Amongst the Pashto tunes that play in my car these days are a number of songs by Latif Nangarhari - I happened to see him on stage here in Abu Dhabi earlier this year when touring with Naghma. Latif performed his popular songs, during what was a great show.
The lyrics to this song, افغانستان د ورانولو ندی - Afghanistan Is Not Meant To Be Destroyed were written by Pashto poet Babarzai.
Tor_Khan تور خان
Afghanistan Is Not Meant To Be Destroyed
افغانستان د ورانولو نه دی
This town of mine is full of the impoverished people
It is not meant to be hit by bombs
Where there is wedding procession, and funeral taking place
It is not time for pulling the trigger
Afghanistan is not meant to be destroyed
No-one is meant to be killed here
People as ugly as the smoke of the war
As undignified as their weapons
Don't bring fire to the beauty of my city
Don't bring further external wars here
Don't let my sisters become brotherless
And don't become homeless like yesterday
And don't become homeless like yesterday
Afghanistan is not meant to be destroyed
No-one is meant to be killed here
Don't let my fields become ugly
Or the tip of our raised turbans fall down again
Don't let the cries come to our streets again
And my meadows catch fire again
Let's make a united Afghanistan
So that we don't burn in our own fire
Afghanistan is not meant to be destroyed
No-one is meant to be killed here
- - - Allah - - -
May it not happen, it goes away
May not the old beauty go away from Kabul
May not these beauties become ugly
And cities and villages get separated from each other
They died of thirst even though there were rivers
And we lose our copper mountains
Afghanistan is not meant to be destroyed
No-one is meant to be killed here
Listen young man, how could you possibly pull the trigger?
We are destroying our grandfather's house
How could the sword not break in your hand?
While destroying the Paktia turban (Paktia pride)
For God's sake recognise your brothers
Call Afghanistan your holy land
Call Afghanistan your holy land
Afghanistan is not meant to be destroyed
No-one is meant to be killed here
Don't bring fire to the beauty of my city
Don't bring further external wars here
Don't let my sisters become brotherless
And don't become homeless like yesterday
And don't become homeless like yesterday
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