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    Maa lidali da ferang khkuli jaazuna
    I have seen the airplanes of Firang (British)

    Chey Daa laanday thray ghurzand wakhi sinduna
    Underneath you see the thunders of the ocean

    Maa lidali mahaluna da london
    I have seen the palaces of London

    Jinakay mastay azaaday gulbadan
    Beautiful, free and romantic girls

    Maa lidali da Italy khkuli khaaruna
    I have seen the beautiful cities of Italy

    Sra ye angur, sra ye sharab, aw sra ye guluna
    With red grapes, red wines and red flowers

    Maa lidali da Paris khaa pairay khkulay
    I have seen the beautiful girls of Paris

    Pa kirdaar, gufthaar khwagay laka balbalay
    With sweet voice and style like butterfly

    Maa lidalay Tajmahal ghutay da gulo
    I have seen the flowers of Taj Mahal

    Da delhi khkuli khaaruna da Mugholo
    Beautiful Mughal cities of Delhi

    Maa lidali America kay deer khaaruna
    I have seen cities in America

    Chay waryazo tha ye rasee makaa nuna
    The buildings touching the clouds

    Kho chay wowinam daa khpal da khato kor
    But once I see my own house made of mud

    Raana heer shee mahaluna khaistha nor
    I forget about all the palaces of the world

    Daa naray thangay koosay zamaa da kali
    These narrow streets of my village

    Wartha sada di da dunya khaaruna khkuli
    Are dearer to me than all the beautiful cities of the world

    Chay kharh makhay wror Pakhtun sinay la darshi
    Once you embrace an uneducated and simple Pakhtoon brother

    Darna hair ba tol khaayisth da bahrobar shi
    You will forget about all the beauties of the universe

    Khudaya shukar chay paida de da de qaaam kram
    Thanks Allah that I am born in this nation

    Da pakhtun da nar wajud de yaw andaam kram
    I am a part of the body of an upright Pakhtoon

    Sa ba kram da London loi mahaluna
    The big palaces of London are of no use to me

    Da Paris jinai khaistha Rome guluna
    And the beautiful girls of Paris and flowers of Rome

    Pa Wallah chay da Janatha ba sham sthun
    I swear I will come out of Paradise

    Chay kanzal pakay waw nawram da Patkhun
    If I don't listen to the traditional language of Pakhtoon

    By: Ghani Khan



    Sardar Ali Takkar beautifully sang it here,

    Even Adobe Photoshop can't change me.

    A line[Durrand line] of hatred that raised a wall between the two brothers -Hamid Karzai

    For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."


    The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!

    -Ferishta, 1560–1620

  • #2
    A very touching and powerful piece!
    "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be".

    "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives".

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    • #3
      A great poem by great Ghani khan and posted by the great admin khan........
      Na soz sho na saaz sho,
      Bas hasy jwand tamam sho

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