Khud-kushii
2,320 Viewsvo paimaaN bhii TuuTe jinko
ham samjhe the paabindaa
vo shamm’eN hii daaGh haiN
jinko barsoN rakhaa taabindaa
donoN vafaa kar ke naKhush haiN
donoN kiye par sharmindaa
pyaar se pyaaraa junuuN pyaare
kyaa maazii kyaa aa’indaa
ham donoN apne qaatil haiN
ham donoN ab tak zindaa
paimaaN : pledge, promise
pabindaa : lasting
shamm’eN : flames
daaGh : stain, blemish, sore, grief
taabindaa : nurtured
barsoN : years
naa-Khush : unhappy
sharmindaa : ashamed
junuuN : frenzy
maazii : past
aa’indaa : future
qatil : murderer
zindaa : alive
Ahmed Faraz
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