1/3: Meer Taqi Meer

hamaare aage tera jab

kisu ne naam liya

dil-e-sitam-zada ko hum ne

thaam thaam liya

when someone mentioned

your name in front of me

i held and grasped my

tormented, afflicted heart

Meer Taqi Meer

(3)

kisu (1) someone (same as kisi)

sitam (10) tyranny, cruelty

zada (1) afflicted, tormented

thaam (4) hold, grasp

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

2/3: Meer Taqi Meer

koi tum sa bhi

kaash tum ko mile

muddaa hum ko

inteqaam se hai

wish you find someone

just like yourself

what matters to me

is just revenge

Meer Taqi Meer

(3)

muddaa (2) matter

kaash (4) if only

inteqaam (2) revenge, reprisal

Theme:Miscellany (44)

3/3: Meer Taqi Meer

mausam-e-abr ho

suboo bhi ho

gul ho, gulshan ho

aur tu bhi ho

the season of clouds

a flask of wine too

the rose, the garden

and you too

Meer Taqi Meer

(3)

mausam (6) weather, season

abr (5) cloud, clouds

suboo (1) flask, glass, pitcher

gulshan (2) garden

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

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