Meg Index | July 2001 Index

Date: 24-Jul-2001
Poet: Zafar Gorakhpuri

hameshaa hai vasl-o-judaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 
buto.n kii hai ulfat Khudaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 


agar baiThe rindo.n kii sohabat me.n zaahid 
to de.n chho.D sab paarasaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 

[rind = one who drinks; sohabat = company]
[zaahid = preacher/religious man; paarasaa_ii = self-restraint]


jo honaa hai aaKhir vo hokar rahegaa 
kare kaun baKht_aazamaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 

[baKht_aazamaa_ii = testing one's fate/luck]

pareshaa.N rahii umr bhar par na chho.Daa 
terii zulf ne kaj_adaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 

[kaj_adaa_ii = crookedness (curliness)]


mubaarak ra_iiso.n ko kaar-e-riyaasat 
gadaa ko hai kaafii gadaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 

[gadaa = beggar; gadaa_ii = begging]


nahii.n Khizr ke piichhe gar aur jhaga.De 
to hai saath ik rah_numaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 

[rah_numaa_ii = guidance/to show the path]


'Zafar' is se bahatar hai naa_aashanaa_ii 
ki mushkil hai ye aashanaa_ii kaa dhandhaa