aagahi karb vafaa
sabr tamanna ehsaas
mere hi seene mein
utre hain ye khanjar saare
awareness…pain…loyalty
patience…desire…feeling
in this my one chest
plunged have these daggers all
Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)
khanjar chale kisee pe
taDapte hain ham 'ameer'
saare jahaan ka dard
hamaare jigar mein hai
the dagger plunges into someone
and i am the one to suffer, ameer
the pain of the whole world
is gathered in my heart
Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)
shahr-vaalon ki mohabbat ka
main qaael huun magar
main ne jis haath ko chooma
vahi khanjar nikla
i was convinced about the love
of those in my society
but, the hand that i sought to kiss
turned out to be a dagger