Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. This is a three part nazm. In the first section Lenin is presented before god and complains to him about the injustice of the condition of the worker on earth (in god’s domain). In the second part, angels confirm that conditions on earth are bad. In the third part, god issues an edict to his angels which sounds like he wants socialism established.

aql hai be-zamaam¹ abhi, ishq² hai be-maqaam³ abhi
naqshgar⁴-e azal⁵ tera, naqsh⁶ hai na-tamaam⁷ abhi  1.without reins, unbridled, directionless 2.love, devotion to the divine 3.without place meaning not achieved its goal 4.artist who makes sketches 5.eternity 6.sketch 7.incomplete
Human thinking is still directionless. Love of divine has not attained its goal yet. O (maker of sketches of eternity) creator, your sketch (creation-human character) is still incomplete.

Khalq¹-e Khuda ki ghaat² meN, rind³ o faqeeh⁴ o mir⁵ o piir⁶
tere jahaaN meN hai abhi, gardish⁷-e subah o shaam abhi 1.creation 2.ambush 3.patrons of the tavern – used here to mean the haves/the rich 4.religious jurist 5.leaders 6.seniors 7.going round and round, daily grind
The rich and privileged, the priest and the mullah, the leaders and elders are all lying wait to attack your creatures (ordinary folk). the same old grind of your world still goes on.

tere amir¹ maal-mast², tere faqir³ haal-mast⁴
banda⁵ hai koocha-gard⁶ abhi, Khwaaja⁷ baland-baam⁸ abhi  1.wealthy 2.intoxicated with wealth 3.dervish, mendicant 4.intoxicated in their trance 5.servant, creature, ordinary man 6.dust of the streets, wandering 7.rich 8.high roof, mansion
The wealthy of your world are intoxicated with their wealth, the dervish is lost in a trance, the rich are shut in their mansions, while the ordinary folk pound the streets.

daanish¹ o deen² o ilm³ o fun⁴, bandagi⁵-e havas⁶ tamaam
ishq⁷-e girah-kushaaii⁸ ka, faiz⁹ nahiN hai ‘aam¹⁰ abhi 1.wisdom 2.faith 3.knowledge 4.skill 5.in the service of 6.greed 7.(divine) love 8.unravelling the knot, solving problems 9.benevolence, gift 10.common
Wisdom, knowledge, skill and faith are all in the service of greed. The gift of love of the divine that can solve these problems is not yet common.

jauhar¹-e zindagi hai ishq², jauhar-e ishq hai Khudi³
aah ke hai ye teGh-e tez⁴, pardagii⁵-e niyaam⁶ abhi 1.jewel used here to mean apex 2.love 3.iqbal’s concept of Khudi is a combination of self-reliance, self-respect, dignity akin to being “superman” 4.sharp sword 5.hidden in a veil 6.scabbard
Love is the apex of life and Khudi is the apex of love. (Unfortunately) this sharp sword is still in its scabbard. Man has not pulled it out to solve his problems.