Iss ghaflat ke ghar mein darwaze hai bandh
In this house of heedlessness, my escape is impossible
Main dhoondu madad par koi na mere sang
I'm begging for help, but I know no one is going to be there for me
Ye ankhe unn yaado mein hi mar miti
My memories have lost eyesight
Jo lauti nahi, kahan ko chali? Kahan chal bassi?
And I've not gotten it back ever since, where did it all go?
Hamari umeedein?
Our hope
Kyu ye khushaali ko seenche?
Why are they trying to squeeze happiness?
Kaisa ghulami ka beej ye?
What kind of seed is this that gives birth to slavery?
Jo pale sehlabo ke neeche
That keeps growing amidst floods
Khaali kitabo ke beech mein
We like to read books that are blank
Hum jali ikhlaqo ko seekhe
Love to learn nothing but hate and violence
Farmayein na cheekhye
They teach us not to ask but to yell
Ghabraye na peetyein
Not to think but to thrash
Ye kaisa qanoon? Jo haq ka hareef hai?
What kind of justice is this? the enemy of rights?
Main Abdul Qadeer, main na koi mareez
I'm Adbul Qadeer, and I'm not ill
Main chahta kaash hota na aisa naseeb
I wish my life wasn't like this
Bure sapne hai mere zehan mein likhe
I have these thoughts that I can't get rid of
Wo zalim jo bachpan mein ek din mile
Those oppressors who stopped me one day
Wo zakhm bhi tab se kabhi na bare
Those scars never healed
Wo shak hi nahi bas nafrat hi hai
It's not suspicion, it's pure hate
Wo nafrat nahi bas wo hasrat hi hai
No it's not hate, it's desire
Wo hasrat nahi bas woh taaqat hi hai
No, not desire, it's power
Jo bani ibaadat ek aafat hi hai
It's the power that becomes devotion, makes you corrupt
Jo baje mere kaano mein
The sounds of trauma still keep ringing in my ears
Bhaagu inn awaaz se
I wanna run away from the sirens that are screaming
Bassi mere saanso mein
It's present in every breath that I take
Kahani har aansu mein
There's a story in every tear that I shed
Darr se jo kaanpu mein, aata nahi kabu mein
I shiver from fear, I can't control myself at times
Miti lakeere in haatho se
I can't see the lines on my palm any more
Baara saal ki umar se mera dum ghute
Since I was 12 I've been trying to break from this prison
Ye aag phehle aur na ruke
But deep down the fire grows, and I can't put it out
Maine pehchana kabhi khud ko na
I couldn't just live
Thi zindagi na kabhi khushnuma
Life never knew what peace was
Ye khayalat bhaage mere peeche, kare paagal mujhe
My past keeps running after me and I can't move on and forget
Jeene ka maqsad kya?
What's the purpose of life?
Jawab maangu kyu hai chup khuda?
Here I am, asking questions, why is God silent?
Chal raha barbaadiyo ka samaa
All we have ever seen is chaos
Jaise dafan hun main zameen ke neeche
It feels I'm being buried everyday
Meri cheekhe sun ke bhi na sunega
Even if I cry and scream they won't listen
JUNAID HOOK
Zameen wadaan
Land abandoned
Zakham navaan
Wounds don't heal
Hujoom davaan
Blind people running
Wajood maraan
Roots dying
Zahar ralaan
Poison spreading
Sakoon galaan
Peace melting
Yi kya gasaan?
Why does this happen all the time?
Fanaah nishaan!
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