jibal al tariq/ gibraltar

dimagh ki rahaiN jO maflooj hON, tO kya
rooh ki kashtiaN jala bhee daiN, tO kya

tamam um'r sa'yON ka peecha karaiN, tO kya
mumkin nahiN saayouN say farar, tO kya

sa'yON kay bhaNwar maiN gar doobay, tO kya
fana kya, kuch fana hu'aye, tO kya

if the veins in the brain got fried, so what
if the grounded soul-boats were burned down, so what

we incessantly pursue the shadows, so what
not possible to escape all shadows, so what

if shadows desert us in quick-sand, so what
destroyed some, the chase of shadows killed some, so what