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Meri aankhain khareedo ge
Bohot majboor haalat mein mujhe neelaam karni hain
Koi mujh se naqd le le
Main thoray daam kar doon ga
Jo pehli boli de de ga
Usi ke naam kar doon ga
Mujhay bazaar vaalay keh rahay hain kam aql taajir
Aray sunsaan logo nahin hoon main hirs ka khwahaan
Nafa nuqsaan ki shatranj nahin main khelnay aaya
Koi mujh ko kahay na manchala sa behunar taajir
Bata paaoon tumhain kesay kis tashveesh mein rakkhoon
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Bari mehboob tar hain mujh ko meri neem tar aankhain
Magar ab bechta hoon keh
Mujhay ik khaab ka taavaan bharna hai
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Meri aankhain khareedo ge
Bohot majboor haalat mein mujhay neelaam karni hain

~ Unknown

neelaam = to auction
naqd = [on] cash
daam = price
taajir = sauda garr; he who does import/export (the proper noun is escaping me at the moment)
sunsaan = eerie; empty
hirs = greed
khwahaan = to be willing of
nafa = benefit; profit
shatranj = chess
manchala = crazy; demented
tashveesh = suspence
neem = almost
tar = wet
taavaan = ransom

I can write pages and pages in explaining this poem and still won't be able to do justice. It hits something very close to home, so I'll just stick to writing it in prose. It's up to you to give it your own meaning. Here goes:
[Do you want to buy my eyes? I'm auctioning them out of desperation (to meet a dire need), so I'll take whatever I get (compensation; money), from whoever makes the first bid. People are calling me names and think I'm an unskilled auctioneer, for selling my merchandise so haphazardly. Now how do I explain to them that I love my eyes very much, but I have to sell them because I need to pay ransom for a dream].

"3:30 AM" Blues

Yaad-e-maazi azaab hai ya Rabb
Cheen le mujh se haafza mera
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Sher

Jahaan batt rahi thee khushi Zafar, vahaan jangalon ka rivaaj tha
Main qabeelay bhar mein naheef tha, meray haath kuch bhi laga nahin

Sher

Faseelain raasta rokay khari theen
Hamain tootay huay parr yaad aaye

~ Farigh Bukhari

Qarz

Her Zeenay Per

Her zeenay per her manzil per
Her pair talay her shaakh talay
Her parday her deevaar talay
Her khirki mein darvaazay mein
Her aatay jaatay rastay per
Her toli mein her dastay mein
Aye dost jahaan tak jaao ge
Tum mera chehra paao ge
Aye saathi dekho aik dafa
Tum apnay mann ka raaz to do
Main dil se tumhaari mukhlis hoon
Tum aik dafa aavaaz to do

~ Unknown

zeena = staircase
manzil = destination
pair = tree
talay = under
shaakh = branch
toli = group (informal - usually refers to a group of close friends)
dasta = group of people (usually used in reference to army)
mann = self
mukhlis = sincere

Jo Tu Ne

Jo tu ne banaayee hai khwabeedah bahisht
Jo tu ne jalaaye hain mohabbat ke chiraagh
Khaab shehzaada jisay tum dekhti ho
Naadeeda saahir jisay tum poojti ho
Roz chala aata hai saahir sa yahaan
Gar yeh he banay teray naseebon ka suhaag
Phir jo past kheyalaat ka maara niklay 
Tum he kaho ishq mein paagal larki
Kaun tiray khaabon ki gavaahi de ga

~ Muhammad Sabir

khwabeedah = dreamy
bahisht = heaven
naadeeda = invisible
saahir = magician
suhaag = husband
past = indecent
gavahi = testimony; witness

(This imaginary heaven that you have created in which you have lit the light of love; in which you dream of your prince charming, this magician who has enticed you with his many charms, who comes here everyday; if he ends up being your life partner, but turns out to be a bad person, who then will testify for the beauty of your dreams?)

(Explanation [One of my personal greatest concerns as well]: Every girl conjures up an image of an ideal life partner. When deciding to get married, every girl chooses what she thinks is the guy who best fits her fantasies. But then, what if, this guy that you placed on a pedestal, after getting married to you, turns out to be this giant ass. [E.g. says something like, "well, you went out with me and stuff, I don't know how many other guys you went out with, let come close to you, how can I trust your loyalty?] And then what choice would you have? What option? This is the guy you chose, he is the one you wanted to spend the rest of your life with, it was your decision... Who will ever understand the legitimacy of your aforementioned dreams? Who will ever be able to testify to the discrepancy between those dreams and how they panned out?!) 

Sher and Info

Since I've graduated, and a little before that too, I've been having computer issues. So I sincerely apologize for not having been so punctual in adding poems and such.

Here's a sher I read a while ago, and it has been stuck with me since then. Reminds me of ammi's death actually; rather the fragility of human life. Here goes:

Khaali haathon ko kabhi ghaur se dekha hai Faraz
Kis tarah log lakeeron se nikal jaatay hain

Is Say Pehlay

Teray Gham Ko Jaa.n

Teray gham ko jaa.n ki talaash thee, teray jaa.n-nisaar chalay gaye

Teri raah mein kartay thay sar talab, sar-e-rah-guzaar chalay gaye

Teri kaj-adaayee se haar ke, shab-e-intezaar chali gayee

Meray zabt-e-haal se rooth ker meray gham gusaar chalay gaye

Na savaal-e-vasl na arz-e-gham na hikaayatain ka shikaayatain

Tery ehd mein dil-e-zaar ke sabhi ikhtiyaar chalay gaye

Yeh hami thay keh jin ke libaas per sar-e-raah sayaahi likhi gayee

Yehi daagh thay jo saja ke hum sar-e-bazm-e-yaar chalay gaye

Na raha junoon-e-rukh-e-hava, yeh rasan yeh daar karo ge kiya

Jinhay jurm-e-ishq pe naaz tha vo gunahgaar chalay gaye

~ Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Aaina Khaanay Mein

Aaina khaanay mein jo log raha kartay hain

Baarish-e-sang jo hoti hai to kiya karrtay hain

khaanay = place, room (lit. = box)

sang = stone

(Literal: What do the inhabitants of glass houses do when stones fall from the sky?

Explanation: Heart if often compared with glass, meaning it's fragile and easily breakable. Problems, devastations, catastrophes can be equated with stones: they're harsh and when you're hit by them, they hurt you. So what happens to that heart when stones fall on it?)

Kitnay mohtaat hain is sheher ke ehl-e-eimaa.n

Chatriyaan taan ke baarish ki dua karrtay hain

mohtaat = careful

ehl = family; clan; group of ppl who stick together for a reason/cause

chatriyaan = umbrellas

taan = cover (verb)

(How careful are these disciples of [any] faith that they're so confident of the acceptance of their prayers that when they pray for rain, they're sure of its fall, so they already prepare themselves, by opening their umbrellas while praying for rain)

Is qadar dard se maanoos hain hum log keh ab

Koi zakhmon ko na cheray to gila karrtay hain

maanoos = familiar

gila = wail; complaint

(We're so used to being hurt, that when no one stings our wounds, we cry about it)

Jaag uthta hai fasoo.n teri yaadon ka

Log jab tazkira-e-mehr-o-vafa karrtay hain

fasoo.n = magic, mystique

tazkira = zikr karna = to talk about

mehr = compassion

vafa = loyalty

(The magic of your memories always creates its charm when people talk about passion and loyalty)

Is qadar qeht-e-muravvat hai keh Farigh ab to

Bevafa yaaron ko hum yaad kiya karrtay hain

qeht = shortage

muravvat = courtesy

(There is such a lack of goodness these days that it makes me miss my not-so-good friends; since nothing positive can be expected now)

~ Farigh Bukhari

Vo Baat Baat Mein

Vo baat baat mein itna badalta jaata hai

Keh jis tarah koi vaada badalta jaata hai

(He takes a new stance with everything new he says, everything new that comes up. Just like someone keeps shifting their promise from one thing to another. He doesn't stick with one position, one viewpoint. Whatever suits his needs/motives at the time, he takes the stance that best fulfills his purpose then. When that need/want of his is satisfied, he moves on to claiming he has a different standpoint (to meet some other need of his). His words aren't stable, like a promise that assured one thing, but then kept changing to something else - never got fulfilled to what it actually was)

Yeh aarzu thee keh hum us ke saath saath chalain

Magar vo shakhs to rusta badalta jaata hai

(I wanted to be with him in the journey of life, to walk alongside him, but he keeps changing his course)

Jo tez dhoop mein sar per raha vohi aanchal

Hava chali hai to kitna badalta jaata hai

aanchal = dupatta; a piece of cloth used mainly for covering the body

(When it's hot outside, people cover their heads for protection against the heat. But when the wind blows, the same garment keeps flying away, and forget its purpose - protection. The poet is making an indirect comparison between that garment and people. That people don't always do what they originally set out to do. When circumstances change, so do people)

Rutain visaal ki ab khaab honay vaali hain

Keh us ki baat ka lehja badalta jaata hai

visaal = milan; union

lehja = tone of voice

(The thoughts of our coming together are about to turn into dreams, because he keeps taking his word (of staying together) back)

Vo baat ker jisay duniya bhi moetabar samjhay

Tujhay khabar hai zamaana badalta jaata hai

moetabar = trustworthy

(Say something which I can use to bind myself to you. Words don't mean what they used to when things were simpler, when people's honesty could be taken for granted. Now no one can trust someone based on their word. Those values are long gone. Don't keep me hanging on flimsy promises, empty talks. Give me something solid that I can show to the world as proof of your loyalty towards me, as justification of my being with you)

~ Noshi Gilani

Lambi Judaai

Haal Ehvaal

Hello piyaray baccho,

Ummeed hai aap sab kheriyat se hon ge. Main ne kaafi arsay se kuch post nahin kiya hai, aur is ki vajah hai... masroofiyat. But not to worry, I'll be back soon-ish. Abhi bhi there are two poems that I really want to post but my diary is allllllllllllllllllll the way in my shelf and I'm too tired to get up and get it. So, nothing for today. But good poems are coming up, I promise!

Meanwhile, go watch 'Avatar' in IMAX 3D (even if you already have done so). If I still haven't posted anything, then watch 'Shutter Island'. Agar tab tak bhi main ne kuch na post kiya to... youtube zindabad. =)

Adieus!