Dua

aaiye hath uThaen hum bhi
hum jinhen rasm-e-dua yaad nahin

hum jinhen soz-e-mohabbat ke siwa
koi but kai KHuda yaad nahin

Prayer
We, who have forgotten how to pray,

we, who have forgotten our idols, our gods,
we, who only remember our sears of love—

let's come together, let's too lift our hands to pray.
aaiye arz guzaren ki nigar-e-hasti

zahr-e-imroz mein shirini-e-farda bhar de
wo jinhen tab-e-giran-bari-e-ayyam nahin

un ki palkon pe shab o roz ko halka kar de
Let's pray that life, our beloved,

may pour tomorrow's honey in today's poison;
let's pray their nights and days

may turn smooth, who find them tough;
let's pray their dark nights

may lit up bright, who cannot see the dawn's face;
let's pray that they

may find their ways who have none;
let's pray that those who practice deceit and hypocrisy

may get courage to deny, resolution to believe;
let's pray that those whose heads wait for swords of tyranny

may have the nerve to fend off the assassin's hands.
Let's make a covenant today with our fevered souls,

the subterranean secret of love,
let's slake its fever.

Let's own the word of Truth
which pricks the heart like a thorn.

Let's end our anguish.
jin ki aankhon ko ruKH-e-subh ka yara bhi nahin

un ki raaton mein koi shama munawwar kar de
jin ke qadmon ko kisi rah ka sahaara bhi nahin

un ki nazron pe koi rah ujagar kar de
jin ka din pairwi-e-kizb-o-riya hai un ko

himmat-e-kufr mile jurat-e-tahqiq mile
jin ke sar muntazir-e-tegh-e-jafa hain un ko

dast-e-qatil ko jhaTak dene ki taufiq mile
ishq ka sirr-e-nihan jaan-e-tapan hai jis se

aaj iqrar karen aur tapish miT jae
harf-e-haq dil mein khaTakta hai jo kanTe ki tarah

aaj izhaar karen aur KHalish miT jae