\startsong
\stitle{BaaGii  raad huu.N barq huu.N bechain huu.N paaraa huu.N mai.n}
\singers{Makhdoom Moinuddin}
\printtitle
#indian

raad huu.N barq huu.N bechain huu.N paaraa huu.N mai.n
Kud-parastaar, Kud-aagaah, Kud-aaraa huu.N mai.n
gardan-e-zulm kaTe jis se vo aaraa huu.N mai.n
Kirman-e-jaur jalaade vah sharaaraa huu.N mai.n

%[raad = thunder; barq = lightning; paaraa = mercury]
%[Kud-parastar = self-respecting; Kud-aagaah = self-knowing]
%[Kud-aaraa = knowing one's will; aaraa = saw]
%[Kirman = field; jaur = oppression; sharaaraa = spark]

merii fariyaad par ahal-e-davil a.ngusht bagosh
laa tabar Kuun ke dariyaa me.n nahaane de mujhe

%[ahal-e-davil = rich and wealthy people; tabar = axe]
%[a.ngusht bagosh = fingers in their ears]

sare pur naKuvat-e-arbaab-e-zamaa.N to.Duu.Ngaa
shor-e-naalaa se dar-e-araz-o-samaa.N to.Duu.Ngaa
zulm paravar ravish-e-ahal-e-jahaa.N to.Duu.Ngaa
isharat aabaad amaarat kaa makaa.N to.Duu.Ngaa

(Mere meanings don't convey the full impact, so here is the
English interpretation.)

I shall crack the heads of those who pride themselves on their estates
My shout of lamentation will brook no door, no wall, no gate
I shall halt the tyrannical ways of the people of this world
The houses of the pleasure-loving lords, these symbols I shall tear down

%[isharat = pleasure; aabaad = full of; amaarat = symbol; makaa.N = house]

to.D Daaluu.Ngaa mai.n za.njiire asiiraan-e-qafas
dahar ko pa.nj-e-asarat se chhu.Daane de mujhe

%[asiir = prisoner; qafas = cage]

barq ban kar but-e-maazii ko giraane de mujhe
rasm-e-kuhanaa ko tah-e-Kaak milaane de mujhe
tafriqe mazahab-o-millat ke miTaane de mujhe
Kvaab-e-fardaa ko bas ab haal banaane de mujhe

%[but = idol; maazii = past]

aag huu.N aag huu.N haa.N! dahakatii hu_ii aag
aag huu.N aag bas ab aag lagaane de mujhe

#endindian
\endsong