I am a rebel
From the customs of this time,
from these thrones and these crowns,
That are born from cruelty-
and feed on human lives,
That are built on foundations of hate,
from such products of bloodshed-
I am a rebel!
I am a rebel!
However much you punish me!
One twitch upon their lips-
One glance of their eyes-
can cause the laws to change,
and let criminals run free-
from such masters of theft and treachery,
from such "guardians" of justice-
I am a rebel!
I am a rebel!
However much you punish me!
from those who make women dance,
and sell them out on streets,
and then upon that fallen Honor,
they march out in protest-
from these tyrants and miscreants,
from these buyers at the markets-
I am a rebel!
I am a rebel!
However much you punish me!
from those who cry at the country's fate,
then steal from the nation shamelessly,
from those who dwell in palaces,
and talk about poverty,
from these tricksters and these thieves,
from these Feudal Lords and Chiefs-
I am a rebel!
I am a rebel!
However much you punish me!
from those in the 'business' of religion,
who are a major disease and affliction,
fond of labeling others as god-less infidels,
as if they are the last word on Faith-
from these liars and cheats,
from these enterprises of religion-
I am a rebel!
I am a rebel!
However much you punish me!
where breaths are severely measured,
where fortunes are eternally ruined,
where caste and race are a complicated mess,
and the noose of hatred hangs low-
from such lowly thoughts and ideas,
from such lands of Oppression-
I am a rebel!
I am a rebel!
However much you punish me!
I hold the flag of Truth,
and the threat of tyranny is upon me,
But when was I afraid of death?
I live, but for the sake of death-
when the rising sun shall shine in my blood,
then every living soul shall say-
I am a rebel!
I am a rebel!
However much you punish me!
I am a rebel!
- Unknown poet (most probably Habib Jalib or Javed Hashmi)
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