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Ghazal in Hindi Building Rubble

Ghazal in Hindi: गुनहगार (Israel-Hamas War)

गुनहगार, this ghazal in hindi is a grim reminder and an expression of helplessness which engulfs me as I continue to hear about stories from the war zone. Russia-Ukraine started last year and Israel-Hamas war started this year. The end for neither of those seems near. It seems far fetched and rather painful that in this modern era, there is still a space where humans are killing each other. Differences over geography and religion continue to ignite emotions and burn down lives. Alas, looks like we have read history of world wars, repented and berated those but yet, humanity continues to witness killing – some directly in the wars and at other times in incidents of mass shootings and terrorist activities.

How will we justify our actions to the future generations? As we dump the weight of our actions today on their trembling shoulders.

Ghazal in Hindi Building Rubble

Here it goes: गुनहगार a ghazal in hindi, a reflection on Israel-Hamas war


गुनहगार खुले घूम रहे हैं शहर में
कोई सितम इस जहाँ में बाकी रह गया है क्या

आसमान छू रही थीं इमारतें कुछ दिन पहले यहाँ
देखो मलबे में दबा कोई ज़िंदा बचा है क्या

कहते हैं वो बदले की आग झुलसना जायज़ है
किसी और के जलने से अपनी जलन घटती है क्या

कहीं बाड़, बवंडर तो कहीं महामारी निगल रही है ज़िंदगियाँ
इंसानियत पर कुदरत का प्रतिघात काफी नहीं है क्या

खून की नदियों से भरी है इतिहास की ज़मीन
उस ज़मीन को फिर खून से सींचना ज़रूरी है क्या

जो दे रही है मंज़र को अंजाम वो सोच आज की है
आने वाली नसल को उस बोझ से दबाना जायज़ है क्या


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