Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Sahir Ludhianvi (1921-1980), "The Scales of Justice", p.471, translated from the Hindi-Urdu by Alverston & Associates.

Sahir Ludhianvi (1921-1980), "The Scales of Justice", p.471, translated from the Hindi-Urdu by Alverston & Associates.




“The Scales of Justice”

To whomever taking the scales of justice in hand

Know by heart that you must weigh all the offenses accurately!

If not, our future historians might bear in mind more than all else,

Including the particulars of the criminal justice system,

That judges were the ones who carried out absolute oppression

Even when we the people presented evidential grievances

And placed in front of the judges’ eyes evincive destruction of our dejected hearts,

They did not believe!

Unable to show impartiality,

And by their own deeds and this practice of predilection,

These judges augmented the licentious desires

Of those base criminals!

To whomever taking the scales of justice in his hands,

Keep in mind this point perpetually:

Above all the judiciaries, there is another judge

The proprietor de facto,

Aware of every condition, and sentient of all pursuits

Good and evil!

Henceforth, the ones who are in despair

By the judicial decisions of this world,

It may happenchance one day

That He shall place their complaints in His court

It may happenchance one day

That His scales of justice shall once again weigh

Upon the compulsions of those base criminals

And announce His verdict!

This very soul trembles at such supreme decisiveness!

Sahir Ludhianvi (1921-1980), "The Scales of Justice", p.471, translated from the Hindi-Urdu by Alverston & Associates.

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