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Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(1911-1984 / Sialkot, Pakistan)
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  If they snatch my ink and pen,
I should not complain,
For I have dipped my fingers
In the blood of my heart.
I should not complain
Even if they seal my tongue,
For every ring of my chain
Is a tongue ready to speak.


Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Submitted Date Friday, August 04, 2006
Submitted Date Saturday, August 21, 2010



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Will Barber (1/14/2007 3:04:00 AM)
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Passionate - and beautiful. I wish more poets would read your works. The beauty of your translations transcends cultural barriers.
 
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