Speak, for your lips are free
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"Speak, for your lips are free" is the English translation of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s iconic Urdu poem "Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere," celebrated as a powerful anthem of resistance and freedom of expression.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Speak, for your lips are free canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EnglishTranslation
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literaryWork ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Progressive Writers' Movement
NERFINISHED
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South Asian leftist politics ⓘ |
| author | Faiz Ahmed Faiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of defiance against censorship
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widely recited in protests ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthem of freedom of expression
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anthem of resistance ⓘ |
| encourages |
personal courage
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political awareness ⓘ public dissent ⓘ |
| genre |
political poetry
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protest poetry ⓘ revolutionary poetry ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
activists
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oppressed communities ⓘ readers of Urdu poetry ⓘ |
| hasCentralMessage | use your voice against injustice ⓘ |
| hasForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| hasLine | Speak, for your lips are free ⓘ |
| hasMetaphor |
body as site of resistance
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speech as liberation ⓘ |
| hasMood |
defiant
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urgent ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWork | Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTranslation | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | progressive literature ⓘ |
| medium | written poetry ⓘ |
| notableIn |
South Asian literature
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Urdu poetry canon ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poet | Faiz Ahmed Faiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom of expression
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human dignity ⓘ oppression ⓘ resistance ⓘ speaking truth to power ⓘ |
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