Dharti Ki Awaaz

By Kausar Sultana (Majnooni)

Dil mein mere ek udaasi hay

Ek ghaav hay jo bhar nahi raha hay

Yeh zaqhm tumhari beparwaahi se baddh raha hay

Seh rahi hoon, dekh rahi hoon

Aaqhir aur kitna tum behoshi mein jeetay rahogay

Hairaan hoon kaisay tum mujhay apnay se alag samajhtay ho

Kaisay tum apnay aap ko mujhsay aalaa samajhtay ho

Bhool gaye ho, tum mera sirf Ek hissa ho.

Sirf naam se mujhay maa kehto ho

Iss rishtay se tho lekin door bhaagtay ho

Apni zimmedaari ko ttaalthay rehtay ho aur

Doosron ke nuqs par dhyaan detay ho

Lekin ab yeh maa kehti hay "bas"

Bachhay samajhkar maaf nahi hota yeh sab

Mein - yeh dharti, yeh aasman, kehtay hain "Ab bas."

Mere jangalon mein aag lagaakar, mera dil jalaa rahay ho

Mere zameen ko chooskar, mera khoon sukha rahay ho

Mere phool patton ko ukkhaadkar, mera roop mitta rahay ho.

Yaad rakho, qhuda ki rehmat se banay ho tum

Yeh hawaa, yeh paani usi qhuda ka tohfa hay

Isspar tumhara akelay ka haq nahi hay

Mere aur bhi bohot bachhay hain

Yeh bezubaan tumharay liye hongay lekin

tumsay behtar meri zubaan samajhtay hain

Tumharay aanay walay naslon ki tabaahi rok do.

Unko apni zindagi haq se jeenay do,

Tumharay banaaey huay hukumati qaid se azaadi do

Tumhari ghaltiyon ko sudhaar lo

Mein zinda hoon tho tum zinda ho

Mein chaahoon tho tumhay pal mein bahaa doon

Mein khush hoon tho tum khush ho

Mein chaahoon tho tumhay pal mein dafnaa doon

Ae insaan, ab tho jaag jao...

Ab tho jaag jao....

Ab tho jaag jao....

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(English version)

The Earth Screams

There is a sadness within that is growing

A wound that just deepens and is not healing.

Oh ignorant being, because of you I am hurting.

I am the Bearer. I Observe you so..

How much longer, I wonder, will you keep killing me so.

How you consider yourself separate from me.

How you consider yourself superior than me.

Do you not realize, you are merely a tiny part of me.

False it is, that you name me a Mother.

Know you not the value of this tether.

You push your responsibility onto your brother.

Shut your eye on self and blame the other.

But Now, this Mother shouts

No longer can you be forgiven as her children

I, this Land, this Sky, we scream ENOUGH.

You rip off my forests, setting my heart on fire.

You rape my lands so deep, leaving me bare and drier.

You trample my leaves and flowers, burning me on a pyre.

Remember, you are a mortal specimen of God's creation.

This Air, this Water is also, His Creation.

You are No one to hold claim on His Creation.

My bosom nurtures an array of lives, not just yours.

You think they don't feel because they don't talk like you..

Oh such naivety! They feel me far better than you.

Stop now the destruction of your future children.

Let them live free, not carry your burden.

Break down your walls of limitation.

Set yourself right, sleep no more, awaken.

You are alive because I Keep you alive.

One wave, and I can take your life.

You are healthy because I Keep you healthy.

One shake, and I can make you flee.

Oh human, it is time to wake up

Time to wake up

Time to wake up

By Kausar Sultana (Majnooni)