Tuesday 20 November 2007

Kaash...

Rat jagey se kisi ne kia paya hai

Who aaj phir thak kar sub’h ghar aiya hai

Mulla draata hai jaan ke janey se magar

Farz hai karna jo batil mun mein aiya hai

Yeh aakhri baazi bhi khel hi jao *Hosh

guNwaney ku tum ne kia bachaya hai?

Saturday 3 November 2007

Emergency

Kehtey hain:
"Khamosh raho tu sukhi raho ge
Ghar mein raho tu sukhi raho ge
Kitabon mein jo tum ne seekha hai
Bhool jao tu sukhi raho ge
Sola crore jo bhooke mar rahe hain
Marney do, tu sukhi raho ge"

They say:
"Stay silent and no harm will come to you.
Stay at home and no harm will come to you.
Whatever you have learned from your books,
Forget it and no harm will come to you.
The millions that are dying of hunger,
Let them die and no harm will come to you."

Insaaf per nafiz nazar-bandi hai
DiloN ke milne pe pabandi hai
ZubanoN pe taale laga rahe hain
Niyyat in hukamranoN ki gandi hai

Justice has been detained
And meeting of hearts restrained,
The tongues have been padlocked,
Intentions of these rulers are stained.

kia yeh aik mushkil faisla hai?
kia ab bhi intizaar ki gunjaish hai?

Is it a difficult decision?
Is there still time to wait?

Nahi chahiey mujhe yeh
Sisk'ti hoi lachaar zindagi
Dari hoi, murda, bekaar zindagi

I am sick of this life:
This woeful, helpless life,
This scared, dead, meaningless life.

Bohat kos chuke tareekh ko
Bohat pooj chuke iblees ko
Haq ki roshnai jab ragoN mein ho
Farz hai badlna taqdeer ko

Enough of criticizing history!
Enough of worshipping lies!
For when the truth runs in your veins
It's binding to change your destiny

Jeena hai tu dil se jeo
Dil ki baat her bol ke jeo
Jin haathoN mein bandoqeiN hain
Mal-e-haraam ki sandooqeiN hain
Un zalim hathoN ku tor ke jeo
Dil ki baat her bol ke jeo"

Want to live? Live by your heart,
Live, by expressing the truths of your heart
The hands that have guns for oppression,
The hands that have the wealth of corruption,

Live, by shattering those suppressive hands.