\startsong
\stitle{mere sa.ng-e-mazaar par Farahaad}
\singers{Meer Taqi Meer}
\printtitle
#indian

mere sa.ng-e-mazaar par farahaad
rakh ke teshaa kahe hai 'yaa ustaad'

%[sa.ng = stone; mazaar = tomb; farahaad = of Shirin-farhad fame; teshaa = axe]

ham se bin marg kyaa judaa ho malaal
jaan ke saath hai dil-e-naashaad

%[marg = death; malaal = sorrow/life's difficulties; dil-e-naashaad = wretched heart]

fikr-e-taamiir me.n na rah muniim
zi.ndagii kii kuchh bhii hai buniyaad

%[fikr = worry; taamiir = construction; muni'im = rich person/friend; buniyaad = foundation]

Kaak bhii sar pe Daalane ko nahii.n
kis Karaabe me.n ham huye aabaad

%[Kaak = dust/ashes; Karaabe = wasteland]

sunate ho tuk suno ki phir mujh baad
na sunoge ye naalaa-o-fariyaad

%[tuk = moment(here it means 'for a little while'); naalaa-o-fariyaad = wails and pleas]

har taraf hai.n asiir ham-aavaaz
baaG hai ghar teraa to ai sayyaad

%[asiir = prisoner; ham-aavaaz = in one voice/in chorus; sayyad = hunter]

ham ko maranaa ye hai ke kab hove
apanii qaid-e-hayaat se aazaad

%[qaid = prison; hayaat = life]

#endindian
\endsong