Mehfil-e-Ghazal - 16th July, 2016

mere saNg-e-mazaar par Farahaad - Meer Taqi 'Meer'

mere saNg-e-mazaar par Farahaad
rakh ke teshaa kahe hai 'yaa ustaad' 

saNg = stone; mazaar = tomb; Farahaad = of Shirin-Farhad fame;teshaa = axe 

ham se bin marg kyaa judaa ho malaal
jaan ke saath hai dil-e-naashaad 

marg = death; malaal = sorrow/life's difficulties; dil-e-naashaad = wretched heart 

fikr-e-taameer meN na rah muneem 
ziNdagii kii kuchh bhii hai buniyaad 

fikr = worry; taameer = construction; muneem = rich person;buniyaad = foundation 

Khaak bhii sar pe Daalane ko nahiiN 
kis Kharaabe meN ham huye aabaad 

Khaak = dust/ashes; Kharaabe = wasteland 

sunate ho tuk suno ki phir mujh baad 
na sunoge ye naalaa-o-fariyaad 

tuk = moment(here it means 'for a little while'); naalaa-o-fariyaad= wails and pleas

har taraf haiN aseer ham-aawaaz
baaG hai ghar teraa to ai sayyaad 

aseer = prisoner; ham-aawaaz = in one woice/in chorus; sayyad =hunter 

ham ko maranaa ye hai ke kab howe 
apanii qaid-e-hayaat se aazaad 

qaid = prison; hayaat = life