Samjha Hi Nahi

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Poetry details

Title: SAMJHA HI NAHI

Created date: 05-Jul-2020 Sun

Total lines: 10

Written by: Shakeel Anwar

Transliteration

Waqt ne shor machaya, maine samjha hi nahi, x2

Jaanib-e-ishq bulaaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Dil ki gehrai se har raaz ko zahir wo kiye, x2

Mujh se kyu kuch na chhupaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Raat kab khatm hui, baat wo karte hi rahe, x2

Khushnuma lamha bitaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Khoob mashgool raha, naam aur daulat ki taraf, x2

Peechhe kuch chhod bhi aaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Ay khuda kya na diya, kuch to sakoon-e-dil bhi de, x2

Ek jug kaise bitaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Closing line:

Waqt ne shor machaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Detailed work

LINE 1:

Waqt ne shor machaya, maine samjha hi nahi,

Time always welcomed me, yet I never knew,

LINE 2:

Jaanib-e-ishq bulaaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Summoned me closer to love, yet I never knew.

Jaanib-e-ishq = closer to love

LINE 3:

Dil ki gehrai se har raaz ko zahir wo kiye,

They expressed all their deepest insecurities,

Here, "They" = Plural of Respect.

LINE 4:

Mujh se kyu kuch na chhupaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

Why they did not hide a thing, I never knew.

LINE 5:

Raat kab khatm hui, baat wo karte hi rahe,

They continued speaking, even when the night was over,

LINE 6:

Khushnuma lamha bitaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

They spent beautiful moments, Yet I never knew.

Khushnuma = beautiful, pleasing

LINE 7:

Khoob mashgool raha, naam aur daulat ki taraf,

I was so occupied in the quest for fame and wealth,

LINE 8:

Peechhe kuch chhod bhi aaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

That I have left something behind, I never knew.

LINE 9:

Ay khuda kya na diya, kuch to sakoon-e-dil bhi de,

Oh Lord, bestow some peace of mind along with all your blessings,

LINE 10:

Ek jug kaise bitaya, maine samjha hi nahi.

How a lifetime I spent, I never knew.

Credits

Poet: Shakeel Anwar

Translation, Transliteration: Dawood Shakeel