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3 .3 I f ' (^ Poem y Kudyaud Kiplij)
Poem-If (by Rudyard Kipling)
consider if- to be one of the most inspirational poems ever written. It is certainly a poem that
people
Manered a great deal of attention in popular culture. In fact, any lover of tennis can probably tell you that
haso f the lines of f-are hanging in the player's entrance at Centre Court Wimbledon in England. The lines
hat are displayed read, " you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the
While Kipling wrote poetry, novels, and articles, he is most notably known for his collection of short
ctories called he Jungle BoOk, Written in 1894. A British writer, ipling, won the Nobel Prize for literature in

1907.

Complete Text) (enpladtien )

f you can keep your head when all about you (1)
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, (2)

To be a good human being and to succeed in life, we should keep calm when other people around us are
losingtheir cool. We should not lose ourtemperament even if others are blaming us for their fault. Losing the
temper does not solve a problem, rather intensifies that. Keeping the head cool makes us think wisely to face
those tough situations, and ultimately a solution comes out.
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, (3)
But make allowance for their doubting too; (4)

We should have the faith in ourselves, even when others doubt us. But after that, we should give some
importance to their doubt too and try to find out what maybe the reason for their suspicion. After all, To err
is human... So, by keeping faith in ourselves we make sure that we don't get demoralized or disheatened.
And, by allowing others' doubt a little space of thought, we ensure that we are not doing something wrong
knowingly or unknowingly.

if you can wait and not be tired by waiting, (5)

Orbeing lied about, don't deal in lies, (6)
get tired by waiting. There are a
We should work hard and wait for the result patiently. We should not
number of real life examples where people missed big opportunities only by losing their patience. People may
in lies. In other words, we should always remain
lie about us to others, but we should not indulge ourselves
discover the truth and won't believe us
truthful. If we are misled or tempted to lie, people would ultimately
if that hurts us.
anymore. That's it's important to speak the truth
why even

Or being hated, don't give way to hating, (7)

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: (8)

yet should not hate them. We should show our love and
People may show their hatred towards us, we

in this world. Everyone has his strengths and weaknesses. We

respect to others. No man or woman is perfect as too good a
have to accept that and respect them for the good qualities in them. We should not show us
even after possessing such qualities. Having acquired
all these
person or talk too wisely with common people,
feel proud and tend to show off how good they are. But,
good qualities mentioned above, people generally uncomfortable in our company and avoid
others would feel
the poet warns us not to go that way. In that case,
to an unhealthy competition.
us. Even others may try to prove us wrong at any cost, leading

if you can dream-and not make dreams your master; (9)

If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim; (10)
not to be guided by unrealistic
To do something bigger, should dream first. But the poet also reminds us
we
detached from reality and eventually fail. There goes a
dreams. If dreams take the driver's seat, we would get
dream can So we should dream to reach great
come true."
saying "You have to dream first before your
be able to think over a matter, but should not make
heights in life, but keeping the reality in mind. We should
detached from the main point. So our
the thoughts our aim. That is to say that we often lose our radar and get
the target.
thinking should not be scattered misleading us away from
It you can meet with Triumph and Disaster (11)
And treat those two inpostors just the same; (12)
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and sorrow, 8O0d times and bad times. We should

of success and failure, joy
Life is a combination treatment. Here the poet personifies Triumph and Disaster both
with similar
and face both situat ions cheaters). People become too happy in success andng
'two impostors' (pretenders
or
and calling them or proud at a small success, reducing our chancee get
their duty at hand.
We may also get too complacent
too Bgrieved,
our
we may lose our faith and confidence. In
chances to
both reach
Again, at bad times, if we are th
higher
our goals.course of work is hampered. That is why the poet calls triumph and disaster 'two imposto
regular cases,
to0 He
treat those deceivers similarly,
with a smiling face. In short, don't be too happy or ad
asks us to under
any circumstances.

bear to hear the truth you've spoken

can
(13)
If you
make a tran for fonls, (14)
Twisted hy knaves to
We have to bear the tough situations where we see that our speech or statement is distorted by someone
befool others. Very often we see that people misinterpret or even deliberately distort our words to use
in
their favour. We should not lose our temper hearing that. Rather we should tolerate that, ensuring we have
spoken the truth.

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, (15)
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: (16)
We have to hold our nerves even after seeing that our favourite thing that we built with all our effort and
time is broken. Then we have to pick up the scattered parts and build it all over again. This is another key to
getting to the top of the world, according to the poet. To keep our cool is not easy in such a situation. But
patience and the mental toughness would help us build them again. Indeed, there is a story about Newton
that the papers containing his theories were destroyed in fire, and he wrote them again from the beginning.

If you can make one heap of all your winnings (17)

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, (18)
We should be able to accumu late all we have and take a risk in one turn of the game of pitch-and-toss.

And lose, and start again at your beginnings (19)

And never breathe a word about your loss; (20)
But we have to stay calm without uttering a word about that
We may lose the game and all our possessions. achieve
the poet talks about the capability of taking big risks to
loss and rebuild it from the beginning. Here our mental
This is yet another aspect of
if we lose the bet.
much greater success and keeping quiet even
toughness that we need to possess.

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew (21)
To serve your turn long after they are gone, (22)
of Will. We have to
of mental strength and the power
In the above lines, the poet continues the same theme the strength due to old age or
even after it has lost
torce our body (heart and nerve and sinew) to serve us
illness.
And so hold on when there is nothing in you (23)
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!" (24)
and nerve and
which would ask them (heart
Thus we should working driven by the power of Will
keep on
from our hear, the wu
If we want to do something great
Sinew) to "hold on' compelling them to do their job. there goes a proverb:
"When going gets tOug
us would prevent the body from getting tired. Indeed,
inside
the tough gets going."

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, (25)
Or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch, (26) mon
We should stay in touch with people from every class of the society. We should be able to talk with co
ng
wthout losing moral values. Again, we should be able to
virtue
walk with Kings wi L ehe
mass our or
realize the reality
and
re
reach of the common people. The common touch would help us
Deyond the the power and oPportunny
needs of the society. On the other hand, the noble touch would give us
higher goas
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nor loving friends can hurt you, (271

foes
If neither
with you, but none too much; (28)
If all men count
neither enemies nor loving friends
ourselves strong enough, mentally and physically, so that
We should build around us, and should not
we should develop healthy relationship with everyone
can hurt us. Moreover,
to harm us.
allow anyone
to develop our that everyone supports us and gives us importance
personality the right way, so
We have too much importance, we may be
but none too much. If we allow someone to give us
count with you), our duty. Or, we may get
our freedom and prevent us from doing
emotionally bound. That may restrict effort.
that we are so much liked by people, thus reducing our
complacent thinking
can till the unforgiving minute (29)
if you
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, (30)
for
is here called unforgiving, as it waits
A minute is filled with sixty seconds. Time (minute)
Time is precious. of life in productive work.
utilize every minute our
none and doesn't forgive him who wastes it. We should
afford in our short lifespan.
Wasting time is not something
we can

that's in it, (31)

Yoursis the Earth and everything
you'll be a Man, my son! (32)
And- which is more
- mentioned so far. We can win
fulfill all the conditions
the achievement that we can get if
comes
we
And what is more, we
Finally world and rule over everything.
earth and everything in it. We can go to top of the this poem for his son,
this should not forget that Kipling
wrote
be a complete and perfect human being. We be a future leader. But
would wanted to show his son the right way
to
it is addressed in the very last Iline. The poet
as
a man in their jou rney
of life on earth so far.
it has inspired many

IfSummary) the reader

one's life. The poem takes
that provides advice on how one should live
thrown one's way
"'f-is an inspirational poem reader can rise above adversity
that will almost certainly be
which the both positive and
through various ways in reader multiple scenarios,
the poem, the speaker gives the
at some point. Throughout oneself. The poem 'f- is
an inspirational poem
one should conduct
along with a glimpse into how reader through various ways in which
negative, live one's life. The poem
takes the
should has
how some point. The poem
one
that provides advice
on
thrown one's way at
that will almost certainly be lines,
above adversity "then" until the final two
the reader can rise scenario. Kipling leaves the
mathematical proof about
it with its if-then he or she will not only
have the
almost mentioned,
an
he or she is able
to do all that was just
reader that if
revealing to the be a "Man."
but he or she will also
world at his or her finger tips,

If (Structure and Form) contain eight lines. Each

stanza

into four stanzas of equal

length, all of which scheme:
his poem which has the rhyme
Rudyard Kipling separates with the exception
of the first stanza,
scheme of ababcdcd, feet consisting of an
has a set rhyme written in iambic pentameter, with five
is and
aaaabcbc. In terms of meter,
the poem
of the poem, presumably
Kipling, keeps a positive
stressed syllable.
The speaker to be a successful
unstressed and then a she needs to do in order
the reader what he or
the work, informing use of the pronoun "you."
upbeat tone throughout poem by his
makes this a very personal
person in life. Kipling

fAnalysis) ultimate inspiration that

poet Rudyard Kipling is a poem of
Nobel laureate win this life, and
the India-born British ideas about how to
The poem 'If by life. The poet conveys his
different situations
in in "Rewards and Fairies',
tells us how to deal with first published
written in 1895 and advice
human being. The poem, written in the form of paternal
after all, how to be a good lines each. The poem is
and
of eight in life
with four stanzas should meet to succeed
in 1910 is 32 lines long conditions that we
tells us the So all the
The poem basically
sentence.
to the poet's son, John. is written in a single complex
whole poem and the
beautiful one. The comes at the end,
make this life happy and a the entire theme
'if and the main clause concluding conditional goal. The poet
Subordinate clauses begin
with to achieve the
the poem was important The main theme of
ends with a full stop. This structure of to reach there.
poem the requirements
the end, after discussing all
at
speaks of the achievement one for the poem.
so many if's,
the title "1f is an apt
the poem is a combination of
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IfQuestions &Answers)
have to incorporate
titled I f - ? "Man," readers
Q(1) Whyis the poem with the word, "If".
To become a
conditional. Whether
to adopt
M O S t of the lines of this
poem begin choice is
can succeed
in life. The heartedly and
ideas into their minds. Only
then, they the poem whole
'1f-'. If one reads
hose to the listener. Therefore,
the poem is titled,
is
them or not, up then he or she can get
success.
obeys those principles, only
the poer's son,
'If? other than
Q/2) What typeof poem is advice to a child. Here,
the child is none
in the form of paternal human being.
pling
wrote
f- how to be an ideal
that teaches readers
John. It is a type of didactic poem

Q(3) What is the meaning of 'If-? The text presents

a series of advice roiow
ideal human being.
poem is all about how to be an
pling' s have a single meaning
why this poem does not
which one can become a "Man". That's
these
"Disaster" called impostors? as
Don
a14) Why are "Triumph" and calls them imposters IS
triumph and disaster. He
spoem, Kipling's speaker personifies
But, staying in the hallucination oi v
don't last long. The small triumphs
of life indeed taste sweet. it
state that Deco
remains in such
events a
the mind
When disaster or failure comes,
ddoiction and enslavement.
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defeat doesn't last for a long time too. That's why both triumph and disaster are
auch to face it. Interestingly,
toug
traps in themselves.

the phrase "untorgiving minute" mean?

a(5) What does If fail to
"unforgiving minute is a metaphor for life. Besides, time is always unforgiving.
we
The phrase, for
or time, it is not going to forgive our ignorance. Ironically, we are going to repent
understand the importance minute of their lives.
That's why the speaker urges the readers to make the most of every
the time wasted.

is the theme of If-by Rudyard Kipling?

Q(6) What such being human, success,
This theme is present throughout the work along with some important themes as

and self-control.
failure, life, strength,
values represented in the poem?
Q(7) What are the find the values such as
There are several values represented in the poem, If= For example, readers can
rational, etc. Each stanza
self-control, believing in one-self, patience, honesty, kindness, humbleness, being
a set of values that form an ideal character.
presents
speaker,
to the are the qualities of a Man?
Q(8) What, according
patience, confidence, coolness under pressure, levelheadedness, imaginative, intelligent, caring,
Examples:
and brave.
judicious, persistent, strong, loyal,

Q(9) Whois the poem written for? How do you know this?
son because the last line says
'And-which is more you'll be a Man, my
The poem is written for the poet's
son!'
of the phrase ...keep your head..?
Q (10) What is the meaning
** Stay calm

in verse 2?
Q(11) Which two nouns are personified 2 Triumph' and 'Disaster.
Answer: The two nouns which
are personified in verse are

remind you of in your life?

Q (12) What does this poem
difficult to start to grow up. It makes me
when I was a small boy how it was
Answer: This poem reminds me of and
me a very long time to be independent
remember what a change it was to domy own, and it took
things on
much farther I have to develop in order
to completely grow
me think about how
start to mature. It also makes
still new to me. It reminds me of
me of when i was younger
in life and everything was

up. This poem reminds and yet makes me

for the first time. It brings back memories
learning new things and experiencing things
wonder what the future holds.

"I(Word- Meanings)
be someone else
impostors people who pretend to
knave tricky, deceitful, unprincipled person
people
common touch ability to be along with ordinary
tell a secret; talk about something
breathe a word
permit; allow
make allowance
power and control
master dominant
a game of skill and chance
pitch-and-toss
serve your turn
be useful; helpful
connects muscles to
bones
Sinew strong tissue that
bend
stoop Victory; success
triumph in a game
money that is
won
winnings
wise-
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3.4

Poem-Where the Mind is withoutFear

(by Rabindranath Tagore)
in Kolkata. He was the first non-Euronas.
1861 -7
August, 1941) was born to
Rabindranath Tagore (7 May, were chosen by y two nations as
in 1913. His compositions national
win the Nobel
Prize in Literature,
Amar Shonar Bangal.
Gana Mana and Bangladesh's
anthems: India's Jana

of his vastly read and discussed poem:

"Where the mind is
Without Fear" by Rabindranath Tagore is one t
under the title "Prarthana", meaning prayer. It
in Bengali possibly in 1900 ared
was originally composed
translated the Bengali poem
in the volume called "Naivedya'
in 1901. Later in 1911 Tagore himself into
35 in his Nobel winning anthology "Gitanjali" (Song Offerin.l
ngo)
Englich and that translation appcared
as pocm

writings were highly imagistic, deeply religious

London in 1912. Tagore's
published by the Indian Society, was written, India was
and his homeland. So when the poem under the
and imbued with his love of nature
to get their freedom from the British Rule. The poem is written
British Rule and people were eagerly waiting
And thus Tagore reveals
the Almighty for a true freedom for his country.
in the form of a prayer to the God,
the Mind is Without Fear". The poem was
the poem, "Where as
his own concept of freedom throughout
India under the British Rule and people were eagerly waiting to
written by Tagore during the time when
was

kind of manipulative or corrupt

to the Almighty for a nation free from any
get their freedom. It is a prayer
reflection of the poet's good and ideal nature.
powers. This poem is a

He has utmost faith in God. He prays to God

with all his heart that he should guide the countrymen to work
Rabindranath Tagore aspires to see his
hard, speakthe truth, and be forward and logical in approach.
loves his country a lot and wishes for its welfare.
country and people in peace and prosper. He

Where the Mind is Without Fear (Complete Text) &(Explanation)

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; (1)
Where knowedge is free; (2)
In the very first line, the poet prays to the Almighty that his countrymen should be free from any fear of
oppression or forced compulsion. He wishes that everyone in his country has his head held high in dignity.
In other words, according to him, in a truly free country every person should be fearless and should have a

sense of self dignity.

In the second line of Where the Mind is Without Fear the poet dreams of a nation where knowledge
would be free. Education should not be restricted to the upper class onily but everybody should be
allowed to acquire knowledge. Not only that, the children should learn freely from the nature and the
world around them. They should not be forced memorize some predetermined lessons. And this is

Tagore's typical concept of education.

Where the world has not been broken up into

fragments (3)
By narrow domestic walls; (4)

In the next two lines, the poet emphas s the unity of not only of his countrymen but also of the entire
world.
He thinks there should be no division among people based on their caste, creed, color,
relEO
other baseless superstitions. In other words, prejudices and superstitions should not divide the people in
groups and break their unity.

Where words come out from the

depth of truth; (5)
Where tireless striving stretchests arms
towards perfection)....
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In line 5, Tagore want a nation where people are truthful. They should not be superficial and words

should come out from the depth of their hearts. In the sixth line of the poem, the poet wants everyone to
work hard to reach their goal, and in the long run to reach pertection. He thinks they should not be tired
should not be lazy and ignoring their work.
by working. People
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way; (7)
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; (8)

In these lines, the poet compares 'reason' or logical thinking to a "clear stream' and in the next line
compares 'dead habits' or superstitious beliefs to a 'dreary desert'. He wants the stream of reason not to
lose its way into the desert of prejudices. In short, people's thought should be monitored by rational
thinking, not by superstition; logic should rule over old baseless beliefs.

Where the mind is led forward by thee; (9)

Into ever-widening thought and action; (10)

In line 9 and 10 the poet wishes his countrymen progressive and broad-minded. He wants that their
to be
"ever-widening thought
minds are "led forward" to by the Almighty. In short, we should be
and action"
unusual extraordinary, overcoming the narrowness of mind.
open-minded and do something or

Into that heaven of freedom, My Father, let my country awake. (11)

addresses the God as 'Father. He asks Him to awaken his country

In the last line of the poem, the poet
into such a 'heaven of freedom' where the
above conditions meet. To make it clear, the poet prays to the
realized
his country to such heights where freedom would be
Almighty (my Father) to raise or lift (awake) so that
he is actually praying that God awakens his countrymen
at its best (a heaven of freedom). In turn,
come out from the darkness of ignorance,
prejudices, disunity and all other evils.
they

Where the Mind is Without Fear (Summary)

God to grant his country such freedom
of thoughts and expressions,
In this poem, the poet is praying to towards perfection. The
social evils which leads
and bondage of
freedom from the shackles of superstitions and each person should
should be free from the fear of oppression
poet prays to God saying that his country of fearlessness. The country should be a place
should be an atmosphere
be able to hold his head high. There discrimination on the basis of
and free of cost without any
where knowledge is available to everyone equally prejudices and
for a country which is not
'broken up into fragments' by
caste, gender or religion. He wishes nation where people are truthful and words come
united. He wants a
Superstitions and where people stand is free to toil and work hard for
hearts. He wishes for a nation where everyone
out from the depth of their is strive tirelessly
own or for the good
of the nation. Everyone is encouraged
desire for their
anything they
their goals and perfection.
till they attain full satisfaction in reaching
wants the
should be logical and progressive
in thoughts and actions. He
The poet prays to God that Indians want the 'stream of reason' to be
does not
minds of his countrymen. He
power of reason to dominate the habits of
It should be a nation where blind superstitious
traditions.
lost among outdated customs and mind should not dwell in the
Where people's
out the light of reason.
thought and action have not put other hand, they should be led by
the power of
it. On the
mistakes of the past nor be possessed by He wants the country to be
and action.
future by applying logical thought
reasoning to be focussed on the He requests The Father to
of broadened attitude and mindset.
led forward by God into the freedom of outlook and an abiding8
the universality
'heaven of freedom', It is only by
awaken his country into such a alone will
human ideals that India will achieve her true freedom. This way
passion for the realization of great * * * '

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Where the Mindis Without Fear (Hindi Translation)

Lines 1 - 4:

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high

Where knowledge is tree

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments

By narrow domestiC walls

Lines 5 8 :

Where words come out from the depth of truth

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost it's way

Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit

Lines 9-11:
Where the mind is led forward by thee

Into ever-widen1ng thought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

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Where the MindisWinou Fear (Questions

&Answers)
to? What is he saying?
is the poer speaking
o0 To whom

The poet is speaking to Gou. ne is requesting to God to free his country from the shackles of superstitions
reiudices laid down by the age old customs and practices. He is wishing for a nation where everyone
thin the fold of brotherhood is Tree to hold up one's head high and one's voice can be heard without
with
havine any apprehension or rear or OPpression. He talks about a nation where knowledge is not restricted by

narrow
ideas and is free of cost.

narrow walls is the poet talk1ng about

Q(2] Which
not divide the people.
According poet, petty considerations of nationality, caste and creed should
to the
which narrow the mind and divide the people should be a thing of the past.
Prejudice and superstitions walls of caste,
factionalism in the country. The people must rise above the narrow
There should be no
should remain united.
religion and community. They

by 'where tireless striving stretches its arm towards perfection'?

Q(3) What does the speaker
mean

whose
strive towards perfection without getting tired. A country
The speaker wishes that his countrymen should be free
laziness is sure to achieve perfection in all fields and aspects. Everyone
people work without either for their own or for the good of the nation.
to toil and work hard for anything they desire

freedom does the poet desire for his country?

Q 4) What kind of
wishes for a freedom from
and habits for his countrymen. He
**
Poet desires for freedom of thoughts broken into fragments. In other
a world which is
narrow limits set up by
the society, from fear and from
rule and from all other obstacles like
free from the shackles of foreign
words, the poet dreams of a country and irrationality.
narrow mindedness, imperfection
fear, superstitions, casteism, regionalism,

habits compared to desert sand?

Q(5) Why are
and
because desert is dry and fruitless. It's not green
**
Habits that are deadcompared to desert sand
are
not turn out to
individuals and society. The people must
Similarly dead habits are not useful for
life-giving. their life as well as the
nation's life. Hence, it is better to day away
with
be slave of bad habits that can affect

them.

his country?
Q(6) Why does the poet want freedom for
because being free from the
shackles ignorance and of narrow
"The poet wants freedom for his country for itself in the whole world.
a name
mindedness would take it to the heights
of success and it will create
hence the nation will not progress. He,
cannot progress and
Without freedom the people of his country
freedom of mind and body to
his country.
thus, requests God to grant such

domestic walls? What do they do to the world? If the home has

Q0)How does Rabindranath describe the
walls, what is the world like?
into
'narrow. These narrow walls break up the world
describes the domestic walls
as
Rabindranath differences of social and
the homes from one another,
ragments. Just as the domestic walls separate
the world aloof from one another.
religious customs keep the nations of
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be able to hold their heads high?

Q(8) How would the countrymen

would be able to keep their heads high

it they were free from any kind of opmra
The countrymen that could assist them to become confidaon.
derive power from their access to knowledge
They would and ideas. Narrow walls would bind them into r
knowledge would not be confined to small thoughts ins,
assist them to keep their heads high.
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Where Mindis Without Fear (Word-Meanings)
head is held high = People hold their heads high with self-respect and dignity.

where knowledge is free = Where all have equal opportunities to gain knowledge without any distincti
ction.
where the world...narrow domestic walls Where the people are not divided into small groups on the
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basis
of their caste, creed, language, region, etc.

broken up= divided into

fragments small groups

narrow domestic walls = narrow- minded family prejudices.

where words come out from the depth of truth Where people speak from their conscience; where people

are honest and truthful.

where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection Where people never fell tired of making fresh

efforts to improve themselves and achieve perfection in all fields of life.

tireless untiring
striving= efforts

stretches= holds out

perfection = an ideal state, moral and spiritual excellences

where the clear stream of reason of dead habit =Where all antiquated customs, lifeless, habits, blind beliefs
and superstitions will be abolished, and clear reason will reign.

the clear stream of reason reason is spoken of as a stream of clear water.

lost its way = digressed from the right path

dreary dry/dull
desert sand = Dry barren land where nothing can be produced

dead habit = old, antiquated, lifeless habits, customs, beliefs, dogmas, superstitions, etc.

led forward = inspired, guided

by thee by God
ever-widening = always expanding

heaven of freedom i.e. spiritual freedom from tyranny, injustice, exploitation, fear, slavery, falsehood,

hatred, and evil desires and motives.

my Father = the Almighty God, Creator of the universe

let my country awake rise

= and live in this heaven of freedom