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Saba Afghani
1. gulshan ki faqat phooloN se nahiN, kaaNToN se bhi zeenat
hoti hai
jeene ke liye is duniyaa meiN GHam ki bhi zaroorat hoti
hai
[faqat = only; zeenat = beauty/attractiveness]
[The beauty of a garden, is not only because of flowers but also
due to thorns
To live in this world, one also needs sorrows (along with
happiness)]
2. ae waaiz-e-naadaaN kartaa hai too ek qayaamat kaa
charchaa
yahaaN roz nigaaheN milti haiN, yahaaN roz qayaamat hoti
hai
[waaiz = preacher; qayaamat = day of judgement; nigaaheN = eyes]
[E preacher, don't talk to me about The Day of
Judgement;
Here, everyday our eyes meet, and everyday is A Day of
Judgement]
3. woh purshish-e-GHam ko aaye haiN, kuchh keh na sakooN,
chup reh na sakooN
KHaamosh rahooN to mushkil hai, keh dooN to shikaayat hoti
hai
[purshish-e-GHam = inquiry of sorrow, pay condolences, sympathize]
[She has come to inquire the reasons for my sorrows; I can't say
anything, and I cannot keep quiet either
Keeping quiet will make things
difficult, while telling the reasons would only be a cause for
complaints]
4. karnaa hi padegaa zapt-e-alam, peene hi padeNge yeh
aaNsoo
faryaad-o-fuGHaaN se ai naadaaN, tauheeN-e-muhabbat hoti
hai
[zapt-e-alam = bottle one's emotions, keep sorrow to
heart;
faryaad-o-fuGHaaN = crying out aloud and
beseeching;
tauheen-e-muhabbat = disgracing the act of
love]
[A person has to bottle his/her emotions and drink his/her own
tears
By crying out loudly and beseeching attention, hey inncocent, your are
only disgracing love]
5. jo aa ke ruke daaman pe 'Saba' woh ashq nahiN hai paani
hai!
jo ashk na chhalke aaNkhoN se us ashk ki qeemat hoti hai
[chhalke = to top the rim and overflow, in this case, the eyes brimming with tears]