Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. gopal mittal (1901-1993) migrated from lahore to dehli is 1948. He has written eloquently about communal harmony, univeral love and Reason. In this short ‘qita’, he calls for more explicit condemnation of communal riots, not just sitting quietly and feeling sorry for victims.

saare haNgaama¹-e bedaad² meN apna hissa³
ek ehsaas⁴-e nadaamat⁵ ke siva⁶ kuchh bhi nahiN
mere daaman⁷ pe nahiN Khoon ka dhabba laikin
apni hi zaat⁸ pe qaatil⁹ ka gumaaN¹⁰ hota hai 1.tumult, disturbance 2.cruelty 3.part, participation 4.feeling 5.regret 6.except for 7.apron, cloak 8.person 9.killer 10.suspicion
In all the disturbances, killings and cruelty, our participation is nothing but a vague feeling of regret. I agree that there is no stain of blood on my cloak, but I have a suspicion/guilt as if I am the killer.