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Date: 11-Apr-2000
Poet: Shakeel Badayuni

zamii.n pe fasl-e-gul aa_ii falak par maahataab aayaa
sabhii aaye magar ko_ii na shaayaan-e-shabaab aayaa

[fasl-e-gul = spring season; falak = sky; maahataab = moon]
[shaayaan = befitting/suitable; shabaab = youth]

meraa Khat pa.Dh ke bole naamaabar se jaa Khudaa_haafiz
javaab aayaa merii qismat se lekin laajavaab aayaa

[Khat = letter; naamaabar = messenger/letter carrier; javaab = reply]
[Khudaa_haafiz = farewell/goodbye; qismat = fate; laajavaab = matchless/silenced]

ujaale garmii-e-raftaar kaa hii saath dete hai.n
baseraa thaa jahaa.N apanaa vahii.n tak aaftaab aayaa

[garmii-e-raftaar = fast motion; baseraa = abode; aaftaab = Sun]

"Shakeel" apane mazaaq-e-diid kii takamiil kyaa hotii
idhar nazaro.n ne himmat kii udhar ruKh par naqaab aayaa

[mazaaq = good taste/appreciation; diid = seeing/sight]
[takamiil = completion; ruKh = face; naqaab = veil]


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