شہر کے حاکم کا یہ فرمان ہے
قید میں کہلائیں گے آزاد سب
جاوید اختر –
Shahar ke haakim ka ye farmaan hai
qaid mein kehlayenge aazaad sab
– Javed Akhtar
शहर के हाकिम का ये फ़रमान है
क़ैद में कहलाएँगे आज़ाद सब
– जावेद अख़्तर
Jacob Willemsz de Wet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The ruler thus commands in the city
all the captives will now be called free
Painting by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet, mid 17th century – The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (also called the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard or the Parable of the Generous Employer)