In today’s telling times
Fair-heart to broken-hearts no one could be,
Man seldom in this world humane could be,
Forbid me, but in today’s telling times,
Rights-raven scarce duty-driven could be.
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Translation | 07.11.2025 | duty, heart, human, raven, quatrain
Note: Hak-pasanda = rights-raven, one who’s conscious of his rights and privileges, Hukamaraan = duty-driven, or conscious about his responsibilities. The transliteration of the Urdu follows:
Tute diloñka koi kadardan na ho saka,
Insan is jahan meiñ insan na ho saka,
Hairan huñ maiñ ke aj ke is dor meiñ kabhi
Kyuñ hak-pasand koi hukamaran na ho saka? - Basheer, a poet from Kashmir
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