10 I'm So Proud I Must Be Mad

10  I’m So Proud I Must Be Mad


O Burning Bush, come use your fire
To light my heart and soul entire

Come burn my heart with a sudden flash
Then make it rise from the heap of ash

Look, I’m a man; I’ve immense pride
Even God in Eden I have defied

Like straw I float atop an ocean
And think for me is all the commotion

I’m a speck of dirt but think I’m God
It sounds so odd but I’m never awed

O don’t you think I’m totally mad
For when I’m happy, I feel so sad

And I’m so tired; I feel so weak
O SHAIDA, I’m doomed; my future is bleak


                              URDU GHAZAL

Irz o maal o dil o deen dar sar e maghroori kard


Aey burq e deed e yaar shab e intazaar maen
Aa ja lagaanay aag dil e daaghdaar maen

Afzoon ho soaz ger jigar e lakht lakht ka
Shayad qaraar aa’ay dil e baiqarrar maen

Hay musht e khaak gercheh, tasawwur hay arsh per
Kaisa hay zoam Aadam e naakerdakaar maen

Kehti hay khas keh hay yeh talatum meray liay
Moajoun ka hay jo sab beher e baikinaar maen

Hota naheen fana bhee”Anul Haq” kahay baghair
Kitna hay kibr murdum e bai ikhtiaar maen

Deewaangi hay kaisi dil e badsha’ar ki
Is ki khushi maen gham hay, khizaan hay bahaar maen

SHAIDA hua nazaar hay furqat maen Aap ki
Ab ligiay bula isay apnay kinaar maen