Quote by Faiz Ahmad Faiz: “Speak, for your lips are free. / Speak, for your words are still your own.”

This quote serves as a powerful call to action, urging individuals to use their voice and assert their right to expression. It emphasizes the enduring power of words and the importance of speaking truth, even in times of suppression, highlighting intrinsic freedom.

From 'Bol Ke Lab Azad Hain Tere' (Speak, For Your Lips Are Free), a protest poem written while Faiz was imprisoned. It became an anthem for dissent in Pakistan, urging resistance against authoritarianism and censorship.

One of the most celebrated Urdu poets of the twentieth century, born in Sialkot in 1911. His poetry wove together romantic longing and political resistance, earning him the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962 and a Nobel Prize nomination.