aaKhrii baar aah kar lii hai
maiN ne Khud se nibaah kar lii hai
(aah : sigh; nibaah : manage)
apne sar ek balaa to lenii thii
maiN ne vo zulf apne sar lii hai
(balaa : problem; zulf : tresses; sar : on oneself)
din bhalaa kis tarah guzaaro ge?
vasl kii shab bhii ab guzar lii hai !
(vasl : meeting; guzar : over)
jaaN-nisaaroN pe vaar kyaa karnaa !
maiN ne bas haath meiN sipar lii hai !
(jaaN-nisaar : close friends; vaar : attack; sipar : shield)
jo bhii maango udhaar duuNgaa maiN
us galii meN dukaan kar lii hai
mera kash-kol kab se Khaalii tha
maiN ne us meN sharaab bhar lii hai
(kash-kol : begging bowl)
aur to kuch naheeN kiyaa maiN ne
apnii haalat tabaah kar lii hai
sheiKh aaya to mohtasib ko liye
maiN ne bhii unkii vo Khabar lii hai !!
(skeiKh : priest; mohtasib : reckoner)
Jaun Elia