Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere

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"Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere" is a celebrated Urdu resistance poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz that powerfully urges people to speak out against oppression and claim their freedom.

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instanceOf Urdu poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
resistance poem ⓘ
associatedLanguageCommunity South Asian diaspora ⓘ
Urdu-speaking community ⓘ
associatedWith Progressive Writers' Movement ⓘ
South Asian leftist politics ⓘ
author Faiz Ahmed Faiz ⓘ
countryOfOrigin British India ⓘ
creator Faiz Ahmed Faiz ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic anthem of resistance in Urdu literature ⓘ
widely recited at protests and political gatherings ⓘ
form lyric poem ⓘ
genre political poetry ⓘ
revolutionary poetry ⓘ
hasAdaptation musical rendition by various singers ⓘ
recitations in public performances ⓘ
hasMetre traditional Urdu poetic metre (behr) ⓘ
influenced contemporary South Asian protest poetry ⓘ
inspired performances in theatre and film ⓘ
language Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
literaryLanguage modern Urdu ⓘ
literaryMovement Progressive Urdu poetry ⓘ
medium written poetry ⓘ
message encourages individuals to claim their freedom ⓘ
urges people to speak out against oppression ⓘ
notableLine Bol ke lab azaad hain tere ⓘ
Bol zubaan ab tak teri hai ⓘ
originalScript Urdu script ⓘ
partOf Faiz Ahmed Faiz's political poetry corpus ⓘ
publicationContext progressive and anti-colonial milieu ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
subject courage ⓘ
oppression ⓘ
self-expression ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
theme empowerment ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ
personal freedom ⓘ
political resistance ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ
titleTranslation Speak, for your lips are free ⓘ
usedAs slogan in political movements ⓘ
symbol of dissent ⓘ

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz → notablePoem → Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere ⓘ
Speak, for your lips are free → originalTitle → Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere ⓘ
Speak, for your lips are free → basedOn → Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere ⓘ
Speak, for your lips are free → hasOriginalWork → Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere ⓘ
Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere → partOfWork → Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere (poem) ⓘ
subject linked to: slogan in political movements
linked to: Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere