рдкрд┐рдЯрд╛ | ┘╛╪▒╪з┘Ж╪з |
Ferry (v) | To cross a river by boat | рдирд╛рд╡ рд╕реЗ рдирджреА рдкрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рдирд╛ | ┌й╪┤╪к█М ┌й█Т ╪░╪▒█М╪╣█Т ╪п╪▒█М╪з ╪╣╪и┘И╪▒ ┌й╪▒┘Ж╪з |
Restless | Without rest or sleep | рдмреЗрдЪреИрди рд╣реЛрдирд╛ | ╪и█Т ┌Ж█М┘Ж |
Fantasies | Things of imagination | рдХрд▓реНрдкрдирд╛ | ╪о┘К╪з┘Д┘К |
Fanciful | Imaginary | рдХрд╛рд▓реНрдкрдирд┐рдХ | ╪о█М╪з┘Д█М |
Ransack | To loot violently | рд▓реВрдЯрдирд╛ | ┘Д┘И┘╣┘Ж╪з |
Ravage | To cause extensive damage | рдирд╛рд╢ рдХрд░рдирд╛ | ╪и╪▒╪и╪з╪п█М |
Pristine | In the purest form | рдкреНрд░рд╛рдЪреАрди | ┘В╪п█М┘Е |
Lend ear to | To listen to | рд╕реБрдирдирд╛ | ╪│┘Ж┘Ж╪з |
Stars Speak to Man Poem Summary in English
The Poem тАЬStars Speak to ManтАЭ has been translated by Prof. G. R. Malik from a Kashmiri poem written by Abdul Ahad Azad. тАЬStars speak to man’ is a thought-provoking poem that encourages human beings to rekindle love, kindness, and a spirit of unity among men before it is too late.
In this poem, the poet has described that as the crown of all the Almighty God’s creation, he was meant to defend and equitably distribute the treasures of nature but humans put humanity to shame and disgrace by falling into the vices of greed and started fighting in the name of religion caste, culture, etc. The poet laments the state of a man who was born to make sound decisions but chose the path of destruction and disgraced the entire human race. The poet wonders that if religion and patriotism result in the massacre of one’s brothers and sisters then what is the fun of having such a religion and faith.
The poet says that we live in the same world, and belong to the same mankind but he wonders who has put the double standards in the manтАЩs heart. The man who pretends to be supporting his religion is in reality far from being pious, he cares neither for religion nor for faith. The poet is angry at the behaviour of humans as they ransack their own homes and tear apart their hearts by bringing harm to their brothers. The poet wonders how can a garden survive if its guards start cutting the roots of trees and keep on watering the twigs and leaves. Giving this example, the poet warns that if this behaviour does not stop ultimately humanity will come to an end.
Stars Speak to Man Poem Summary in English
рдХрд╡рд┐рддрд╛ “рд╕реНрдЯрд╛рд░реНрд╕ рд╕реНрдкреАрдХ рдЯреВ рдореИрди” рдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреБрд╡рд╛рдж рдЕрдмреНрджреБрд▓ рдЕрд╣рдж рдЖрдЬрд╝рд╛рдж рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рд▓рд┐рдЦрд┐рдд рдПрдХ рдХрд╢реНрдореАрд░реА рдХрд╡рд┐рддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░реЛ. рдЬреА.рдЖрд░. рдорд▓рд┐рдХ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред “рд╕рд┐рддрд╛рд░реЗ рдордиреБрд╖реНрдп рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рдд рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ’ рдПрдХ рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░реЛрддреНрддреЗрдЬрдХ рдХрд╡рд┐рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬреЛ рдордиреБрд╖реНрдп рдХреЛ рдмрд╣реБрдд рджреЗрд░ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдкреНрдпрд╛рд░, рджрдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдкреБрд░реБрд╖реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рдПрдХрддрд╛ рдХреА рднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛ рдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЬрдЧрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдкреНрд░реЛрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рд┐рдд рдХрд░рддреА рд╣реИред
рдЗрд╕ рдХрд╡рд┐рддрд╛ рдореЗрдВ, рдХрд╡рд┐ рдиреЗ рд╡рд░реНрдгрд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐рдорд╛рди рдИрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдХреА рд╕реГрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рдХреЗ рдореБрдХреБрдЯ рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ, рд╡рд╣ рдкреНрд░рдХреГрддрд┐ рдХреЗ рдЦрдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреА рд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдФрд░ рд╕рдорд╛рди рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рд╡рд┐рддрд░рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдереЗ, рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдордиреБрд╖реНрдпреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд▓рд╛рд▓рдЪ рдХреЗ рдЬрд╛рд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдкрдбрд╝рдХрд░ рдорд╛рдирд╡рддрд╛ рдХреЛ рд╢рд░реНрдо рдФрд░ рдЕрдкрдорд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рдбрд╛рд▓ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рд▓рдбрд╝рд╛рдИ рд╢реБрд░реВ рдХрд░ рджреАред рдзрд░реНрдо рдЬрд╛рддрд┐, рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдХреГрддрд┐, рдЖрджрд┐ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рдХрд╡рд┐ рдиреЗ рдПрдХ рдРрд╕реЗ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐ рдХреА рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐ рдкрд░ рд╢реЛрдХ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬреЛ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреЗ рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдкреИрджрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛, рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рд╡рд┐рдирд╛рд╢ рдХрд╛ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдЪреБрдирд╛ рдФрд░ рдкреВрд░реА рдорд╛рдирд╡ рдЬрд╛рддрд┐ рдХреЛ рдмрджрдирд╛рдо рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдХрд╡рд┐ рдХреЛ рдЖрд╢реНрдЪрд░реНрдп рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдзрд░реНрдо рдФрд░ рджреЗрд╢ рднрдХреНрддрд┐ рдХрд╛ рдкрд░рд┐рдгрд╛рдо рднрд╛рдИ-рдмрд╣рдиреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдХрддреНрд▓реЗрдЖрдо рд╣реЛ рддреЛ рдРрд╕реЗ рдзрд░реНрдо рдФрд░ рдЖрд╕реНрдерд╛ рд░рдЦрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдордЬрд╛ рд╣реИред
рдХрд╡рд┐ рдХрд╣рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╣рдо рдПрдХ рд╣реА рджреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдПрдХ рд╣реА рдорд╛рдирд╡ рдЬрд╛рддрд┐ рдХреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рд╡рд╣ рд╕реЛрдЪрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдЖрджрдореА рдХреЗ рджрд┐рд▓ рдореЗрдВ рджреЛрд╣рд░рд╛ рдорд╛рдкрджрдВрдб рдХрд┐рд╕рдиреЗ рд░рдЦрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЬреЛ рдЖрджрдореА рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдзрд░реНрдо рдХрд╛ рд╕рдорд░реНрдерди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рд╡рд╛ рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рд╡рд╣ рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╡рд┐рддреНрд░ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдХреЛрд╕реЛрдВ рджреВрд░ рд╣реИ, рдЙрд╕реЗ рди рддреЛ рдзрд░реНрдо рдХреА рдкрд░рд╡рд╛рд╣ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рди рд╣реА рдЖрд╕реНрдерд╛ рдХреАред рдХрд╡рд┐ рдордиреБрд╖реНрдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╣рд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдХреНрд░реЛрдзрд┐рдд рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рд╡реЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╣реА рдШрд░реЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рддреЛрдбрд╝рдлреЛрдбрд╝ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдФрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рднрд╛рдЗрдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдиреБрдХрд╕рд╛рди рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪрд╛рдХрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рджрд┐рд▓реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рддреЛрдбрд╝ рджреЗрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдХрд╡рд┐ рдЖрд╢реНрдЪрд░реНрдп рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдПрдХ рдмрдЧреАрдЪрд╛ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдЬреАрд╡рд┐рдд рд░рд╣ рд╕рдХрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдпрджрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдкрд╣рд░реЗрджрд╛рд░ рдкреЗрдбрд╝реЛрдВ рдХреА рдЬрдбрд╝реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдХрд╛рдЯрдирд╛ рд╢реБрд░реВ рдХрд░ рджреЗрдВ рдФрд░ рдЯрд╣рдирд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдкрддреНрддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдкрд╛рдиреА рджреЗрддреЗ рд░рд╣реЗрдВред рдпрд╣ рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг рджреЗрддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдХрд╡рд┐ рдиреЗ рдЪреЗрддрд╛рд╡рдиреА рджреА рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдпрджрд┐ рдпрд╣ рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╣рд╛рд░ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░реБрдХрд╛ рддреЛ рдЕрдВрддрддрдГ рдорд╛рдирд╡рддрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдЕрдВрдд рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдПрдЧрд╛ред
Theme of the Poem Stars Speak to Man
The poem is addressed to Man. The poet warns human beings to rekindle love, kindness and a spirit of unity to save humanity from destruction otherwise humanity will come to an end. The poet tells the man that he was the light of reason but he put humanity to disgrace. Nature had provided him with treasures of bounties to share equally, but he sat like a serpent on them. His heart is restlessly vibrating and his vision is clouded by fantasies.
Rhyme Scheme of the Poem Stars Speak to Man
The Poem тАЬStars Speak to ManтАЭ is a single stanza poem that has 22 lines in it. The poem is written in freestyle verse and has no fixed rhyme scheme in it.
Thinking About the Poem
1. What do stars say to a man in the first two lines?
Ans. The stars condemn human beings for their insensitiveness and callous attitude. The stars say that God had made human beings to enlighten the world but chose the path of destruction and greed. He has put humanity in disgrace.
2. Nature had fashioned you to apportion love and affection
But you took to buying and selling religion and faith instead.
Explain these lines.
Ans. In these lines, the poet says that nature designed human beings to distribute love and affection to their fellow beings. But human beings started using religion and faith for their benefit instead of spreading love and faith.
3. Why is a man described as a serpent?
Ans. Man is described as a serpent in the poem because nature has designed him to share his treasure equally with all human beings but he becomes greedy and confines those treasures to himself only. He sat like a serpent on those resources.
4. тАЬThat which you call awakening is a stupefying hangoverтАЭ. Why?
Ans. The poet says that man boasts of his love and knowledge of religion but in reality, he continues to fight in the name of religion. That is why the poet calls manтАЩs awakening a stupefying hangover and nothing else because no religion teaches hatred and killings.
5. Do you think the poem is a wake-up call? Explain
Ans. Yes, the poem is the wake-up call for human beings on earth. In this poem, the stars try to make us aware of our duties and responsibilities. We should forget the differences of caste, creed, colour and religion and live in harmony with each other and nature otherwise humanity will come to an end.
Language Work
- Fill in the blanks to make a meaningful summary of the poem.
The poem is addressed to __________. The poet tells Man that he was the __________ of reason but he put humanity to __________. Nature had provided him with __________ of bounties to share them __________ but he sat __________ on them. His heart is __________ vibrating and his vision is __________ by fantasies. In his own garden, he cut the __________ while watering __________. He has ransacked and __________ his own home.
Ans. The poem is addressed to Man. The poet tells Man that he was the light of reason but he put humanity to disgrace. Nature had provided him with treasures of bounties to share them equally, but he sat serpent-like on them. His heart is restlessly vibrating and his vision is clouded by fantasies. In his own garden, he cut the roots while watering twigs and leaves. He has ransacked and ravaged his own home.
- Use the following phrases in your own sentences.
Choose to be, Take to, Throw open, Pose to be, Fall into, Tear apart.
Ans.
(i). Choose to be: He chooses to be a soft engineer in his life.
(ii). Take to: He took to morning walk very early.
(iii). Throw open: The Banihal Qazigund National Highway tunnel had been thrown open for traffic.
(iv). Pose to be: He poses to be a doctor but in reality, he is not.
(v). Fall into: The robber fell into the trap laid by the police.
(vi). Tear apart: He tore apart the important papers by mistake.
LetтАЩs Write
What are the duties we must do to save humanity from disgrace? Write in a paragraph.
Ans. It is the primary duty of human beings to save humanity from disgrace. A man was born to safeguard humanity and distribute the treasures of nature equally, but in the greed for money man forgot everything and did everything wrong to gather a huge sum of money. Even he started killing relations and became the most heinous beast. If he does not follow this warning, it will be too late. He should become a тАШman’ first and тАШA Successful Businessman’ later on. He must protect mankind and nature.
Star Speaks to Man Extra Questions
1. What is the responsibility given to mankind by nature?
Ans. The responsibility given to mankind by nature is to share its treasures equally and spread love and affection all over the world.
2. How man has disgraced humanity?
Ans. God had made man as the light of reason but he chooses to be fire and destroyer.
3. Why nature gave wealth to mankind?
Ans. Nature gave all the wealth to mankind to distribute it equally among themselves.
4. What is man buying and selling in the poem?
Ans. The man is buying and selling faith and religion instead of spreading love and affection.
5. Why man is termed as bloodthirsty in the poem stars speak to man?
Ans. The man is termed as bloodthirsty because he has torn apart the heart of those friends and companions who shared his griefs and sorrows.
6. What do stars reminds man of?
Ans. The stars remind man of his duties and responsibilities to mankind and mother earth. They reminded him of his misdeeds and shameful acts, greed and selfishness.
That’s all about Stars Speak to Man Poem 9 Summary and Question Answers. Hope you got answers to your queries. Do share your views about this post in the comment section below.
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