A shroud clouds vice
“dhapa kafan mein dage uyube barahnagi mai,
Varnah har libas mei nange vujud thaa ”
“No raiment doth hide
The nakedness of life
It’s only the shroud
Which will cloud
All signs of my vice .”
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Kahan Maikhane ka darwaza Ghalib aaur Kahan vaiz , par itna jante hai , kal voh jata tha ki hum nikle ! I only know That yesterday I saw him going in As I was coming out! Who would have thought The tavern door Playing a host To the priest? कहाँ मयखाने का दरवाजा और…
Dame har Maoj
“Dame har maoj me hai , halqah – e sadkame nihang Dekhe kya guzre hai qatre pe , guhar hone tak .” “For I would be the drop That turns into a pearl But the dangers all around With crocodiles ferocious With open jaws.”
Siyasate Darba
Dil hi toh hai, siyasate darba se dar gaya , mai, aor jau dar se tere bin sada kiye” That I should return From your door Without giving a call. But this silly heart Full of fear Of the guard At your door.”
Above rituals
Hum muvahhid hai , hamara kes hai tarke rusum , millateh jab mit gayi ajza -e-ima ho gayi
Spring has come again
“Guncha phir laga khilne , Aaj Kiya hua dekha , gum Kiya hua Paya “ The spring has come again And all around. Again The flowers have taken bloom I too have found my heart Lost and stained with blood.
Trapped in temptations
Ima mujhe roke hai, Jo khiche hai mujhe kufr , kabah mere piche hai , kalisa mere aage “ Virtue pulls me From behind But oh For the pull of temptations In front . With the ka’ba Behind me It’s the heresy In front! 威而鋼