O the sons of decrepit system! <br />O the children of dark night! <br /> <br />This black night is not perpetual, <br />This black night is about to pass. <br />How long these tales of darkness will last? <br />A new morning is about to beam. <br /> <br />O the off-spring of the dark night! <br />O the enemies of morn, perpetrators of injustice! <br />The morning sun will shine, <br />The spell of ignorance will dispel. <br />The light of knowledge and intellect, <br />Will spread in all over these households. <br /> <br />O the custodians of this black night! <br />O the moths of the candle of a bygone era! <br />O the admirers of the city of darkness! <br />The city of darkness will not last. <br />Have your brief laugh at the morning, <br />Only for a short while – it’s okay. <br /> <br /> <br />(Translated from the Urdu by: Arjumand Ara)<br /><br />Habib Jalib<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-city-of-darkness-will-not-last/
