Nishaan Songtext
von Ahmer

Iss ghaflat ke ghar mein darwaze hai bandh
In this house of heedlessness, my escape is impossible

Main dhoondu madad par koi na mere sang
I′m begging for help, but I know no one is going to be there for me

Ye ankhe unn yaado mein hi mar miti
My memories have lost eyesight

Jo lauti nahi, kahan ko chali? Kahan chal bassi?
And I've not gotten it back ever since, where did it all go?

Hamari umeedein?
Our hope

Kyu ye khushaali ko seenche?
Why are they trying to squeeze happiness?

Kaisa ghulami ka beej ye?
What kind of seed is this that gives birth to slavery?

Jo pale sehlabo ke neeche
That keeps growing amidst floods

Khaali kitabo ke beech mein
We like to read books that are blank


Hum jali ikhlaqo ko seekhe
Love to learn nothing but hate and violence

Farmayein na cheekhye
They teach us not to ask but to yell

Ghabraye na peetyein
Not to think but to thrash

Ye kaisa qanoon? Jo haq ka hareef hai?
What kind of justice is this? the enemy of rights?

Main Abdul Qadeer, main na koi mareez
I′m Adbul Qadeer, and I'm not ill

Main chahta kaash hota na aisa naseeb
I wish my life wasn't like this

Bure sapne hai mere zehan mein likhe
I have these thoughts that I can′t get rid of

Wo zalim jo bachpan mein ek din mile
Those oppressors who stopped me one day

Wo zakhm bhi tab se kabhi na bare
Those scars never healed

Wo shak hi nahi bas nafrat hi hai
It′s not suspicion, it's pure hate


Wo nafrat nahi bas wo hasrat hi hai
No it′s not hate, it's desire

Wo hasrat nahi bas woh taaqat hi hai
No, not desire, it′s power

Jo bani ibaadat ek aafat hi hai
It's the power that becomes devotion, makes you corrupt

Jo baje mere kaano mein
The sounds of trauma still keep ringing in my ears

Bhaagu inn awaaz se
I wanna run away from the sirens that are screaming

Bassi mere saanso mein
It′s present in every breath that I take

Kahani har aansu mein
There's a story in every tear that I shed

Darr se jo kaanpu mein, aata nahi kabu mein
I shiver from fear, I can't control myself at times

Miti lakeere in haatho se
I can′t see the lines on my palm any more

Baara saal ki umar se mera dum ghute
Since I was 12 I′ve been trying to break from this prison

Ye aag phehle aur na ruke
But deep down the fire grows, and I can't put it out

Maine pehchana kabhi khud ko na
I couldn′t just live

Thi zindagi na kabhi khushnuma
Life never knew what peace was

Ye khayalat bhaage mere peeche, kare paagal mujhe
My past keeps running after me and I can't move on and forget

Jeene ka maqsad kya?
What′s the purpose of life?

Jawab maangu kyu hai chup khuda?
Here I am, asking questions, why is God silent?

Chal raha barbaadiyo ka samaa
All we have ever seen is chaos
Jaise dafan hun main zameen ke neeche
It feels I'm being buried everyday

Meri cheekhe sun ke bhi na sunega
Even if I cry and scream they won′t listen

JUNAID HOOK

Zameen wadaan
Land abandoned

Zakham navaan
Wounds don't heal

Hujoom davaan
Blind people running

Wajood maraan
Roots dying

Zahar ralaan
Poison spreading

Sakoon galaan
Peace melting

Yi kya gasaan?
Why does this happen all the time?

Fanaah nishaan!
Traces erased