Tum bilkul hum jaise nikle...
Urduwallahs shared this super cheeky poem by progressive Urdu poetess,Fahmida Riaz comparing the rise of Hindutva in India with the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan. Kya mast aurat hain yaar! Haste haste rona aajayega!
Shabana Mir translated this poem in English on her blog Koonj.
tum bilkul hum jaisey nikley ab tak kahaN chhupe the bhai voh moorkhta, voh ghaamarpan jis mein hum ne sadi ganwai aakhir pahunchi dwaar tumhaarey arre badhai bohot badhai
preyt dharam ka naach rahaa hai qayam Hindu raaj karoge? saarey ultey kaaj karogay apna chaman daraaj karogey tum bhee baithey karogey sochaa poori hai waisi tayyari kaun hai Hindu, kaun naheeN hai tum bhi karogay fatwe jaari hoga kathin yahaN bhi jeena raatoN aa jayega paseena jaisi taisi kata karegi yahan bhi sabki saans ghutegi kal dukh se socha karti thi soch ke bohot hansi aaj aee, tum bilkul hum jaise nikle Hum do qaum nahin the bhai!
bhaar mein jaaye shiksha viksha ab jaahilpan ke gun gaana. aage gadha hai yeh mat dekho wapas laao gaya zamana bhasht karo tum aajayega ulte paaon chalte jaana dhyaan na mann mein dooja aaye bas peeche hi nazar jamana ek jaap saa kartey jao vaaram vaar yahi dohrao kitna veer mahaan tha Bharat kaisa alishaan tha bharat phir tum log pohonch jaogay bas parlok pohonch jaaogay hum toh hain pehle se wahan par tum bhi samay nikalte rehna ab jis nark mein jaao wahan se chitthi vitthi daalte rehna.