Thursday, September 30, 2010

Suna karo Meri Jaan

sunaa karo merii jaan in se un se afsaane
sab ajnabii haiN yahaaN kaun kis ko pahchaane

(afsaane : fiction, stories; ajnabii : strangers)

yahaaN se jald guzar jaao qaafile vaaloN
haiN merii pyaas ke phuuNke hu’e ye viiraane

(qaafilaa : caravan; viiraane : ruins)

merii junuun-e-parastish se tang aa gaye log
sunaa hai band kiye jaa rahe haiN but-Khaane

(junuuN : frenzy; parastish : worship; but-Khaane : idol temple)

jahaaN se pichhle pahar ko’ii tashnaa-kaam uThaa
vahiiN pe toRe haiN yaaroN ne aaj paimaane

(tashnaa-kaam : thirsty; paimaane : cups)

bahaar aaye to meraa salaam kah denaa
mujhe to aaj talab kar liyaa hai sehraa ne

(bahaar : spring; talab : called for; sehraa : desert)

hu’aa hai hukm ke “Kaifi” ko sang-saar karo
masiih baiThe haiN chhup ke kahaaN Khudaa jaane

(hukm : judgement; sang-saar : stoning; masiih : messiah)

Kaifi Azmi

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