mai.n ehavaal-e-dil mar gayaa kahate kahate
Momin Khan Momin
mai.n ehavaal-e-dil mar gayaa kahate kahate
thake tum na "bas, bas, sunaa!" kahate kahate
[ehavaal-e-dil=tale of my heart]
mujhe chup lagii mudd'aa kahate kahate
ruke hai.n vo jaane kyaa kahate kahate
zabaa.N gu.ng hai ishq me.n gosh kar hai
buraa sunate sunate bhalaa kahate kahate
[gu.ng=dumb]
shab-e-hijr me.n kyaa hajuum-e-balaa hai
zabaa.N thak ga_ii marhabaa kahate kahate
[shab-e-hijr=night of separation; hajuum=crowd]
[balaa=calamity; marhabaa=Encore! (A exclamation of extreme
pleasure)]
gilaa harzaa-gardii kaa bejaa na thaa kuchh
vo kyuu.N muskuraaye bajaa kahate kahate
sad afasos jaatii rahii vasl kii shab
"zaraa Thahar ai bevafaa" kahate kahate
[sad=a hundred; afasos=regrets; vasl=union/meeting; shab=night]
chale tum kahaa.N mai.n ne to dam liyaa thaa
fasaanaa dil-e-zaar kaa kahate kahate
sitam haaye! garduu.N mufassil na puuchho
ke sar phir gayaa maajaraa kahate kahate
nahii.n yaa sanam 'Momin' ab kufr se kuchh
ke Khuu ho ga_ii hai sadaa kahate kahate