Khwaab marte nahin - Dreams do not die - Ahmad Faraz

Khwaab marte nahin
Khwaab dil hain na aankhein na saansein ke jo
Rezaa-rezaa hue to bikhar jayein ge
Jism ki maut se yeh bhi mar jayein ge

(Dreams do not die
Dreams, unlike hearts,
Do not vanish or scatter
or wither away with death.)

Khwaab marte nahin
Khwaab to roshni hain, navaa hain, hawa hain
Jo kaale paharon se rukte nahin
Roshni aur navaa aur hawa ka alam
Maqtalon mein pohanch kar bhi jhukte nahin

(Dreams do not die,
Dreams are light, melody and breeze.
They cannot be stopped by mountains
Cannot burn in the hell fire of persecution
These flags of light, sound and breeze
Will not bow, even in execution’s square)

Khwaab to harf hain
Khwaab to noor hain
Khwaab to suqraat hein
Khwaab to mansoor hain

(Dreams are words
Dreams are light
Dreams are Socrates
Dreams are Mansoors )