"Speak" by Faiz

"Speak" by Faiz Ahmed Faiz is about someone telling someone else to speak whatever they wish to, and what is on their mind during their short time on earth. In regards to Professor Mufti's comments on "Love, Do Not Ask" and "Lyre and Flute", "Speak" can be seen as not letting the external world control the individual's internal state. The external world may consist of multiple rules regarding what you can and cannot do, and it is constantly changing as India goes from a colonized nation to a free nation. In addition to native rules, there are also British rules in the external world that may inhibit an individual from what they really wish to do. With "Speak", Faiz encourages people to simply speak. Although the external may consist of restrictions, individual's control their own lives and what they do, "Speak, your life is still your own".