1/2: Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum

is aalam-e-veeraan mein

kya anjuman-aaraai

do roz ki mehfil hai

ik umr ki tanhaayi

what festivity is this

in a ruined realm

two days of celebration

a lifetime of loneliness

Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum

(2)

aalam (4) world, state

veeraan (2) desolate, empty

anjuman (3) gathering, assemblage

aaraai (1) adornment, decoration

roz (6) day, every day

mehfil (13) gathering, concert

umr (5) life

tanhaayi (7) loneliness, solitude

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/2: Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum

is mausam-e-gul hi se

behke naheen deewaane

saath abr-e-baharaan ke

woh zulf bhi lehraaye

it's not just the season of flowers

that has intoxicated the crazed

along with the spring clouds

her hair fluttered too

Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum

(2)

mausam (6) weather, season

gul (9) flower

behak (2) drunk

deewaane (2) crazy, mad people

abr (5) cloud, clouds

bahaar (6) spring

zulf (3) tresses (of a woman)

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

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