Selected Verses of Asrar Ul Haq Majaz
Posted November 18, 2017
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1-aap kī maḳhmūr āñkhoñ kī qasam
merī mai-ḳhvārī abhī tak raaz hai
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I swear upon thy eyes, so intoxicated
Am being a drunkard is yet secreted
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2- chhup ga.e vo saaz-e-hastī chheḌ kar
ab to bas āvāz hī āvāz hai
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After playing with life’s rhythm, she vanished
There’s now only sound that’s left
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3- dafn kar saktā huuñ siine meñ tumhāre raaz ko
aur tum chāho to afsāna banā saktā huuñ main
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I can veil thy secret if you wish it to be
I can make it public if thou wish it to be
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4-tire māthe pe ye āñchal to bahut hī ḳhuub hai lekin
tū is āñchal se ik parcham banā letī to achchhā thā
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The veil on thy forehead looks very striking
If you made flag; it would look more striking
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5- tumhīñ to ho jise kahtī hai nāḳhudā duniyā
bachā sako to bachā lo ki Dūbtā huuñ main
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You are the one prominent as a boatsman
Save me if you can, as I’m drowning man
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6- vaqt kī sa.ī-e-musalsal kārgar hotī ga.ī
zindagī lahza-ba-lahza muḳhtasar hotī ga.ī
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Time ceaselessly achieved its non-stop effort
Life became shorter by every passing minute
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7- yā to kisī ko jur.at-e-dīdār hī na ho
yā phir mirī nigāh se dekhā kare koī
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Either no one dares to have a glance at her
Or, one ought to have my vision to see her
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8- ye aanā koī aanā hai ki bas rasman chale aa.e
ye milnā ḳhaak milnā hai ki dil se dil nahīñ miltā
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This ceremonial arrival is no coming at all
Such reunion’s void if no heart beats at all
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9- ye mere ishq kī majbūriyāñ ma.aaz-allāh
tumhārā raaz tumhīñ se chhupā rahā huuñ maiñ
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God forbid my helplessness in matters of love
Covering you up! Secret of thy affair of love
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