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1.
huwe shuru rawaayaat-e-KHutoot ko zamaane huwe
qaasid-o-naamabar, kaGHaz-kalam lek puraane huwe

(rawaayaat=tradition, KHutoot=letter-writing, qaasid-o-naamabar=messenger,
kaGHaz-kalam=pen and paper, lek='lekin')

2.
na ho KHarch bhejne kaa to na kaam sochne kaa
yooN paiGHaam-e-maashook ke daam aaTH-aane huwe

(paiGHaam=message, maashook=admirer, aaTH-aane=eight annas, very-cheap.)

3.
na gaye unke dar par aur naa lahuu nahaaye
huwe mashware haalaaNke muKHtalif THikaane huwe

(mashware=consultations, muKHtalif=different, THikaane=locations)

4.
huwaa bin-safar ke guftaar kaa intezaam par
apne aashiyaaN isliye apne qayd-KHaane huwe

(bin-safar=without journey, guftaar=conversation, qayd-khaane=jailhouse)

5.
GHam kyoN 'shaahid' tareeqaa-e-suKHan ke miTne kaa
DHang zamaane kaa apnaate, fizool deewaane huwe

(tareeqaa=method, suKHan=poetry)