zamii.n pe fasl-e-gul aa_ii falak par maahataab aayaa
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]