The recent violence in Karachi reminded me of this poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz…
Nisar mein teri galiyon ke…
Nisar mein teri galyion ke aye watan ke jahan
chali hai rasm keh koi na sar utha kay chalay
jo koi chahnay wala tawaf ko niklay
nazar chura kay chalay, jism-o-jaan bacha kay chalay
hai ahl-e-dil kay liye ab yeh nazm-e-bast-o-kushaad
ke sang-e-wakhast muqayyad hain aur sag azaad
Bohot hai zulm kay dast-e-bahana joo kay liye
jo chand ahl-e-junoon tera naam lewa hain
banein hain ahl-e-hawas, mudda’ii bhi, munsif bhi
kisay wakeel karein, kisse munsafi chahein
magar guzaarne walon kay din guzartay hain
teray firaaq mein yun subh-o-shaam kartay hain
bujha jo rozan-e-zindaan tu dil yeh samjha hai
keh teri maang sitaaron se bhar gayi hogi
chamak uthay hain salasil tu hum nay jana hai
ke ab sahar tere rukh per bikhar gayi hogi
gharz-e-tasawwar-e-shaam-o-sahar mein jeetay hain
girift-e-saaya-e-deewar-o-dar mein jeetay hain
yunhi hamesha ulajhti rahi hai zulm se khalq
na in ki rasm nayi, na apni reet nayi
yunhi hamesha khilaye hain hum nay aag mein phool
na un ki haar nayi hai na apni jeet nayi
isi sabab say falak ka gila nahin kartay
tere firaaq mein hum dil bura nahin kartay
gar aaj tujh se juda hain tu kal bhem hongay
yeh raat bhar ki judaayi tu koi baat nahin
gar aaj auj pe hai taali’-e-raqqeb tu kia
yeh chaar din ki khudaayi tu koi baat nahin
jo tujh se ehd-e-wafa ustawaar rakhtay hain
ilaaj-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nahar rakhtay hain
Posted by N.A. on December 4, 2008 at 7:50
“Nisar mein teri galyion ke aye watan ke jahan
chali hai rasm keh koi na sar utha kay chalay
jo koi chahnay wala tawaf ko niklay
nazar chura kay chalay, jism-o-jaan bacha kay chalay”
Amazing… as usual!
P.S. I changed my blog’s address!
Posted by Asma on December 5, 2008 at 7:50
And why am I not surprised?!
Posted by N.A. on December 7, 2008 at 7:50
hahaha… Gosh! Asma your comment actually makes me feel how ‘habitual’ I have become
Posted by vijay on December 30, 2008 at 7:50
after Mumbai and Pakistan leaders’ current attitude (laughable), we, in India, are also reminded of Faiz, speaking to his country men and women –
yeh woh subah to nahi jiski arzoo le kar chale the
ki mil jayegee kahin na kahin
Please reflect on why Pakistan has not gone anywhere, since its birth.
Posted by Asma on January 13, 2009 at 7:50
though we have gone through alot and still are going through a lot and whatever are the conditions of our own country, we shouldn’t disregard the fact that we still feel for our brothers. We still stand for one another. Maybe the leaders are bogus but we saw and experienced the same kind of love for our countrymen as Muslims should. After the earthquake of october 8th, we saw the whole nation jumped up and helped those in dire need with money or clothes food and being there to those places to help our and volunteer. This shows that we are not dead. We still protest for the atrocities done by Israel. We still have parliament where they haven’t accepted Israel and still have passports where it says k we cannot go to israel. These are things which still tell us that there is hope and there is. We might have dead leaders, but we have people who can actually do soemthing for their own brothers.
And plus, how has india done things differently? you still have marginalised muslims. All of us have seen the Gujrat massacre of Muslims, them being tortured and were played around like animals by Hindus. Muslims are not even alllowed to buy houses in particular places in India. So, how can this secular state is secular and provides equal rights to others. Plus the sects that the Hindus have… not even giving proper rights to other hindus as well.. And the list goes on…
Posted by mnmn on September 28, 2009 at 7:50
oh plzzzzzzzzzzz where has india gone since itz birth ?? GIMME A BREAK