aaiye hath uthaen hum bhi
hum jinhen rasm-e-dua yaad nahin
hum jinhen soz-e-mohabbat ke siwa
koi but kai khuda yaad nahin
prayer
we, who have forgotten how to pray,
we, who have forgotten our idols, our gods,
we, who only remember our sears of love—
let's come together, let's too lift our hands to pray.
aaiye arz guzaren ki nigar-e-hasti
zahr-e-imroz mein shirini-e-farda bhar de
wo jinhen tab-e-giran-bari-e-ayyam nahin
un ki palkon pe shab o roz ko halka kar de
let's pray that life, our beloved,
may pour tomorrow's honey in today's poison
let's pray their nights and days
may turn smooth, who find them tough
let's pray their dark nights
may lit up bright, who cannot see the dawn's face
let's pray that they
may find their ways who have none
let's pray that those who practice deceit and hypocrisy
may get courage to deny, resolution to believe
let's pray that those whose heads wait for swords of tyranny
may have the nerve to fend off the assassin's hands.
let's make a covenant today with our fevered souls,
the subterranean secret of love,
let's slake its fever.
let's own the word of truth
which pricks the heart like a thorn.
let's end our anguish.
jin ki aankhon ko rukh-e-subh ka yara bhi nahin
un ki raaton mein koi shama munawwar kar de
jin ke qadmon ko kisi rah ka sahaara bhi nahin
un ki nazron pe koi rah ujagar kar de
jin ka din pairwi-e-kizb-o-riya hai un ko
himmat-e-kufr mile jurat-e-tahqiq mile
jin ke sar muntazir-e-tegh-e-jafa hain un ko
dast-e-qatil ko jhatak dene ki taufiq mile
ishq ka sirr-e-nihan jaan-e-tapan hai jis se
aaj iqrar karen aur tapish mit jae
harf-e-haq dil mein khatakta hai jo kante ki tarah
aaj izhaar karen aur khalish mit jae