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Date: 11-Nov-99
Poet: Himayat Ali Shaayar

Here is another well-known poem by Himayat Ali Shaayar:

mai.n so rahaa thaa aur ko_ii bedaar mujh me.n thaa
shaayad abhii talak meraa pi.ndaar mujh me.n thaa

[bedaar = awake; pi.ndaar = pride]

vo kaj-adaa sahii merii pahachaan bhii thaa vo 
apane nashe me.n mast jo fanakaar mujh me.n thaa

[kaj-adaa = crooked; fanakaar = artiste]

mai.n Khud ko bhuulataa bhii to kis tarah bhuulataa
ik shaKhs thaa ki aa_iinaa-baradaar mujh me.n thaa

[aa_iinaa-baradaar = bearing a mirror]

shaayad usii sabab se tavaazun-saa mujh me.n hai
ik muhatasib liye huye talavaar mujh me.n thaa

[sabab = reason; tavaazun = balance; muhatasib = one who stops]

apanii kisii amal pe nidaamat nahii.n mujhe
thaa nek dil bahut jo gunaahagaar mujh me.n thaa

[amal = work/deed; nidaamat = repentance/regret]