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50 I'VE DONE MY DUTY; I'VE PAID MY DEBT
English translation of the Urdu poems of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, a wailing nightingale
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50  I’VE DONE MY DUTY; I’VE PAID MY DEBT

I’ve done my duty; I’ve paid my debt
And for all my loss I have no regret

I’ve seen how cold and callous is she
And  how indifferent a doll can be

And being a simple and stupid dove
With a cruel huntress I’ve been in love

And because near her I wanted to be
I’ve made her neighbors all mad at me

Now I go wherever I want to go
And where I’m going, I don’t want to know

And help for my heart I do not need
And care I do not; I just let it bleed

And I’ve learnt to live with sorrow and pain
So about my gal I do not complain

                        URDU POEM
                          GHAZAL

Qarz e nigaah e yaar ada ker chukay haen hum
Sab kuchh nisaar e raah e wafa ker chukay haen hum

Kuchh imtahaan e dast e jafa ker chukay haen hum
Kuchh un ki dastras ka pata ker chukay hen hum

Ab ahtiaat ki koie soorat naheen rahi
Qaatil say rasm o raah siwa ker chukay haen hum

Daekhaen haen kon kon, zaroorat naheen rahi
Koo e sitam maen sab ko khafa ker chukay haen hum

Ab apna ikhtiaar hay chahay jahaan chalaen
Rehber say apni raah juda ker chukay haen hum

Un ki nazar maen, kya keraen, phaenka hay ab bhee rang
Jitna lahoo tha sarf e qaba ker chukay haen hum

Kuchh apnay dil ki khoo ka bhee shukraana chaahiay
Saw baar un ki khoo ka gila ker chukay haen hum
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