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Ishrat Afreen
Apni
aag ko zinda rakhna kitna mushkil hai,
Pathar beech aaiana rakhna kitna
mushkil hai !
[How difficult it is keep one's passions alive,
How difficult
it is to keep a mirror in the midst of stones !]
Kitna aasaan hai tasveer banana oron ki,
Khud ko
pas-e-aaiana rakhna kitna mushkil hai !
[It is very easy to draw a portrait of somebody else,
But how
difficult it is to stand in front of a mirror !]
Tumnay mandir dekhay hongay, yeh mera aangan hai,
Ek diya
bhi jalta rakhna kitna mushkil hai !
[You must have seen temples, this one is my courtyard,
How
difficult it is to keep even one lamp lighted !]
Chulu mein ho dard ka darya, dhyaan mein uskay honth,
Yun
bhi khud ko pyassa rakhna kitna mushkil hai !
[River-of-sorrow may be in the hand, and her lips in my
thoughts,
Still how difficult it is to stay thirsty !]
Apni aag ko zinda rakhna kitna mushkil hai,
Pathar beech
aaiana rakhna kitna mushkil hai !