Surjit Paatar Poems

When do I say don't ask for justice?
Or, for your rights, do not fight?
But recoginze the enemy
And don't sever your own limbs
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Light these candles.
Rise, light these candles.
There will remain,
These quarrelsome winds,
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My language is one the verge of death
Each word, each sentence gasps for breath.
In such a hopeless situation
Only God may save my language!
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