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Date: 25-Mar-99
Poet: Hasrat Mohani

hai mashq-e-suKhan jaarii chakkii kii mushaqqat bhii
ek tarfaa tamaashaa hai "Hasrat" kii tabiiyat bhii 

[mashq-e-suKhan = drill of poetry; jaarii = running/in operation]
[chakkii kii mushaqqat = grinding of the mill]
[ek tarfaa tamaashaa = a strange or wonderous feat/a sight to see]
tabiiyat = dispositon]

jo chaaho sazaa de do tum aur bhii khul khelo
par ham se qasam le lo kii ho jo shikaayat bhii

[khul kelo =  take liberties; shikaayat = complain]

Khud ishq kii gustaaKhii sab tujh ko sikhaa degii
ai husn-e-hayaa-parvar shoKhii bhii sharaat bhii

[gustaaKhii = audacity; husn-e-hayaa-parvar = coy sweetheart]
[shoKhii = coquetry; sharaarat = mischief]

ushaaq ke dil naazuk us shoKh kii khuu naazuk
naazuk isii nisabat se hai kaar-e-muhabbat bhii

[ushaaq = lovers; khuu = habit; naazuk = delicate]
[nisabat = related to this/due to this; kaar-e-muhabbat = task of love]

ai shauq kii bebaakii vo kyaa terii Khvaahish thii
jis par u.nhe.n gussaa hai i.nkaar bhii hairat bhii

[shauq kii bebaakii = impudence of love; Khvaahish = desire]
[gussaa = anger; i.nkaar = refusal; hairat = surprise]