Faiz Ahmed Faiz:

The suspense that lasts between killers and weapons
as they gamble: who will die and whose turn is next?
That bet has now been place on me.

So bring the order for my execution.
I must see with whose seals the margins are stamped,
recognize the signatures on the scroll. (from the book 'So Bring the Order for My Execution', translated by Agha Shadid Ali)