1/5: Ali Sardar Jafri

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

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

2/5: Ali Sardar Jafri

duniya mein wohi shakhs hai

taazim ke qaabil

jis shakhs ne halat ka

rukh mod diya ho

that person is worthy

of reverence in this world

who changes the

course of fate

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

3/5: Ali Sardar Jafri

yeh kis ne phone pe di

saal-e-nau ki tahneeyat mujh ko

tamanna raqs karti hai

takhayyul gungunaata hai

when this someone called to

wish me a new year on the phone

desire dances around me

my imagination stars to sing

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

4/5: Ali Sardar Jafri

zulm aur jahl pe

israar karoge kab tak

aql or fahm se

paekaar karoge kab tak

how long will you persist with

this injustice and ignorance

how long will you procrastinate…

relying on reason and understanding

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

5/5: Ali Sardar Jafri

puraane saal ki ThiThuri hui

parchhaiyan simTin

naye din ka naya suraj

ufuuq par uTha aata hai

the shivering shadows of

the old year are fading away

the new sun of the new day

is rising over the horizon

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)