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(Zarb-e-Kaleem-172) Gila


Gila
Complaint

Maloom Kise Hind Ki Taqdeer Ke Ab Tak
Bechara Kisi Taaj Ka Tabinda Nageen Hai

What is poor India’s fate ‐who knows? ‐ for up till now
It has been a glittering jewel in some crown!

Dehqan Hai Kisi Qabar Ka Ugla Huwa Murda
Bosida Kafan Jis Ka Abhi Zair-e-Zameen Hai

Its peasant is a corpse that some grave has disgorged –
The corpse’s tattered shroud is still inside the ground;

Jaan Bhi Girwi-e-Ghair, Badan Bhi Girwi-e-Ghair
Afsos Ke Baqi Na Makan Hai Na Makeen Hai

His soul and his body are in pawn:
Alas, neither the residence nor the resident survives!

Yourap Ki Ghulami Pe Razamand Huwa Tu
Mujh Ko To Gila Tujh Se Hai, Yourap Se Nahin Hai!

It is you who became the willing slave of Europe:
My complaint is against you, it is not against Europe!

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