SEHRA: A toast to JENS the groom

                                                SEHRA
                                    A toast to JENS, the groom


Urdu:  Kuchh rukh e JENS  pay yuin aaj saja hay sehra
          Ban gaya lakht e dil e BARBARA hay sehra

English:=== The sehra makes JENS look handsome and bright
                  Which also gives BARBARA such great delight
                                                    -


Urdu:  Shaad o aabaad bhi kerta dil e NUSREEN hay yeh
          Mushkafshaan jo huwa misl e AZAH hay sehra

English:=== The musk of AZAH that is in the sehra
                  According to NUSREEN, it's just right
                                                    -


Urdu:  Dil e JAVED bhi hota ha moattar is say
          Boo e gul kerta yuin hamrah e SABA hay sehra

English:=== When carried by SABA, the fragrance of sehra
                  The heart of JAVED it does excite
                                                        -


Urdu:  Faiz say pertoo e anwaar e Khudawandi kay
          Chashm e BINA ki bhi tanveer huwa hay sehra

English:=== The brilliace and colors of the strings of sehra
                  Make the eyes of BINA shine with light
                                                        -


Urdu:  Ker diay maand haen saaray but e AZAR is nay
          Shakl e REEHAAN yuin kuwa hoashruba hay sehra

English:=== Seeing JEN'S visage, like REEHAN'S in flowers
                  The idols of AZAR have a terrible plight
                                                          -


Urdu:  Jab kya JENS ko hay YUSUF e saani is nay
          Qiraat ul aain bhi AZRA ka bana hay sehra

English:=== And seeing in JENS the beauty of YUSUF
                  Like Zulekha, AZRA is full of delight
                                                            -


Urdu:  Aisa rakhshaan o darakhshaan hay keh MONA ko bhi
          Raat maen AKHTAR e baymisl laga hay sehra

English:=== So radiant and bright are the flowers of sehra
                  To MONA it looks like AKHTAR at night
                                                      -


Urdu:  Mast ho ker nikhat e gulshan e NUSREEN say ik
          Daekhiay kaisa yeh SHAIDA nay likha hay sehra

Ehglish:=== And stirred by the beauty and grace of ZAIDIS
                  These beautiful verses their SHAIDA did write
                                                  =====       
                     


KEY:

SEHRA: a veil, usually made of flowers, worn by the bride and the groom during the wedding ceremony. Also, a traditional toast to the groom
JENS: the groom
MONA: the bride
BARBARA: Jen's mother
AZAH: Mona's sister in law, Azar's wife.... meaning deer
NUSREEN: Mona's mother.... meaning a kind of rose
SABA: Mona's sister.... meaning the spring breeze, the gentle breeze
JAVED: Mona's father
BINA; Mona's sister
REEHAN: Mona's paternal grandmother.... meaning the beautiful basil plant
AZAR: Mona's brother....the biblical father of Abraham, the maker of beautiful idols
YUSUF: Mona's maternal grandfather....the biblical Joseph, said to be very handsome
ZULEKHA: .... the biblical Potiphar's wife, the seducer of Joseph
AZRA: Mona's maternal grandmother
AKHTAR: Mona's paternal grandfather.... meaning star
ZAIDIS: Mona's family
SHAIDA: the writer of sehra....meaning mad lover