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Raat Bhii Niind Bhii Kahaanii Bhii


raat bhii niind bhii kahaanii bhii 
haaye kyaa chiiz hai javaanii bhii 

ek paiGaam-e-zi.ndaganii bhii 
aashiqii marg-e-naagahaanii bhii 

[paiGaam=message; marg-e-naagahaanii - sudden death] 

is adaa kaa terii javaab nahii.n 
meharabanii bhii saragaraanii bhii 

[saragaraanii=anger] 

dil ko apane bhii Gam the duniyaa me.n 
kuchh balaaye.N thii aasmaanii bhii 

ma.nsab-e-dil Khushii luTaataa hai 
Gam-e-pi.nhaa.N bhii paasabaanii bhii 

[ma.nsab=stature] 

dil ko sholo.n se karatii hai sairaab 
zi.ndagii aag bhii hai paanii bhii 

[sairaab=to water/irrigate] 

shaad-kaamo.n ko ye nahii.n taufiiq 
dil-e-Gamagii.n kii shaadamaanii bhii 

[shaad-kaamo.n=fortunate people; taufiiq=capability] 
[Gamagii.n=immersed in sorrow; shaadamaanii=joy] 

laakh husn-e-yaqii.n se ba.Dakar hai 
in nigaaho.n kii badagumaanii bhii 

ta.nganaa-e-dil-e-malaal me.n hai 
behr-e-hastii kii bekaraanii bhii 

[ta.nganaa-e-dil-e-malaal=within the limited space of a sad heart] 
[behr-e-hastii=ocean of life; bekaraanii=unbounded/limitless] 

ishq-e-naakaam kii hai parachhaa_ii 
shaadamaanii bhii kaamaraanii bhii 

[ishq-e-naakaam=failed love/unrequited love] 
[shaadamaanii=happiness; kaamaraanii=success] 

dekh dil ke nigaar-Khaane me.n 
zaKhm-e-pi.nhaa.N kii hai nishaanii bhii 

[nigaar-Khaanaa=studio (art)/also a place where many beautiful girls collect] 
[zaKhm=wound; pi.nhaa.N=hidden/buried] 

Khalq kyaa-kyaa mujhe nahii.n kahatii 
kuchh sunuu.N mai.n terii zabaanii bhii 

[Khalq=world] 

aaye taariiKh-e-ishq me.n sau baar 
maut ke daur-daramiyaanii bhii 

[taariiKh-e-ishq=history of love; daur=age/era] 
[darmiyaanii=in between] 

apanii maasuumiyo.n ke parde me.n 
ho ga_ii vo nazar sayaanii bhii 

[maasuumiyaa.N=innocence; sayaanii=grown up] 

din ko suuraj-mukhii hai vo naugul 
raat ko vo hai raat-raanii bhii 

[suuraj-mukhii=sunflower; naugul=new flower] 
[raat-raanii=a flower known for its heady fragrance] 

dil-e-badanaam tere baare me.n 
log kahate hai.n ik kahaanii bhii 

nazm karate ko_ii na_ii duniyaa 
ki ye duniyaa hu_ii puraanii bhii 

[nazm=reconstruct/build again] 

dil ko aadaab-e-ba.ndagii bhii na aaye 
kar gaye log hukmaraanii bhii 

[aadaab-e-ba.ndagii=ways of servitude] 

jaur-e-kam-kam kaa shukriyaa bas hai 
aap kii itanii meharabaanii bhii 

[jaur=oppression] 

dil me.n ik huuk bhii uThe ai dost 
yaad aa_ii terii javaanii bhii 

sar se paa tak sapurdagii kii adaa 
ek andaaz-e-turkamaanii bhii 

[paa=feet; sapurdagii=to give in; turkamaanii=rebellious] 

paas rahanaa kisii kaa raat kii raat 
mehamaanii bhii mezabaanii bhii 

[mezabaan=host] 

jo na aks-e-jabiin-e-naaz ki hai 
dil me.n ik nuur-e-kahakashaanii bhii 

[aks-e-jabiin-e-naaz=image of one's beloved's forehead] 
[nuur=light; kahakashaa.N=Milky Way] 

zindagii ain diid-e-yaar "Firaq" 
zindagii hijr kii kahaanii bhii 

[ain=in reality; (ain has many meanings, this is one)] 
[diid-e-yaar=a look at one's beloved; hijr=separation] 

 

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