आज बाज़ार में पा-बजौंला चलो

Faiz Ahmed Faiz - A Poet, A Revolutionary... the only poet till date, who blends romance and revolution in such a bold and beautiful manner... a firm believer in freedom of speech, you can sense the rebellion in him through his works, be it "Bol Ke Lab Aazaad Hain Tere", "Intesaab", "Sheeshon Ka Maseeha" or "Aaj Baazaar Me".

Unke shabdon me wo taaqat hai jo aapko andar tak jhakjhor deti hai aur aap sochne pe majboor ho jaate hain aur kuchh kar guzarne ke liye bhi...

चश्म-ए-नम जान-ए-शोरीदा काफ़ी नहीं
तोहमत-ए-इश्क पोशीदा काफ़ी नहीं
आज बाज़ार में पा-बजौंला चलो

दस्त अफशां चलो मस्त-ओ-रक्सां चलो
ख़ाक बर सर चलो खूं-ब-दामां चलो
राह तकता है सब शहर-ए-जाना चलो

हाकिम-ए-शहर भी मजमा-ए-आम भी
सुबह-ए-नाशाद भी रोज़-ए-नाकाम भी
तीर-ए-इल्जाम भी संग-ए-दुशनाम भी

उनका दम साज़ अपने सिवा कौन है
शहर-ए-जाना में अब बा-सफ़ा कौन है
दस्त-ए-कातिल के शायाँ रहा कौन है

रक्त-ए-दिल बाँध लो दिल फिगारों चलो
फिर हमीं क़त्ल हो आयें यारों चलो...

- फैज़ अहमद फैज़

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nazm ka ye english translation net par hi kahin padha tha jise apni taraf se kuchh edit kar ke aapki suvidha ke liye yaha post kar rahi hun...

The tearful eye and the distressed soul are not enough
The accusation of hidden love is not enough
Today let's walk through the market with shacked feet

Let's go with hands waving and mood drunk with joy
Let's go with dust on our heads and blood on our sleeves
The city of our beloved awaits us

They wait for us: The ruler and the ruled
The unhappy morning, the purposeless day
The arrow of accusation and the stones of infamy

Who is their friend apart from us?
Who is the one still trustworthy in my beloved's city?
Who is still safe from murderer's hand?

Summon your heartbeats and let's go O heartbroken ones
Let's get killed once more, mates. Let's go!

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is nazm ko Pakistan ki singer Nayyara Noorji ne bahot hi khoobsoorti se gaya hai... aap bhi suniye... aur apni pratikriya deejiye...