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.