97 THEY WANT YOUR BODY; THEY WANT...

97  THEY WANT YOUR BODY; THEY WANT YOUR BRAIN

In the court of a king there are men
Who have the sword; who have the pen

They want your body; they want your brain
And they can give you both joy and pain

They do not care if you are in rags
They’ll take your rags and use them as flags

They love the fights; they love the brawls
And they use your blood to paint their walls

And what they say is all very trite
There is a lot of heat but not much light

                        URDU POEM
                            GHAZAL

Darbaar maen ab satwat e shaahi ki alaamat
Darbaan ka asa hay keh musannif ka qalam hay

Awaara hay phir koh e nida per jo bashaarat
Tamheed e musarrat hay keh toul e shab e gham hay

Jis dhajji ko galioun maen liay phirtay haen tiflaan
Yeh maera gareebaan hay keh lashkar ka alam hay

Jis noor say hay shehr ki deewaar darakhshaan
Yeh khoon e shaheedaan hay keh zarkhaana e Jum hay

Halqa kiay bathhay raho is shumay ko yaaroun
Kuchh roshani baaqi toe hay, herchand keh kum hay
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