SEHRA: A toast to AAMIR the groom

                                                SEHRA
                                A toast to AAMIR the groom


Urdu:    Yeh jo AAMIR kay saja aaj hay rukh par sehra
            Aisa dekha hay kisi nay koie dilbar sehra

English:=== The sehra of AAMIR that hides his face
                  Unmatched it is in beauty and grace 
                                                  -


Urdu:    Aisi shohrat hoie aalam maen keh mehmaan bun kar
            Dekhnay aatay haen imshab meh o akhtar sehra

English:=== It shines and shines like stars and moon
                  And makes the night look more like noon
                                                  -


Urdu:    SHAKIRA hee ki zaban shukr say shreen na hoi
            NOOR ki chashm bhee karta hay mannawer sehra

English:=== Look SHAKKO, armed with all her might
                  Resist she cannot this sheer delight
                  And NOOR who fills the world with light
                  Says sehra makes her shine more bright
                                                    -


Urdu:    Ban gaya apni darrakhshani o rakhshani say
            SHAH sahib kay liay bhee dur o johar sehra

English:=== The fragrance of sehra, it does when blow
                  Makes eyes of SHAH like diamonds glow
                                                    -


Urdu:    Dilkashi aisi OMAR kay bhee liay hay is maen
            Karta jarrahi e dil hay yeh sarasar sehra

English:=== And OMAR, the surgeon, with all his skill
                  Can cut not out from heart the thrill
                                                    -


Urdu:    Yoon saji aaj urus e sukhan e SHAIDA hay
            Keh bana husn ka hay us kay yeh zaevar sehra

English:=== And lo! how SHAIDA with infinite pride
                  Adorned has he his poetry's bride
                                          ======


KEY:
SEHRA: a veil of flowers that covers the face of the bride and the groom during wedding ceremony. Also a toast to the groom

AAMIR: the groom, a heart surgeon in Toledo

SHAKKO: Shakira Shah, the mother of the groom. Her name means: one who gives thanks

NOOR: the bride. Her name mean light

SHAH: Ahmad Sayed Shah, the father of the groom. His name means king

OMAR; the brother of the groom, another heart surgeon

SHAIDA: an uncle of the groom, the author of sehra. His nome means mad lover