1.      naqsh fariyaadee hai kiskee shoKHee-e-tehreer ka
        kaaGHazee hai  pairhan  har  paikar-e-tasweer ka

        [ naqsh = copy/print, fariyaad = complaint, tehreer = hand
          writing, kaaGHazee = delicate, pairhan = dress,
          paikar = appearance ]

2.      kaave-kaave saKHt_jaanee haay tanhaaee na pooch
        subah  karna  shaam ka laana hai joo-e-sheer ka

        [ kaave-kaave = hard work, saKHt_jaanee = tough life,
          joo = canal/stream, sheer = milk, joo-e-sheer = to create a
          canal of milk, here means to perform an impossible task ]

3.      jazba-e-be_iKHtiyaar-e-shauq    dekha   chaahiye
        seena-e-shamsheer se baahar hai dam shamsheer ka

        [ iKHtiyaar = authority/power, shamsheer = sword ]

4.      aagahee daam-e-shuneedan jis qadar chaahe bichaaye
        mudda'a  'anqa   hai   apne   aalam-e-taqreer   ka

        [ aagahee = knowledge/intution, daam = net/trap,
          shuneed = conversation, 'anqa = rare, aalam = world/universe,
          taqreer = speech/discourse ]

5.      bus ke hooN 'GHalib' aseeree meiN bhee aatish zer-e-pa
        moo-e-aatish_deeda   hai   halqa   meree  zanjeer   ka

        [ aseeree = imprisonment/captivity, zer-e-pa = under the feet,
          moo = hair, aatish_deeda = roasted on fire, halqa = ring/circle ]

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