\startsong
\stitle{ba-ra.ng-e-buu-e-gul, is baaG ke ham aashnaa hote}
\lyrics{Meer Taqi Meer}
\singers{Meer Taqi Meer}
\printtitle
#indian

ba-ra.ng-e-buu-e-gul, is baaG ke ham aashnaa hote
ki ham-raah-e-sabaa Tuk sair karate, aur havaa hote

%[ba-ra.ng-e-buu-e-gul = with a flower's smell and colours]

saraapaa aarazuu hone ne ba.ndaa kar diyaa hamako
vagaranaa ham Kudaa the, gar dil-e-bemudda_aa hote

%[saraapaa = from head to toe; dil-e-bemudda_aa = a heart without desire]

falak, ai kaash! hamako Kaak hii rakhataa, ki us me.n ham
Gubaar-e-raah hote yaa kisii kii Kaak-e-paa hote

%[Gubaar-e-raah = dust from the road; Kaak-e-paa = dust from the feet]

ilaahii kaise hote hai.n ji.nhe.n hai ba.ndagii Kvaahish
hame.n to sharm daaman-gaar hotii hai, Kudaa hote

%[sharm daaman-gaar = to feel ashamed]

kahe.n jo kuchh malaamatagaar, bajaa hai 'Meer' kyaa jaane
u.nhe.n maaluum tab hotaa, ki vaise se judaa hote

%[malaamatagaar = one who speaks badly of <someone>]

#endindian
\endsong