| a ghazal composed by Shahryar for the film, and sung by Asha Bhosle | meter: #5 in the *meter list* |
| a heart is hardly worth mentioning-- please
take my life! only, one time, agree to what I say |
dil
chīz kyā hai āp mire jān lījiʾe bas ek bār merā kahā mān lījiʾe |
| you have to come into this gathering time
after time please carefully recognize the walls and doors |
is
anjuman meñ āp ko ānā hai bār bār dīvār-o-dar ko ġhor se pahchān lījiʾe |
| I agree that friends don't have respect for
friendship but what is this accepting of kindness from the Other? |
mānā
kih dostoñ ko nahīñ dostī kā pās lekin yih kyā kih ġhair kā iḥsān lījiʾe |
| if you say, we'll bring down the sky to the
earth nothing at all is difficult if one makes a firm resolve |
kahiye
to āsmāñ ko zamīñ par utār lāʾeñ mushkil nahīñ hai kuchh bhī agar ṭhān lījiʾe |
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