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1.
the GHareeb jab ki jo yaad taazaa naheeN
so afraat meiN hisaab ka taqaazaa naheeN

(GHareeb=poor, afraat=extravagance, taqaazaa=constraint)

2.
hai sarmaayaa hee maal kaa mufeed istamaal
aabaad baazaar ka band darwaazaa naheeN

(sarmaayaa=investment, mufeed=appropriate, istamaal=use)

3.
wazan zar kaa jahaaN mein barqaraar par
jayadaad meN izaafe kaa kuCHCH andaazaa naheeN

(zar=gold, barqaraar=constant, jayadaad=moneyed-property,
izaafaa=increase, andaazaa=approximation)

4.
naseeb meiN miltee hai daulat sab alag-alag
ho sabkaa ek jaisaa yeh janaazaa naheeN

(janaazaa=funeral-bier)

5.
paDH lo baareekee se 'shaahid' tareekh ko
jang naheeN jab iqtisaadi tanaazaa naheeN

(bareekee se=finely, tareekh=history, jang=war, iqtisaadi=economic,
tanaazaa=tension)