jaanwar aadmi farishta KHuda
aadmi ki hain saikaDon qismen
barbaric and human, angelic, divine
man, by many names, one may well define
Altaf Hussain Hali
aankhen dikhlate ho joban to dikhao sahab
wo alag bandh ke rakkha hai jo mal achchha hai
show me not your anger dear show me your youthful prime
the wealth that you have covered up is truly sublime
Ameer Minai
aad marne ke bhi chhoDi na rifaqat meri
meri turbat se lagi baiThi hai hasrat meri
even after death my love did not forsake
at my grave my desires kept a steady wake
Ameer Minai
aqi na dil mein koi bhi ya rab hawas rahe
chaudah baras ke sin mein wo lakhon baras rahe
O lord no other lust may this heart contain
at this tender age may forever she remain
Ameer Minai
hans ke farmate hain wo dekh ke haalat meri
kyun tum aasan samajhte the mohabbat meri
seeing my condition, she laughs and asks of me
"Easy did you then imagine, loving me would be?"
Ameer Minai
hai jawani KHud jawani ka singar
sadgi gahna hai is sin ke liye
youthfullness is itself an ornament forsooth
innocence is the only jewel needed in ones youth
Ameer Minai
jawan hone lage jab wo to hum se kar liya parda
haya yak-laKHt aai aur shabab aahista aahista
as she came of age she started to be veiled from me
shyness came to her at once, beauty then slowly
Ameer Minai