1/2: khaali

Tahalte phir rahe hain

saare ghar mein

teri khaali jagah ko

bhar rahe hain

wandering and romaing

around the entire home

trying to fill

the void you left behind

Fahmi Badayuni

(3)

Tahalte (1) wandering

khaali (2) empty

jagah (3) place

bhar (4) fill

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

2/2: khaali

peeta hun woh mai

nasha utarta naheen jis ka

khaali naheen hota hai

woh paimaana hai mera

i drink that spirit

whose high never wears off

it never empties

that cup of mine

Brij Narain Chakbast

(4)

mai (2) spirit, liquor

nasha (1) intoxication, high

utarta (1) wear off, come down

khaali (2) empty

paimaana (3) cup, measure

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

One Possible Interpretation

Shaayar Badayuni seems to capture the poignant and restless grief of coping with the absence of a loved one. Despite wandering around the house and trying to fill the void left behind, the emptiness remains profound, a metaphor for the irreplaceable and disconsolate loss and longing for the one who has left.