It Is Better To End The War - Sahir Ludhianavi

O Gentlemen!

It is your blood or theirs
It is the human blood after all
War may go on in the East or in the West
It will bleed the peace of world, after all

Bombs may fall on homes or on the outskirts
They will wound the spirit of life after all
Our crops may burn or theirs
The famine will kill us all, after all

Tanks may go forward or backward
They tear open the Earth after all
Be it the celebration of victory or the sorrow of defeat
Life sheds tears on death, after all

So, O gentlemen!
It is better to end the war
In the courtyards, yours and ours
It is better the candles keep burning, after all

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Original in Urdu by Sahir Ludhianavi

Ai Shareef Insano

Khoon apna ho ya paraya ho
Nasl-e-aadam ka khoon hai aakhir
Jung Maghrib mein ho ke Mashriq mein
Amn-e-aalam ka khoon hai aakhir.

Bam gharon par girey ke sarhad par
Rooh-e-taameer zakhm khaati hai
Kheit apney jalein ke auron ke
Zeest faaqon mein tilmilaati hai.

Tank aage barhen ke peeche hatein
Kokh dharti ki baanjh hoti hai
Fateh ka jashn ho ke haar ka soq
Zindgi mayyaton pe roti hai.

Is liye aye shareef insaano
Jung chalti rahe to behtar hai
Aap aur hum, sabhi ke aangan mein
Shama jalti rahe to behtar hai.