ai shareef insaano by Sahir Ludhiyaanvi

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ai shareef insaano!

Sahir Ludhiyanvi
[ 1922- 1980]

This nazm was written with India and Pakistan war in background, after so many years we are back with another yet another tension between the two neighbours. Millions in both the countries still lack basic necessities of life e.g. drinking water, access to health care, education, employment, a roof over the head.
It is about time for the people of both countries to stand up and let the politicians know that WE DON'T WANT WAR because in the end it's a mother who loses her son. ---- kashif

Read this nazm in original Urdu script.

kHoon apna ho ya paraya ho,
nasal-e-aadam ka kHoon hai aakHir
jang mashriq meN ho ke magHrib meN
aman-e-aalam ka kHoon hai aakHir
bam gharoN par gireN, ke sarhad par
rooh-e-taameer zakHm khati hai
khet apne jaleN ke auroN ke
zeest faaqoN se tilmilaati hai
Taink aage baRheN, ke peechhe haTeN
kokh dharti ki baanjh hoti hai
fatah ka jashan ho ke haar ka sog
zindagi mayyatoN pe roti hai
jang to kHud aik masla hai
jang kya masloN ka hal degi
aag aur kHoon aaj bakHshe gi
bhook aur ahtiyaaj kal degi
is liye ai shareef insaano!
jang Talti rahe to behtar hai
aap aur hum sabhi ke aangan meN
shama' jalti rahe to behtar hai

bartari ke saboot ki kHaatir
kHooN bahana hi kya zaroori hai
ghar ki tareekiyaaN miTaane ko
ghar jalaana hi kya zaroori hai
jang ke aur bhi maidaaN haiN
sirf maidaaN-e-kisht-o-kHooN hi nahiN
haasil-e-zidagi kHird bhi hai
haasil-e-zindagi junooN hi nahiN
aao is terah bakHt duniya meN
fikr ki roshni ko aam kareN
aman ko jin se taqviyat pahunche
aisi jango ka ihtimaam kareN
jang, wahshat se, barbariyat se
aman, tahzeeb wa artaqa ke liye
jang marg aafreeN siyasat se
aman, insaan ki baqa ke liye
jang iflaas aur gHulaami se
aman, behtar nizaam ki kHaatir
jang bhaTakti hui qiyaadat se
aman, be bas awaam ki kHaatir
jang, sarmaaye ki tasallut se
aman, jamhoor ki kHushi ke liye
jang, pur-aman zindagi ke liye

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