جان جائے ہاتھ سے جائے نہ ست
ہے یہی اک بات ہر مذہب کا تت
jaan jaae haath se jaae na sat
hai yahi ik baat har mazhab ka tat
چٹے بٹے ایک ہی تھیلی کے ہیں
ساہو کاری، بسوہ داری، سلطنت
chatte batte ek hi thaili ke hain
saahookaari, biswa-daari, saltanat
Source: Bang-e-Dra (1924) — Part 3 (from 1908), qita
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A short qita in plain, homely words: "let life go but never truth" is the essence of every faith, while money-lending, landlordism and kingship are all birds of one feather.
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