Che Shod Ke Rekht O Ba Ham

What happened that our nest was ruined again Why was the warp and woof of our home torn asunder

Did your heart not burn — why did you give this handful of feathers To the wind and fire of injustice — our nest

Do not seek to harm us, for I fear The world will scatter our nightly lament to the wind

Che shod ke rikht ba ham baz ashyanaye maa Ze ham gosekht chera tar o pode lanaye maa

Dilat nasokht bar ein mosht pur chera dadi? Ba bade aatashe bedaad aasheyanaye maa

Mabasho dar paye aazar maa ke metarsam Jahan ba baad dehad nalaye shabanaye maa