Sajda . Dard Se Mera Daaman Bharde

1. dard se mera daaman bharde, ya allah
phir chahe deewana karde, ya allah

[Fill my lap/heart/being with pain, O Allah
Then if you wish, turn me into a madman, O Allah]

2. maine tujh se chand sitare kab mange,
roushan dil, bedaar nazar de, ya allah

[When did I ask you for the moon and the stars
Give me an enlightened heart and an awakened eye, O Allah]

3. suraj si ek cheez to hum sab dekh chuke,
sachmuch ki ab koi saher de, ya allah

[We have all seen a thing called the sun
Give us some real dawn now, O Allah]

4. ya dharti ke zakhmon per marham rakhde,
ya mera dil patthar kar de, ya allah

[Either relieve the pains that are there on earth
Or make my heart, a heart of stone, O Allah]

Dictionary : daaman - lap; roushan - enlightened; bedaar - awakened; saher - dawn; marham - balm

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