'Best of Iqbal Bano' was supposed to tide me through a session of Game theory. Bad choice.
Two minutes later-adverse selection long forgotten -i sat captivated by the numbing combination of Iqbal Bano and Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
But this recording of 'hum dekhain gay' has to be one of the most exceptional songs i've heard in my life - the crowd applauds wildly as each stanza of Faiz sahib's revolution-infused poetry is sung to perfection by Iqbal Bano.
"sub taaj uchalley jaayien gaay" would give you goosebumps anyday, but when its to sung to a backdrop of a crowd chanting of '
pakistan inquilab zindabad' - it takes on a whole new meaning.
Auur raaj kare gi khalq e khuda, jo mein bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho
Even my bourgiouse heart for an instant seemed alive with the zeal of revolution.
Wah faiz sahib, wah!
Best of Iqbal Bano at Muziq.net
Full text of the Faiz Poem:
Update: If you give it a good listen - you can make out they are actually shouting
Inquilab Zindabad [Long live the revolution] and not as i had asumed, pakistan zindabad.
Even better!
Hum Dekhain Gay, Faiz Ahmed Faiz
hum dekhainge
lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhainge
hum dekhainge
woh din ke jis ka wada hai...hum dekhainge
jo loh-e-azal pe likha hai...hum dekhiange
jab zulm-o-sitam ke kooh-e-garan,
rooyi ki tarah u\'dh jayenge
hum mehkoomon ke paoon tale,
yeh dharti gha\'dh gha\'dh gha\'dhke gi
aur ahl-e-hakam ke saron per,
jab bijli ka\'dh ka\'dh ka\'dhke gi
hum dekhainge
lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhainge
hum dekhainge
jab arz-e-khuda ke kaabe se,
sab butt uthwaye jayenge
hum ahl-e-safa mardood-e-haram,
masnad pe bithaaye jayenge
sab taj uchhale jayenge,
sab takhat giray jayenge
hum dekhainge
lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhainge
hum dekhainge
bas naam rahe ga Allah ka
jo gayab bhi hai hazir bhi
jo manzar bhi hai nazir bhi
uthe ga anal haq ka na\'ra
jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho
aur raaj kare gi khalq-e-khuda
jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho
hum dekhainge
lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhainge
hum dekhainge
woh din ke jis ka wada hai...hum dekhainge
jo loh-e-azal pe likha hai...hum dekhiange