THE NATIONAL PRAYER

The grand scene of birth of
Independent India,
In that midnight, the flag of the
Ruler of two centuries lowered;

The tricolour Indian flag flaps in
The Red Fort in the midst of
National Anthem.

The first vision of Independent
India was dawned.

They rejoice everywhere,

Happiness all around,

There was a tender cry. Where

Is the Father of the Nation?

The White-clothed soul walking

In the midst of Sorrows and Pain,

Injected by hatred and ego, the

Result of communal violence.

The Father of the Nation

Mahatma, walking barefooted

In the streets of Bengal for

Peace and Harmony.

With the strength of blessed

Soul of Mahatma

I pray the Almighty: When will

Be the dawn of Second Vision?

Create thoughts in the minds of

My people,

And transform those thoughts

Into action.

Embed the thought of Nation
Being bigger than
The Individual, in the minds of
Leaders and people.


Help all the leaders of my
Country to give strength
And bless the nation with
Peace and Prosperity.
Give strength to all my
Religious leaders to bring
'Unity of Minds' among all over
Billion people.

Oh Almighty, bless all my
People to work and transform
Our country from developing
Into a developed nation.
Let this second vision be born
Out of sweat of my people,
And bless our youth to live in
Developed India.

___ APJ Abdul Kalam (The President of India)

(The Second Vision of the poet Abdul Kalam on account of October 2nd, 2002.)