Speak

A humble translation of Urdu’s great poet, Faiz:

speak, your lips are free to speak
speak, your tongue is still yours

slender you are and standing straight
speak, your life is still yours

look, the steel furnaces of that empire
are emitting high flames and red iron

their iron locks are beginning to break
and their chains cant be tighten anymore

speak, these monents are enough to say
before the death of your speech and existance

speak, the truth is still alive
speak…say, whatever you have to say