yaar bin talKh zi.ndaganii thii
Meer Taqi Meer
yaar bin talKh zi.ndaganii thii
dostii mudda_ii-e-jaanii thii
[talKh=bitter; mudaa_ii=enemy; jaanii=life]
sheb me.n faayadaa ta'mmul kaa
sochanaa tab thaa hab javaanii thii
[sheb=to decide; ta'mmul=hesitation]
mere qisse se sab kii nii.nde.n ga_ii.n
kuchh ajab taur kii kahaanii thii
kuu-e-qaatil se bach ke nikalaa Khizr
isii me.n us kii zi.ndaganii thii
fitr par bhii thaa 'Mir' ke ik rang
kafanii pahanii to zaafaraanii thii