Ameer Minai
us ki hasrat hai jise dil se mita bhi na sakun
dhundne us ko chala huun jise pa bhi na sakun
the one that I desire, this heart cannot displace
the one who is unattainable I seek to embrace
daal ke khaak mere khuun pe qatil ne kaha
kuchh ye mehndi nahin meri ki chhupa bhi na sakun
throwing dust upon my blood my murderer proclaims
tis not henna on my palms that I cannot efface
zabt kam-bakht ne yaan aa ke gala ghonta hai
ki use haal sunaun to suna bhi na sakun
Cursed may forbearance be for throttling my voice
Now even tho’ if I wish to, I cannot state my case
naqsh-e-pa dekh to luun laakh karunga sajde
sar mira arsh nahin hai jo jhuka bhi na sakun
If I could but espy her feet would surely genuflect
My head is not the lofty sky that cannot bow in praise
bevafa likhte hain vo apne qalam se mujh ko
ye vo qismat ka likha hai jo mita bhi na sakun
She pens me as unfaithful in her very hand
this is the writing of my fate that i cannot erase
is tarah soe hain sar rakh ke mere zaanu par
apni soi hui qismat ko jaga bhi na sakun
She sleeps so contentedly, her head upon my lap
My fortune that is slumbering, I am loath to raise
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