Hindi Poem - Amar Purush (Mahatma Gandhi)

I have been looking all over the net for my old favorite Hindi poems. There are several excellent sites, http://hindipoetry.wordpress.com being one of the best. I found many of my not-forgotten-neither-remembered ones here. But then I could not find this poem anywhere online. (And I could remember this one fully!!!)

I believe I learned it for a recitation competition. It is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. Don't remember the author's name, though. Here it is... 

अमर  पुरुष 

शांत स्वरूपी मूर्ति महान 

जग जन के प्राण समान 

सत्य अहिंसा तेरे बाण 

राम वचन में तन मन ध्यान 

है सुख शोभा सुन्दर ध्याम 

जग का प्यारा मोहन नाम 

कहते थे तुम आठो याम 

कथनी पीछे पहले काम 

मध्यपान को बंद कराया 

दीन दुखी का दुःख मिटाया 

जात पात को दूर भगाया 

जन जन के मन प्रेम  बढ़ाया 

हे कलियुग अवतार पुरुष 

कर्म मार्ग के अटल पुरुष 

वीर धीर गंभीर पुरुष 

अखिल लोक के अमर पुरुष 

English version:

Shanth swaroopi murthy mahan
Jag jan ke praan samaan
Sathya ahimsa tere baan
Raam vachan me tan man dhyaan

He sukh shobha sundar dhyaam
Jag ka pyaara Mohan naam
Kehte the tum aadhom yaam
Kadhni peeche pehle kaam

Madhyapaan ko bandh karaaya
Deen dukhi ka dukh mitaaya
Jaath paath ko door bhagaaya
Jan jan keman prem badhaaya

He kaliyug avatar purush
Karm maarg ke atal purush
Veer dheer gambheer purush
Akhil lok ke amar purush

PS: 

This is completely recollected from memory... Learned it more than a decade back... Do post comments if you spot any errors. Or if you simply liked it!

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Varsha