Hum Dekhein gay

The overall feel of this Mili Naghma evokes a sense of hope which we have seen in the characters like Salim Mirza from Garam Hawa where solution to everything is directed towards Allah. Faiz Ahmed does the same thing in this Nazm when he remind us of the judgment day which is promised by Allah in Loh-e-Azl (Quran). He then connects this after life hope with corrupt rulers (Ahl-e-Hukm) and people (mehkoom). This kind of Mili Naghma sort of presupposes that people cannot change their situation in their life but in afterlife they will be sitting on Masnad and Ahl-e-Hukm will be suffering. This kind of poetry is in contrast with the current national narrative of songs like Ab Khud kuch kerna parray ga by Atif Aslam and Atrings where people are given control of their life instead of relying on any promised Justice in afterlife.

The amalgamation of religious and national sentiments is the focal point in the Nazm where religion and national has been related in such a way that they seem one entity instead of religion being just one of other components of nation. For instance this passage:

Jab arz-e-khuda ke kaa’ba se

Sab butt uthai jaingay

Hum ahl-e-safa mardood-e-hiram

Masnad pe bithaye jaingay

Sab taaj uchalay jaingay

Sab takht giraye jaingay

Hum bhi dekhengay

Faiz use the word Ahl-e-Safa mardood-e-hiram which denotes Mulsim identity and then in the next lines he talks about overthrowing corrupt rulers of this time. This passage is in reference to the event when Prophet Abraham pillaged idols and he is also associated with the construction of Kaa’ba. The narrative of the nazm compares this victory of Abraham over idolaters with ordinary peoples over their current rulers. In Nutshell this mili naghma portrays religious and national identity as the same thing which has been seen in other older songs and videos.