Wednesday, October 17, 2007

38. paake manzil bhi chayn paataa hai kaun

1.
paake manzil bhi chayn paataa hai kaun
wahaaN pahuNCHke saaNs letaa hai kaun

2.
abhi pooCHH lete ho baad kaa ahwaal
abhitak manzil ko pahuNCHa hai kaun

ahwaal=description

3.
samajh lagaane se ban jaati ho baat
samajh lagaane ko detaa hai kaun

4.
ta'aluq abhi ka tab jaisa kahaaN
par dostoN se naa kehtaa hai kaun

ta'aluq=contact

5.
waaiz ko yahaaN yaad karteN haiN sab
'shaahid' ko yahaaN pooCHHtaa hai kaun

waaiz=conformist

Sunday, May 20, 2007

37. kisi ko na BHaayeN to kyaa keeje

1.

kisi ko na BHaayeN to kyaa keeje
zaroorat nahi yeh GHumaaN keeje

(BHaayeN=liked, GHumaaN=assumption/suspicion)

2.

pooCHe koi tum-me KHoobi hai kya
ehtejaaj us-se bass zaraa keeje

(ehtejaaj=protest)

3.

kisi ko gar pasand aap aayeN bhi
us-se kuCHH doori pe rahaa keeje

4.

ek husn hi pe tavajju hai aapkaa
ke haqaiq ko tasawwur kiya keeje

(husn=beauty, tavajju=attention, haqaiq=realities, tasawwur=comprehend)

5.

'shaahid' sabr aasaaN nahee magar
is aham KHoj pe waqt adaa keeje

(aham=important, waqt=time)

Friday, January 12, 2007

36. isse qabl ke uspe tavajjo aaye

1.

isse qabl ke uspe tavajjo aaye
shaayar aapke vilaayat ho aaye

(qabl=before, tavajjo=attention, shaayar=poet, vilaayat=overseas)

2.

ek us-hee ko tha sayr se gurez
wagarnaa syaah to saikDoN aaye

(sayr=tour,trip, gurez=avoidance, wagarnaa=otherwise, syaah=tourist,
saikDoN=in their hundreds)

3.

jalse meN shirkat kee ho bhale
KHwaas se par baat kisko aaye

(jalsaa=gathering, shirkat=participation, KHwaas=elite)

4.

ard ke uss sirey gaye to zaroor
wahaaN bhi apne yaar ek-do aaye

(ard=earth, sirey=one end)

5.

maanaa `shaahid' tum ho to aaye
aisa nahee ke yaad barsoN aaye

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

35. hai KHauff sawaar kisee kee jaan pe

1.

hai KHauff sawaar kisee kee jaan pe
aur koi KHeltaa hai apnee jaan pe

(KHauff=fear)

2.

baat kartaa hooN baDe ehteraam se
baat aa naa jaaye unkee jaan pe

(ehteraam=respect)

3.

shukr hai muhabbat jang to naheeN
KHoteeN haiN jaaneN kitnee jaan pe

(jang=war, jaaneN=lives)

4.

nikaah ko kehke waalid thak chuke
ab aayee zimmedaari ammee jaan pe

(nikaah=marriage, waalid=father,dad, zimmedaari=responsibility, ammee-jaan=mother,mom)

5.

baDoN kaa hai `shaahid' saKHt-mu'qif
detaa hooN tavajjo naNNhee jaan pe

(saKHt-mu`qif=unbending view, tavajjo=attention, naNNhee-jaan=tiny tot)

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

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')

Saturday, September 23, 2006

33. huwaa ehsaas ishq kaa tark hone ke baad

1.

huwaa ehsaas ishq kaa tark hone ke baad
fiqr nadaamat kaa sar-e-aam rone ke baad

(tark=rejection, nadaamat=dignity, sar-e-aam=in public)

2.

jab soCHta hooN itnaa bhee kyoN hai lagaav
soCH thame hai maano jaadu-Tone ke baad

(lagaav=attachment, jaadu-Tonaa=spell of magic)

3.

dafaatir meN uska deedaar kisko hai naseeb
woh lagtaa hai kaam par sabke sone ke baad

(dafaatir=offices, deedaar=sighting)

4.

dono ka naheeN libaas ahl-e-daur ka par lage
woh hoor to maiN mazdoor boJH DHone ke baad

(libaas=dress, ahl-e-dahar=`people of the times', Gul=flower/rose,
mazdoor=labourer, boJH=load, DHonaa=bear)

5.

'shaahid' itwaar ka intezaar rahtaa hai mujhe
guzartaa hai woh saamne se zulf dhone ke baad

(itwaar=Sunday, zulf=tresses)

Sunday, September 17, 2006

32. yaarab meraa maqbool ho paanaa, uskaa kyaa

1.

yaarab meraa maqbool ho paanaa, uskaa kyaa
meraa duaa maaNgte giDgiDaanaa, uskaa kyaa

(yaarab='O God Almighty', maqbool=accepted/famous, giDgiDaanaa=grovel/plead)

2.

kyaa aasaaN hai CHuniNdoN ka imtiyaaz honaa
meraa woh raat kaa din banaanaa, uskaa kyaa

(CHuniNdoN=selected few, imtiyaaz=honour)

3.

ab ittilaa do mujhe ke GHaltee huee nahee
BHar diya jurmaane pe jurmaana, uskaa kyaa

(ittilaa=news/information, GHaltee=mistake, jurmaanaa=penalty)

4.

hotee hoN nigaaheN uskee kuCHH KHauff-zaada
meraa darnaa nahee to aazmaanaa uskaa kyaa

(KHauff-zaad=fearful/frightening, aazmaanaa=experimenting)

5.

'shaahid' sabkaa hai sabse ittefaaq-e-raye
maiN bana taNqeed kaa niSHaana, uskaa kyaa

(ittefaaq-e-raye=consensus/agreement/synchrony, taNqeed=criticism/disagreement)