\startsong \stitle{daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n} \lyrics{Mirza Ghalib} \singers{Begum Akhtar} \printtitle #indian daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n Kaak aisii zi.ndagii pe ke paththar nahii.n huu.N mai.n %[daayam = forever] kyuu.N gardish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil insaan huu.N pyaalaa-o-saaGar nahii.n huu.N mai.n yaa rab! zamaanaa mujh ko miTaataa hai kis liye lauh-e-jahaa.N pe harf-e-mukarrar nahii.n huu.N mai.n %[lauh = slate used for writing; harf-e-mukarrar = repeated letter (here it means obsolete) ] had chaahiye sazaa me.n uquubat ke vaaste aaKir gunahagaar huu.N kaafir nahii.n huu.N mai.n %[uquubat = wrongdoing/sin] #endindian \endsong Begum Akhtar Page
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