be minnat-e-Khizr-e-raah rahnaa

be minnat-e-Khizr-e-raah rahnaa
manzuur hameN tabaah rahnaa

(be minnat : without entreaty; Khizr : A legend in Islamic theology who shows way to people lost; manzuur : acceptable; tabaah : ruined)

yaaroN ko nasiib sar-faraazii
mujhko terii gard-e-raah rahnaa

(yaaroN : friends; sar-faraazii : elevated status; gard-e-raah : dust of streets)

dil aik ajiib ghar hai pyaare
is ghar meN bhii gaah-gaah rahnaa

(gaah-gaah : sometimes)

gar yuNhii rahii diloN kii ranzisheN
mushkil hai baham nibaah rahnaa

(ranzisheN : animosity; baham : alongwith; nibaah : carrying on)

bhar aayegii aaNkh bhii kisii din
Khaalii nahiiN sarf-e-aah rahnaa

(sarf-e-aah : effect/purpose of a sigh?) Not sure about this one.

“Nasir” ye vafaa nahiiN junuuN hai
apnaa bhii na Khair-Khvaah rahnaa !

(vafaa : fidelity; junuuN : frenzy; Khair-Khvaah : well-wisher)

Nasir Kazmi