\startsong
\stitle{sher ke parde me.n mai.n ne Gam sunaayaa hai bahut}
\singers{Meer Taqi Meer}
\printtitle
#indian

sher ke parde me.n mai.n ne Gam sunaayaa hai bahut
marsiye ne dil ko mere bhii rulaayaa hai bahut

%[marsiyaa = elegy/song of mourning]

vaadii-o-kohasar me.n rotaa huu.N dhaa.De maar-maar
dilbaraan-e-shahar ne mujh ko sataayaa hai bahut

%[vaadii = valley; kohasar = mountain; dhaa.De maar-maar ke ronaa = to cry very loudly]

vaa nahii.n hotaa kisii se dil giriftaa ishq kaa
zaahiraa Gam-gii.n use rahanaa Kush aayaa hai bahut

%[vaa = open;  zaahiraa = in reality/in fact; Gam-gii.n = sad/drowned in sorrow]

#endindian
\endsong