Arvind Kejriwal is the aam aadmi who repeats the promises of the communists from sixties that they didn’t keep. Political pundits are skeptical but the youth, which has not witnessed the betrayal by the communists, seem hopeful for a change. He may have sung Pradeep’s ‘Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaaichara’ but has inspired filmmaker Anubhav Sinha to post Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s, ‘Hum dekhenge / laazim hai je hum bhi dekhenege / Who din ki jiska wada hai / Jo loh-e-azal mein likha hai.’
But I remembered Sahir Ludhianvi ‘s ‘Woh subah kabhi to aayegi’
Two great poets! Both echo similar thoughts. I love the poets but don’t know whether we can trust the politicians.
Arvind Kejriwal travelled by Metro and, once upon a time, George Fernandez stepped into a BEST bus to get down at Azad Maidan to give his speech to the Municipal employees. George had got down from a Mercedes at Metro and his chauffeur followed the bus for one kilometer. He was a socialist who could be comfortable with BJP and corruption.
Yogendra Yadav has confirmed that the AAP is indeed socialist.
Here are the two poems:
Wo subah kabhi to aayegi
In kali sadiyon ke sar se jab raat ka aanchal dhalakega
Jab dukh ke badal pighalenge jab sukh ka sagar jhalakega
Jab ambar jhum ke nachega jab dharati nagme gayegi
Wo subah kabhi to aayegi
Jis subah ke khatir jug jug se hum sab mar mar ke jite hain
Jis subah ke amrit ke dhun mein hum zeher ke pyale pite hain
in bhuki pyasi ruhon par ik din to karam faramayegi
wo subah kabhi to aayegi
mana ke abhi tere mere aramanon ke qimat kuch bhi nahi
matti ka bhi hai kuch mol magar insanon ke qimat kuch bhi nahi
insanon ke izzat jab jhuthe sikkon mein na toli jayegi
wo subah kabhi to aayegi
daulat ke liye jab aurat ke ismat ko na becha jayega
chahat ko na kuchala jayega, izzat ko na becha jayega
apni kali karatuton par jab ye duniya sharmayegi
wo subah kabhi to aayegi
bitenge kabhi to din aakhir ye bhuk ke aur bekari ke
tutenge kabhi to but aakhir daulat ke ijaradari ke
jab ek anokhi duniya ke buniyad uthai jayegi
wo subah kabhi to aayegi
majabur budapa jab suni rahon ke dhul na phankega
masum ladakapan jab gandi galiyon mein bhik na mangega
haq mangane walon ko jis din suli na dikhai jayegi
wo subah kabhi to aayegi
faqon ke chitaon par jis din insan na jalaye jayenge
sine ke dahakate dozakh mein araman na jalaye jayenge
ye narak se bhi gandi duniya, jab swarg banai jayegi
wo subah kabhi to aayegi
jis subah ke khatir jug jug se hum sab mar mar ke jite hain
jis subah ke amrit ke dhun mein hum zeher ke pyale pite hain
wo subah na aaye aj magar, wo subah kabhi to aayegi
wo subah kabhi to aayegi
Sahir Ludhianvi
Hum dekhenge
Laazim hai ke hum bhi dekhenge
Who Din ke Jiska Waada hai
Jo loh-e-azal mein likha hai
Hum dekhenge
Laazim hai ke hum bhi dekhenge
Jab zulm-o-sitam ke koh-e-garan
Ruee ki tarah ud jaayenge
Hum mahkumon ke paon tale
Ye dharti dhar dhar dharkegi
Aur ahel-e-hukum ki sar upar,
Jab bijli kar kar karkegi
Jab arz-e-khuda ke kaabe se
Sab but uthwaye jaayenge
Hum ahal-e-safa, mrdd-e-harm,
Masand pe bithae jaayenge
Sab Taj uchhale jaayenge
Sab takht girae jaayenge
Bas naam rahega allah ko
Jo gayab bhi hai haazir bhi
Jo manzar bhi hai naazir bhi
Uthega an-al-hak ka naara
Jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho,
Aur raj karegi khal-e-khuda,
Jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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