sar pe saayaa saa dast-e-duaa yaad hai
Bashir Badr
sar pe saayaa saa dast-e-duaa yaad hai
apane aa.Ngan me.n ik pe.D thaa yaad hai
[dast=hand; duaa=prayer]
jis me.n apanii pari.ndo.n se tashbiih thii
tum ko skuul kii vo duaa yaad hai
[pari.ndaa=bird; tashbiih=comparison; skuul=school]
aisaa lagataa hai har imtahaa.N ke liye
zindagii ko hamaaraa pataa yaad hai
[imtahaa.N=test; pataa=address]
maikade me.n azaa.N sun ke royaa bahut
is sharaabii ko dil se Khudaa yaad hai
[azaa.N=call for prayer]
mai.n puraanii havelii ka pardaa mujhe
kuchh kahaa yaad hai kuchh sunaa yaad hai
[havelii=mansion; pardaa=curtain]