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diidaa-e-hairaaN ne tamaashaa kiyaa
der talak vo mujhe dekhaa kiyaa

(diidaa-e-hairaaN : bewildered eyes; tamaashaa : scene)

aaNkh na lagne se sab ehbaab ne
aaNkh ke lag jaane kaa charchaa kiyaa

(ehbaab : friends; charchaa : talked about)

un se pariivash ko na dekhe ko’ii
mujh ko merii sharm ne rusvaa kiyaa

(pariivash : fairy like; sharm : shame; rusvaa : disgraced)

zindagii hijr bhii, ek maut bhii
marg ne kyaa kaar-e-masiihaa kiyaa

(hijr : separation; marg : death; kaar-e-masiihaa : good deeds)

jor kaa shikvaa na karuuN zulm hai
raaz meraa sabr ne afshaa kiyaa

(jor : injustice; shikvaa : complaint; raaz : secret; sabr : patience; afshaa : obvious)

rah’m-e-falak aur mere haal par
tuune karam ai sitam-aaraa kiyaa

(rah’m-e-falak  :  mercy of the heavens; sitam-aaraa : one who inflicts pain)

Momin Khan Momin

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