masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n
Nida Fazli

masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n
mujhako pahachaanate kahaa.N hai.n log

roz mai.n chaa.Nd ban ke aataa huu.N
din me.n suuraj saa jagamagaataa huu.N

khan-khanaataa huu.N maa.N ke gahano.n me.n
ha.Nsataa rahataa huu.N chhup ke bahano.n me.n

[maa.N=mother; gahanaa=jewellery]

mai.n hii mazaduur ke pasiine me.n
mai.n hii barasaat ke mahiine me.n

[mazaduur=labourer; pasiinaa=sweat; mahiinaa=month]

merii tasviir aa.Nkh kaa aa.Nsuu
merii tahariir jism kaa jaduu

[tahariir=handwriting]

masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n
mujhako pahachaanate nahii.n jab log

mai.n zamiino.n ko be-ziyaa karake
aasamaano.n me.n lauT jaataa huu.N

[be-ziyaa=without light]

mai.n Khudaa ban ke qahar Dhaataa huu.N

[qahar=rage/anger; qahar Dhaanaa=wreak havoc/destroy]

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