dil meN duniyaa kaa tamashaa dekhaa
mojazin kuuze meN dariyaa dekhaa
(tamashaa : spectacle; mojazin : ??; kuuzaa : pitcher; dariyaa : river)
qaasid itnaa hii to kah de mujh se
Khat ko paRhvaa ke sunaayaa dekhaa
(qaasid : messenger; paRhvaa ke : to get read by someone)
arz kii maiN ne idhar to dekho
kahaa muNh pher ke dekhaa dekhaa
(arz : request)
aah maiN kal vo yakaayak jo milaa
merii jaanib ko na islaa dekhaa
(aah : alas; yakaayak : spontaneously; jaanib : towards; islaa : consolation)
jis ne dekhaa dahn-e-jaanaaN ko
“Baaqi” anqaa ko hai goyaa dekhaa
(dahn-e-jaanaaN : mouth of the beloved; anqaa : mythical rare bird)
Girdhari Prasad Baqi