Ismat Chughtai from her incomplete autobiography

Ismat Chughtai from her incomplete autobiography

Main muslamaan hooN, bo'ot parasti shir'k hay.

Magar dev'mala meray watan ka virsa hay. is maiN sadion ka culture aur falsafa simoya hua hay. eeman alaihda hay, watan ki tehzeen alaihda hay.

Is maiN mera barabar ka hissa hay jaisay is ki mitti, dhoop aur paani maiN mera hissa hay.

Main holi per rang khailooN, deewali per diyay jalaouN tou kiya mera eeman mutazalzal hojaiga? Mera yaqeen aur shaoor kiya itna booda hay' itna adhoora hay kay rezah rezah ho jai ga?

Ismat Chughtai from her incomplete autobiography. Adabiyaat – Khwateen Ka aalmi Adub vol 14-15 issue 59/60 2002