1/4: Syed Shahed

mumkin hai tu dozakh mein

jannat mein magar bibi

us ko bhi bahattar kyun

ghilman na diya hota

it is possible you are in hell

and your wife is in heaven

why doesn’t she also get

72 handsome young men?

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

2/4: Syed Shahed

shahed tu ye na bhool ke

is zindagi ka lutf

milta faqat hai

zauq-e-tajassus ke baab mein

don’t you forget, shahed,

that the pleasures of life

are found only at the doorstep

of the joy of curiosity (to learn)

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

3/4: Syed Shahed

kaamil tera hi haq

tu magan is khushi mein hai

haa’el yaqeen ilm mein ho

mujh ko Dar ye hai

you revel in the thought

that only your faith is perfect

but my fear is that this stands

in the way of your learning

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

4/4: Syed Shahed

andhe kuen mein baandh ke

rakkha yaqeen hai

haan tera yaqeen, tera yaqeen,

tera yaqeen hai

your faith has confined you

to a deep, dark well

yes, your faith, your faith it is

indeed your faith

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)