1/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

na gila hai na shikaayat

mujhe bedaad ki hai

hai wahi meri khushi

jo mere sayyaad ki hai

neither complaint nor grievance

i have against the oppression

my happiness is in

what makes my captor happy

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2/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

kaam hai mera taghayyur

naam hai mera shabaab

mera naara:

inquilaab-o inquilaab-o inquilaab

change is my mission

youth is my name

my slogan:

revolution, revolution, revolution

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3/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

sarfaroshi ki tamanna

ab hamare dil mein hai

dekhna hai zor kitna

baazu-e-qaatil mein hai

the desire to sacrifice

is raging in my heart

we shall see how much power

there is the assassin's arms

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4/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

inquilaab ek khwaab hai

so hai

dil ki duniya kharaab hai

so hai

revolution is just a dream

and so it is

the world's heart is horrible

and so it is

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5/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

sutuun-e-daar pe rakhte chalo

saron ke charaagh

jahaan talak ye sitam ki

siyaah raat chale

keep putting lamps of heads

on the pillars of the gallows

as long as this dark night

of tyranny continues

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6/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

hum aman chaahte hain

magar zulm ke khilaaf

agar jang laazmi hai

to phir jang hi sahi

we desire peace

but by vanquishing tyranny

if what is needed is a fight

so be it…that fight is right

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7/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

muflisi aur yeh mazaahir hain

nazar ke saamne

saikdon sultan-e-jaabir hain

nazar ke saamne

poverty, these scenes of destitution

right in front of my eyes

countless emperors of tyranny

right in front of my eyes

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8/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

jo hain mazloom un ko to

taDapta chhoD dete hain

ye kaisa shahr hai zaalim ko

zinda chhoD dete hain?

the weak and the oppressed

are left to shiver and suffer

what kind of city is this

that lets the tyrants flourish?

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9/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

achchha ye karam hum pe

tu sayyaad kare hai

par noch ke ab qaid se

aazaad kare hai

strange is this favor

you do to me, my captor

first you tear my wings

and then you set me free

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10/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

shaayad unka aakhri ho

yeh sitam

har sitam ye soch kar

hum seh gaye

perhaps, this is the

last cruelty

thinking so, i endured

every cruelty

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11/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

kaaT kar par mutmain

sayyaad beparwah na ho

ruuh bulbul ki

iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka

having cut the wings

may the hunter not carelessly rest

the soul of the nightingale

is set on flying

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12/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

zaalim ko jo na roke

woh shaamil hai zulm mein

qaatil ko jo na Toke

woh qaatil ke saath hai

one who doesn't stop a tyrant

is guilty of tyranny also

one who doesn't stop the murderer

is an accomplice in the murder too

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13/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

ham aah bhi karte hai to

ho jaate hai badnaam

woh qatl bhi karte hai to

charcha nahin hota

even if we sigh a little

we are harshly censured

when he commits murder

there isn't even a murmur

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14/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

parda-e-lutf mein

ye zulm-o-sitam kya kahiye

haaye zaalim, tera

andaaz-e-karam kya kahiye

behind the comfort's veil, what to say

of this tyranny and cruelty

oh you tyrant, what to say

of your style of kindness

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15/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

kuch is andaaz se

sayyaad ne azaad kiya

jo chale chhuT ke qafas se

wo giraftar chale

in such a way the captor

has set them free

they flew out of the cage

but are hostages still

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16/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

hazaaron zulm ho mazloom par to

chup rahe duniya

agar mazloom kuchh bole to

dahshat-gard kahti hai

when countless cruelties are inflicted

on the oppressed, the world stays silent

but when the oppressed dare to speak out

it calls them terrorists

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17/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

nikal laaya hun

ek pinjre se ik parinda

ab us parinday ki dil se

pinjra nikalna hai

i got a bird

out of a cage

now i have to take the cage

out of the bird’s heart

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18/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

chhoti si baat pe khush hona

mujhe aata tha

par badi baat pe chup rahna

tumhi se seekha

i figured out myself

to be happy with little things

but to be quiet about big things

i learned from you

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19/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

aurat huun magar

soorat-e-kohsaar khaDi huun

ik sach ke tahaffuz ke liye

sab se laDi huun

i am a woman, but

stand like a mountain range

for the protection of the truth

i have fought with everyone

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20/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

aaj ke daur ki tareekh

jise likhni hai

us se keh do ke qalam

khoon mein dubo kar laaye

to the one who will be writing

the history of this period

tell him to bring his pen

dipped in blood

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21/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

ehsaas tujh ko hoga

zindaan ka rafta rafta

tujh par khulegi

teri zanjeer rafta rafta

you will realize the

prison around you, slowly, slowly

the shackles around your feet

will become apparent, slowly, slowly

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22/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

khush aaye tujhe

shahr-e-munaafiq ki ameeri

hum logon ko sach kahne ki

aadat bhi bahut thi

may the wealth of the hypocrites

of the city bring you joy

but we also had the habit

of telling the truth

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23/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

sun raha hun abhi tak

main apni hi aawaz ki baazgasht

yaani is dasht mein zor se

bolna bhi akaarat gaya

i keep hearing just

the echo of my shouts

in this desolation, it is futile

no matter how loud i scream

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24/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

kya karishma hai mere

jazbaa-e-azaadi ka

thi jo deewaar kabhi

ab hai woh dar ki soorat

what a marvel it is

my passion for freedom

what was once a wall

has become the opening of a door

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25/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

raahzan hai mera rahbar

munsif hai mera qaatil

sehlu toh qayaamat hai

kehdu toh bhagaawat hai

the bandit is my guide

the judge is my assassin

if i endure, calamity

if i speak out, mutiny

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26/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

'majrooh' qaafile ki mere

daastaan ye hai

rahbar ne mil ke luuT liya

raahzan ke saath

of our caravans, majrooh,

the story is this

the ruler has looted us

joining hands with the robber

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27/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

inquilaab aayega raftaar se

mayoos na ho

bahut aahista nahin hai

jo bahut tez nahin

the revolution will come soon

don’t be despondent

it doesn’t come too slowly

not does it come too fast

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28/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

dekh

raftaar-e-inquilab 'firaq'

kitni aahista

aur kitni tez

watch

the pace of revolution, firaq

how deliberate

and, yet, how swift

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29/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

hava-e-zulm sochti hai

kis bhanwar mein aa gayi

vo ek diya bujha to

saikadon diye jala gaya

the wind of tyranny wonders

what vortex it finds itself in

as it snuffs out one lamp

a thousand lamps get lit

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30/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

har ek baath ko

chup-chaap kyuun suna jaaye

kabhi to hausla kar ke

nahin kaha jaaye

why agree silently

to everything that is said

we should find the courage

to sometimes say ‘No’

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31/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

jab zulm-o-sitam ke

koh-e-garan

rooyi ki tarah uD jaayenge

hum dekhenge

when the mighty mountains

of tyranny and oppression

fly away like clumps of cotton

we shall see

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32/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

woh bhi sar-e-maqtal hai

ki sach jis ka tha shaahid

aur waaqif-e-ahvaal-e-adaalat

bhi bahut thi

even they were at the site of execution

who bore witness to the truth

and she too was familiar

with the system of justice

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33/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

zabt karta huun to

ghuThta hai qafas mein mera dam

aah karta huun to

sayyaad khafa hota hai

if i restrain myself and submit

i suffocate in this cage

if i sigh and complain

my captor becomes irate

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34/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

kuchh to tere mausam hi

mujhe raas kam aaye

aur kuchh meri miTTi mein

baghaawat bhi bahut thi

something about your weather

did not suit me well

and in my own soil, perhaps

there was too much rebellion

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35/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

jis khait se dahqaan ko

mayassar naheen rozi

us khait ke har

khosha-e-gandum ko jalado

that field where it is not possible

for the farmer to make a living

burn down every

stalk of wheat of that field

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36/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

bahut qareeb hai 'muztar'

woh zindagi ka nizaam

nazar na aayega jab

koi bismil-o-qaatil

it is very near, muztar,

that system and order of life

when you will not see

any murderers or victims

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37/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

aashiyaan jal gaya gulsitaan lut gaya

hum qafas se nikal kar kidhar jaayenge

itne manoos sayyaad se ho gaye

ab rihaayi milegi to mar jayenge

home burned, the garden destroyed

where will we go, getting out of the cage

having gotten accustomed to the captor

we will only die if we get freedom now

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38/38: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

kabhi sayyaad ka khatka hai

kabhi khauf-e-khizan

bulbul ab jaan

hatheli pe liye baithi hai

sometimes the fear of the hunter

or, concern of coming autumn

the nightingale waits, afraid,

holding its life in its hands

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