Just Bliss

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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