Pakistan

O beloved country of mine

Where is the peace you promised?

I sliced an empire in half for you

I left my friends and marched off for you

I lost one, I lost it all for you

Do you even care?

O beloved country of mine

Where is the unity you promised?

I fought in four wars for you

I slept with an empty stomach for you

I broke my back in the fields for you?

Are you even listening?

O beloved country of mine

Where are the opportunities you promised?

I stayed when generals ruled, for you

I stayed when famine fell, for you

I stayed when the country split in two, for you

Was it all a mistake?

O beloved country of mine

Today I see you in flames

Today I see your streets filled, not with flowers but with rage

Today I see death and misery and hatred everywhere

Is there any hope left?

O beloved country of mine

I will not let you perish

My heart is heavy but you are all I cherish

I still love your every corner, every street

I still love your rivers, your peaks

I still love your people, and every inch of your land beneath my feet

Promise that you’ll live on for me