Ameer Minai
hans ke farmate hain vo dekh ke halat meri
kyuun tum asan samajhte the mohabbat meri
seeing my condition, she laughs and asks of me
“Easy did you then imagine, loving me would be?”
baad marne ke bhi chhodi na rifaqat meri
meri turbat se lagi baithi hai hasrat meri
long even after death my love for her remains with me
my longing stays back clinging to my grave expectantly
main ne aghosh-e-tasavvur men bhi khencha to kaha
pis gai pis gai bedard nazakat meri
tho even in my thoughts when I embraced her lovingly
she complained “you beast – you do bruise me brutally!”
aina subh-e-shab-e-vasl jo dekha to kaha
dekh zalim ye thi shaam ko surat meri
when morn, after a night of bliss,the mirror she did see
said “brute look at my state, tis now beyond propriety”
yaar pahlu men hai tanhai hai kah do nikle
aaj kyuun dil men chhupi baithi hai hasrat meri
bid them to emerge, for she sits close right next to me
why in my heart do my desires hide so bashfully
husn aur ishq ham-aghosh nazar aa jaate
teri tasvir men khinch jaati jo hairat meri
the lover and beloved would entwined appear to be
if in your picture could be drawn my wonder there to see
kis dhitai se vo dil chhin ke kahte hain ‘amir’
vo mira ghar hai rahe jis men mohabbat meri
tugging at my heart with force she says this stubbornly
“the house wherein my love resides, is now my property”
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