In the packed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recited Urdu poet Nida Fazli’s famous ghazal “Safar main Dhoop to Hogi…” in Parliament. There was thunderous applause from his colleagues in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and allies with opposition leaders, including his predecessor Manmohan Singh, smiling, when Modi asked the opposition to change its disruptive tactics.

“Safar main dhoop to hogi, jo chal sako to chalo,” he said, invoking the famous Urdu poet and asking the opposition to walk along with him in his difficult journey under the scorching sun.

Here is the FULL TEXT of the poem recited by the PM:

“Safar mein dho to hogi jo chal sako to chalo,
Sabhi hain bheed mein…. tum bhi nikal sako to chalo,

Kisi ke vaasate raahein kahaan badalati hain,
Tum apne aap ko khud hi badal sako to chalo,

Yahaan kisi ko koi raasta nahin deta,
Mujhe giraake agar tum sambhal sako to chalo.”

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And his voice diminished in the loud beating of the desks, when he dealt a final literary blow. “Yahi hai zindagi, kuchh khwab, kuchh chand ummeedain; Inhi khilonon se tum bhi bahal sako to chalo.”