aaj tanhaa’ii kisii hamdam-e-dairiiN kii tarah
karne aayii hai merii saaqii-garii shaam Dhale
muntazir baiThe haiN ham donoN ke maahtaab ubhre
aur teraa aks jhalakne lage har saaye tale
(hamdam : companion; dairiiN : ?; saaqii-garii : to act as a cup-bearer; maahtaab : moon)
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
April 1957
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very nice.
hamdam-e-dairiiN : close friend, beloved
Cheers,
Very gooood poem….
Very good.. reminds me of “raat yun dil mein teri khoyi hui yaad aayi”.. by Faiz, again..
it must be really nice coz i could not understand it well
awesum poerty