Kaun door hai - Paas kaun hai

Many times, I have noticed - that during various events - we often hear the phrases such as - door desh kay vaasi - door desh say aaye huye (from the distant lands - from far away countries), etc.

I always wonder why do we have to acknowledge the distance between people of different lands.

Just as a name is simply a piece of a person's identity- the name of the country they belong to is also just an additional piece of information. Why hide the name of their country and associate them with far away distant lands?

Why create a feeling of separation based on their geographical locations and other identifications?

With this thought, the following lines came to my mind this morning - in the form of a Ghazal.

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Kaun door hai - Paas kaun hai
Kaun aam hai khaas kaun hai

Kaun hai apnaa kaun paraaya
Kaun des - pravaas kaun hai

Kaun ameer, gareeb kaun hai
kaun hai maalik, daas kaun hai

Kaun hai beti, kaun hai amma
Kaun bahu aur saas kaun hai

Ye hai meraa - vo hai teraa
jis ko hai ehsaas - kaun hai

Duhkh mein, mushkil ki ghadiyon mein
Rakhtay jis pay aas kaun hai

Jo bhee hoga achchhaa hoga
Jis ko hai vishvaas kaun hai

Har soorat, har haal kay andar
Rehtaa jo bindaas kaun hai

Jag kay andar reh kay 'Rajan'
Jag say rahay udaas kaun hai
                         " Rajan Sachdeva "

Aam            -   Ordinary

Khaas         -   Special
Des               - Own country
Pravaas      - Distant land, Foreign, Abroad
Bindaas      - Cool, Fearless, Calm, etc.
Udaas         - Disinterested, Detached, Distinct, unassociated, etc.