Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Fankaar : by Sahir Ludhiyanvi

Fankaar=artiste

maine jo geet tere pyaar ki Khaatir likkhe
aaj un geeton ko baazaar mein le aaya hoon

aaj dukaan pe neelaam uthega unka
tune jin geeton pe rakkhi thi mohabbat ki asaas
aaj chaandi ke taraazu mein tulege har cheez
mere afkaar meri shaayree mera ehsaas

[asaas=foundation; afkaar=creations (writings)]

jo teri zaat se mansoob the un geeton ko
muflisi jins banaane pe utar aayi hai
bhookh tere rukh-e-rangeen ke fasaanon ke evaz
chand ashiyaa-e-zaroorat ki tamannaai hai

[zaat=personality; manasoob=related to; muflisi=poverty]
[jins=article/things; evaz=in exchange]

dekh is arsaagah-e-mehnat-o-sarmaayaa mein
mere nagmein bhi mere paas nahin reh sakte
tere jalwe kisi zardaar ki miraas sahi
tere Khaake bhi mere paas nahin reh sakte

[arsaagah-e-mehanat-o-sarmaayaa=in the battlefield of labour and wealth]
[zardaar=rich man; miraas=estate/legacy; Khaake=sketches]

aaj un geeton ko baazaar mein le aayaa hoon
maine jo geet tere pyaar ki Khaatir likkhe