1/4: shikast

mujh ko meri shikast ki

dohri saza mili

tujh se bichhaD ke

zindagi duniya se ja mili

i was doubly punished

for my abject defeat

after separating from you

i had to go live with the world

Saqi Faruqi

(2)

shikast (4) broken, defeated

dohri (1) double

saza (4) punishment

bichhaD (1) separate, disperse

zindagi (23) life

duniya (16) world

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

2/4: shikast

kyun mast-e-sharaab-e-aish-o-tarab

takleef-e-tawajjoh farmaayen

aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai

aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin

why draw needless attention to

the joy and elation inspired by wine

that sound is only of the heart breaking

not that of the (wine) goblet breaking

Jigar Moradabadi

(11)

sharaab (12) wine, liquor, drink

mast (1) intoxication, carefree

tawajjoh (2) attention, interest

tarab (1) ecstasy, high emotion

shikast (4) broken, defeated

jaam (8) wine cup, goblet

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

3/4: shikast

har ik shikast-e-tamanna pe

muskuraate hain

woh kya karen jo

musalsal fareb khaate hain

at every broken dream

they smile

what can they do who

always suffer deceit

Raaz Muradabadi

(1)

shikast (4) broken, defeated

tamanna (10) wish, desire

muskuraate (2) smile

musalsal (2) continuous, always, constant

fareb (4) trick, deceit

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

4/4: shikast

ajab junoon hai

ye intiqaam ka jazba

shikast kha ke woh

pani mein zahr Daal aaya

what a strange passion

this thirst for revenge is

after being defeated,

he returned, poisoning the water

Azhar Inayati

(2)

ajab (7) strange, odd, unique

junoon (9) passion, madness

intiqaam (1) revenge

jazba (4) passion, emotion

shikast (4) broken, defeated

zahr (2) poison

Theme:Miscellany (44)

One Possible Interpretation

The _sher_ perhaps presents the profound grief and existential despair of broken love. _Shaayar_ Faruqi reflects on the double punishment of having separated from his beloved; not only is he removed from a world of life, joy, and color but is now thrown into a world of joyless, colorless, meaningless monotony. The beloved represented purpose and beauty, and their absence leaves the poet exiled to a dull, pointless existence. This isn’t just a lament about love lost but also about the void left behind, where even life itself seems stripped of its vibrancy and individuality.