dil pariishaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
aql hairaaN hai, kyaa kiya jaaye
(pariishaaN : distressed; aql : mind; hairaaN : perplexed)
shauq-e-mushkil-pasand, unkaa husuul
saKht aasaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
(shauq : desire; mushkil-pasand : fond of difficulties; husuul : attainment; saKht aasaaN : too easy)
ishq-e-KhuubaaN ke saath hii ham meN
naaz-e-KhuubaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
(ishq-e-KhuubaaN : love of the beautiful people; naaz-e-KhuubaaN : pride of the beautiful people)
be-sabab hii merii tabii’at-e-Gham
sab se naalaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
(be-sabab : without reason; tabii’at : nature; naalaaN : complaining)
baa-vajuud unkii dil-navaazii ke
dil gurezaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
(baa-vajuud : despite of; dil-navaazii : blandishments; gurezaaN : fleeing)
maiN to naqd-e-hayaat laayaa thaa
jins arzaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
(naqd : cash; hayaat : life; jins : merchandise, species; arzaaN : cheap)
ham samajhte the ishq ko dushvaar
ye bhii aasaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
(dushvaar : difficult; aasaaN : easy)
vo bahaaroN kii naaz-parvardah
ham pe naazaaN hai, kyaa kiyaa jaaye
(bahaaroN : of spring; naaz-parvardah : delicately brought up, a spoilt child; naazaaN : sporting)
misr-e-lutf-o-karam (??) meN bhii ai “Jaun”
yaad-e-kin’aaN hai (??), kyaa kiyaa jaaye !
(misr-e-lutf-o-karam : is it Misr here or misra? ; yaad-e-kin’aaN : ??)
Jaun Elia