34. gaye maah meree kam baat-cheet rahee ho

1.

gaye maah meree kam baat-cheet rahee ho
yeh nahee ke mujhpe kuCHH beet rahee ho

(maah=month)

2.

lagtaa to hai saum-e-KHuloos kiyaa magar
is baar bhee sirf riwaaj-o-reet rahee ho

(saum-e-KHuloos=fasting with sincereity, riwaaj-o-reet=customs and traditions)

3.

uskee aawaaz se tilaawat-ul-quraan rahee
lab pe jiske hameshaa koi geet rahee ho

(tilaawat-ul-quraan=reading of the Quraan)

4.

nashr GHazal-waaloN ne yakdam tab rokaa
jab aahistaa GHazaleN dil jeet rahee ho

(nashr=broadcast, GHazal-waaloN=radio-channels, yakdam=abruptly, aahistaa=slowly)

5.

'shaahid' talab jaantaa hooN tanqeed nahee
woh shaayad salaahiyat-e-ifreet rahee ho

(talab=petition,request, tanqeed=criticism, salaahiyat-e-ifreet='talent possessed by Ifreet; the fire-breating Genie')