Jalal Lakhnavi
Ghazal 18
Sher-o-Shayari 11
ik raat dil-jaloñ ko ye aish-e-visāl de
phir chāhe āsmān jahannam meñ Daal de
just one night give these deprived the joy of company
thereafter if you wish merge paradise and purgatory
ek raat dil-jalon ko ye aish-e-visal de
phir chahe aasman jahannam mein Dal de
just one night give these deprived the joy of company
thereafter if you wish merge paradise and purgatory
jis ne kuchh ehsāñ kiyā ik bojh sar par rakh diyā
sar se tinkā kyā utārā sar pe chhappar rakh diyā
anyone who did a favour placed a burden on my head
removed a straw from over me, and placed a mountain instead
jis ne kuchh ehsan kiya ek bojh sar par rakh diya
sar se tinka kya utara sar pe chhappar rakh diya
anyone who did a favour placed a burden on my head
removed a straw from over me, and placed a mountain instead
