baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage
Mirza Ghalib
baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage
hotaa hai shab-o-roz tamaashaa mere aage
[baaziichaa-e-atfaal=child's play]
hotaa hai nihaa.N gard me.n seharaa mere hote
ghisataa hai jabii.n Khaak pe dariyaa mere aage
[nihaa.N=hidden; gard=dust; seharaa=desert, jabii.n=forehead]
mat puuchh ke kyaa haal hai meraa tere piichhe
tuu dekh ke kyaa ra.ng hai teraa mere aage
imaa.N mujhe roke hai jo khii.nche hai mujhe kufr
kaabaa mere piichhe hai kaliisaa mere aage
[kufr=impiety, kaliisaa=church/cathedral]
go haath ko jumbish nahii.n aa.Nkho.n me.n to dam hai
rahane do abhii saaGar-o-miinaa mere aage
[jumbish=movement; saaGar-o-miinaa=glass of wine]
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