baiTh jaataa huu.N jahaa.N chaa.Nv ghanii hotii hai

baiTh jaataa huu.N jahaa.N chaa.Nv ghanii hotii hai
Hafeez Jaunpuri





baiTh jaataa huu.N jahaa.N chaa.Nv ghanii hotii hai
haaye kyaa chiiz Gariib-ul-vatanii hotii hai
[chaa.Nv=shade; Gariib-ul-vatanii=exile]
din ko ik nuur barasataa hai merii turbat par
raat ko chaadar-e-mahataab tanii hotii hai
[nuur=light; turbat=tomb; chaadar-e-mahataab=sheet of moon(light)]
luT gayaa vo tere kuuche me.n rakhaa jis ne qadam
is tarah kii bhii kahii.n raahazanii hotii hai
[raahazanii=highway robbery]
hijr me.n zahar hai saaGar kaa lagaanaa muu.Nh se
may kii jo buu.Nd hai hiiro.n kii kanii hotii hai
[hijr=separation; saaGar=wine goblet; may=wine]
maikasho.n ko na kabhii fikr-e-kam-o-besh hu_ii
aise logo.n kii tabiiyat bhii Ganii hotii hai
fikr-e-kam-o-besh=worry about more or less; Ganii=generous]
huuk uThatii hai agar zabt-e-fuGaa.N karataa huu.N
saa.Ns rukatii hai to barchhii kii anii hotii hai
[zabt=restraint; fuGaa.N=cry of pain; barchhii=spear; anii=tip/point]
pii lo do ghuu.NT ki saaqii kii rahe baat "Hafeez"
saaf i.nkaar me.n Khaatir-shikanii hotii hai
[Khaatir-shikanii=insult of (someone's) hospitality]