46 O WHENEVER YOU SAY SOMETHING INSANE

46  O WHENEVER YOU SAY SOMETHING INSANE

O whenever you say something insane
A certain credence it’s bound to attain

And when preacher says it is not legit
You can be sure it will become a hit

And if you hear that he is on the run
Something to the girls our sheik must’ve done

For if you talk of their lips and chin
Make sure that you sound very genuine

And yes, it’s nice to be with a lass
But when she leaves, you feel like an ass

And if a sob or a sigh will leave your breast
It will go to heaven and there it will rest
         
And in the garden nothing does last
Whether beauty or fragrance, it all goes fast

But it does not stay forever glum
The winter does leave; the spring does come

And, FAIZ, in the cage when you sigh or cry
It’s carried to the garden by the butterfly

                          URDU POEM
                            GHAZAL

Ab wohi herf e junoon sab ki zabaan thhehri hay
Jo bhee chal nikli hay wo baat kahaan thhehri hay

Aaj tak shaikh kay ikraam maen jo shay thi haraam
Ab wohi dushman e deen raahat e jaan thhehri hay

Hay khabar garm keh phirta hay guraizaan naaseh
Guftogoo aaj sar e koo e butaan thhehri hay

Hay wohi aariz e Laila, wohi Sheereen ka dahan
Nigeh e shouq ghharhi bhar ko jahaan thhehri hay

Wasl ki shab thi toe kis darjeh subuk guzri thi
Hijr ki shab hay toe kya sakht garaan thhehri hay

Bikhhri ik baar toe haath aaie hay kab moaj e shameem
Dil say nikli hay toe kab lab pay fughaan thhehri hay

Dast e sayyad bhee aajiz hay cuff e gulcheen bhee
Boo e gul thhehri na bulbul ki zabaan thhehri hay

Aatay aatay yuinhi dam bhar ko ruki ho gi bahaar
Jaatay jaatay yuinhi pal bhar ko khizaan thhehri hay

Hum nay jo tarz e faghaan ki hay qafas maen eejaad
FAIZ, gulshan maen wohi tarz e bayaan thhehru hay
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