Who am I ?

I AM A MUSLIM AND I SPEAK WITH PRIDE, A MUSLIM WHO STANDS ON PEACE'S SIDE.

I BELIEVE IN AMAN, NOT IN HATE,IN TRUE ISLAM, NOT A TWISTED FATE.

 NOT IN THE LIES THAT TERRORISTS TELL, BUT IN THE FAITH THAT TEACHES US WELL.

I BELIEVE IN MUHAMMAD AND ALL HE TAUGHT, IN MERCY, KINDNESS, EVERY THOUGHT.

NOT IN HURTING, NOT IN PAIN, NOT IN KILLING FOR ANY GAIN.

NOT IN THE PROMISE, "KILL, AND JANNAH YOU'LL SEE," THAT'S NOT THE ISLAM THAT LIVES IN ME.

I AM A MUSLIM, BORN WITH PRIDE, IN INDIA, WHERE MY ROOTS RESIDE.

 WHERE I PROUDLY SING JANA GANA MANA, LOUD, 

AND STAND FOR VANDE MATARAM, STRONG AND PROUD.

I RAISE MY VOICE WITH JAI HIND'S CALL,

 AND SARE JAHAN SE ACCHA I SING IT ALL.

 YET STILL MY PLACE IS QUESTIONED HERE, BY VOICES LOUD WITH HATE AND FEAR.

WHEN TERROR STRIKES, THEY POINT AT ME, THOUGH I CRY FOR PEACE AND UNITY. 

MY PROPHET'S MOCKED, ISLAM DEFAMED, ON PLATFORMS WHERE OUR FAITH IS SHAMED.

I FACE THE HATE FOR WHAT THEY DO, THOSE WHO KNOW NOT WHAT IS TRUE. A FAITH THEY CLAIM, THAT NEVER WAS, BUILT ON RAGE AND NOT THE CAUSE.

AND NOW I MUST PROVE, TIME AND AGAIN. THAT INDIA RUNS WITHIN MY VEIN.

EVEN THOSE ONCE NEAR NOW POST HATE THAT BRINGS ME FEAR.

 THEIR WORDS ARE SHARP, THEIR SILENCE LOUD, IT HURTS TO SEE THEIR HATRED PROUD.  

BUT STILL I RISE, I WILL NOT BEND. MY LOVE FOR PEACE WILL NEVER END BUT TO BRING MY TRUTH INTO THE LIGHT.

TO STAND FOR THOSE WHO FEEL ALONE, FOR EVERY HEART THAT'S EVER KNOWN. 

I WILL NEVER HESITATE TO SCREAM,  JAI HIND, MY VOICE, MY DREAM.

I DON'T NEED PAPERS OR SOME DECREE,                                                        TO PROVE THIS LAND BELONGS TO ME. 

I'LL LIVE HERE PROUD, I'LL REST HERE TOO, BENEATH THIS SOIL SO RICH AND TRUE.

I AM A MUSLIM AND THAT WON'T CHANGE, BUT INDIA IS MY WIDEST RANGE.

THIS IS MY REPLY, MY STAND, MY SAY, TO THOSE WHO THROW MY PRIDE AWAY.

 IT'S INDIAN FIRST - THEN MY BELIEF. LET'S BUILD RESPECT, AND END THE GRIEF.

YES I AM A MUSLIM. I AM AN INDIAN. AND THAT IS ENOUGH.

Written by -

Insha Khan