Poetry

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14 August (The Freedom Day of Pakistan)
by
Ehsan Elahi Ehsan

Today’s day is the day of freedom,
Let us be proud of it.
This day reminds you
To raise the honour and dignity
Of the land you live in.
Today’s day is the day of freedom
Let us be proud of it.

You have to kindle the dark nights
You have to decorate all the corners
Of this palace of your dreams.
You have to present some gift
To the coming generations
You have to prepare for their feast
And you have to promise anew
That you are determined to live boldly.
Today’s day is the day of freedom
Let us be proud of it.

Storms keep on coming and going
In the history of all great nations
But you have to keep yourself stable
And you have to plant the plants of hope
On every step during your journey
Today’s is the day of freedom
Let us be proud of it.

Whatever the Hindus, the Sikh and the Christians
Live on this land, they also give sacrifices
You have to give them freedom
More than you give to yourselves
You have to share their joys and sorrows
And treat them as your own brethren
Today’s day is the day of freedom
Let us be proud of it.

There is no doubt that you are
Sindis, Pakhtoons, Bloch and Panjabi
Yet more than that you are Pakistanis
You have to forget your provincial identities
And you have to raise one and only one slogan,
And that slogan is “Quaid Azam Zindabad, Pakistan Zindabad”
(“Long live Quaid Azam” (the founder of Pakistan)
And “Long live Pakistan”.

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