Shehar Ke Dukandaro
Karobaar-E-Ulfat Mein Sood Kia Zian Kia Hai,
Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay
Dil Ke Daam Kitne Hein Khuwab Kitne Mehnge Hein
Aur Naqd-E-Jaan Kia Hai Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay
Sheher Ke Dukandaron, Sheher Ke Dukandaron
O merchants of the town, in these
dealings in love,
what is profit, what is loss you will
never know!
The pricing of a heart, the expense of a
dream
and the currency of life you will never
know!
Koi Kaisay Milta Hai
Phool Kaisay Khilta Hai
Aankh Kaisay Jhukti Hai
Saans Kaisay Rukti Hai
Kaisay Reh Nikalti Hai
Kaisay Baatein Chalti Hai
Shouq Ki Zabaan Kya Hai,
Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay
How a lover meets his love, how a
flower blooms,
how eye shies away from eye, how a
breath is held,
and how a path runs on and on,
conversation flows
in a tongue of longing, too, you will
never know!
Wasl Ka Sukoon Kya Hai,
Hijr Ka Junoon Kya Hai,
Husn Ka Fusoon Kya Hai,
Ishq Ke Daroon Kya Hai
Tum Mareez-E-Danai
Maslihat Ke Shaydai
Raah-E-Gumrahan Kya Hai,
Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay
Nor the calm of lovers’ arms, nor the
madness of their parting,
beauty’s powerful bewitchments, all
that stuff of love.
You know ailments of the flesh and the
welfare of the flesh,
but the striving of the spirit you will
never know.
Zakhm Kaisay Phaltay Hein
Daagh Kaisay Jaltay Hein
Dard Kaisay Hota Hai
Koi Kaisay Rota Hai
Ashq Kia Hai Nalay Kia
Dasht Kia Hai Chalay Kia
Aah Kia Fughaan Kya Hai,
Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay
How wounds fester, how the brand
stings,
What is pain and what lament,
wilderness, sore feet,
what a sigh and what a plaint you will
never know.
Janta Hoon Mein Tum Ko
Zouq-E-Shaiyri Bhi Hai
Shaksiyat Sayjanay Mein
Ik Yeh Mahiri Bhi Hai
Phir Bhi Harf Chuntay Ho
Sirf Lafz Suntay Ho
In Ke Darmiyaan Kya Hai,
Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay
I know you foam with poetry,
your form of self-embellishment,
but you see only letters and you hear
only words
and what hides behind them you will
never know!
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