This poem was translated by Professor Carlo Coppola as part of the MULOSIGE Translations project. You can explore our collection of Urdu Poetry here.
Mustaqbil / Future
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming!
.
The voice of throbbing hearts,
Of footfalls in the darkness;
The voice of someone calling—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming.
.
No sultanate nor tsardom of darkness;
No Solomon’s throne nor Capitalism;
No shriek of the poor nor the royal cortege—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming!
.
Waving the banner of life,
Telling the story of a new age
Followed by triumph and happiness—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming.
.
It rows the boat of Equality;
It accepts sacrifices from the youth
And gives freedom to slaves—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming.
.
From: Bisāt̤-i raqṣ (Dance Carpet). Ḥaidarābād, Inḍiyā: Istiqbāliyah kameṭī jashn-i Mak̲h̲dūm, 1966. pp. 75 – 77
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming!
.
The voice of throbbing hearts,
Of footfalls in the darkness;
The voice of someone calling—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming.
.
No sultanate nor tsardom of darkness;
No Solomon’s throne nor Capitalism;
No shriek of the poor nor the royal cortege—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming!
.
Waving the banner of life,
Telling the story of a new age
Followed by triumph and happiness—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming.
.
It rows the boat of Equality;
It accepts sacrifices from the youth
And gives freedom to slaves—
It’s coming; it’s coming;
It’s coming; it’s coming.
.
From: Bisāt̤-i raqṣ (Dance Carpet). Ḥaidarābād, Inḍiyā: Istiqbāliyah kameṭī jashn-i Mak̲h̲dūm, 1966. pp. 75 – 77
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