[Utilising the thoughts of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and the style of Urdu poet Naeem Siddiqui]
War again
War again
Russia attacks
Another neighbour devoured
Ukraine is bombed
War again
War again
Bloodshed galore
Devils celebrate
Fiends rejoice
War again
War again
Mothers lament sons
Sisters bemoan brothers
Clouds of sorrow descend
War again
War again
Gentle hearts burn
Sadness swells
Desires bite the dust
War again
War again
Flower-like children wither
Orphans multiply
Oppression knows no bounds
War again
War again
O the futility of war
Anything good in it?
Will evil ever contrite?
War again
War again
Let the story of the war end now
Bloodshed no more
March ahead with the banner of peace held high
Be human, be humane
No war again
Yes, no war again
[Composed originally in Urdu by Intizar Naeem and rendered into English by Arshad Shaikh]