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      Mere Humnafas Mere HumNavaa

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      shakeel


      Begum Akhtar sings Shakeel Badayuni
      begum akhtar

      1. mere ham_nafas* mere ham_navaa** mujhe dost ban ke daGaa na de
      main huuN dard-e-ishq se jaa’n_balab*** mujhe zindagii kii duaa na de

      *ham_nafas हम-नफ़स ہم نفس = a friend, in concord harmonious (pronounced fass )

      Nafas = the breath, respiration, moment, time
      Please note difference in spelling

      Nafs नफ़्स نفس = soul, spirit, self (pronounced fs )

      Ruuh* barhanaa** nafs^ barhanaa zaat*** barhanaa jis kii/
      jism pe vo kyaa kyaa poshaaken pahnaa kartaa hai ‘akbar’ Hyderabadi
      soul, spirit, /**uncovered , naked / ^self / here zaat means being,self
      zaat ज़ात ذات = caste, kind, race, breed

      ham-navaa हम-नवा ہم نوا = speaking in unison, friend
      navaa = sound, song, air (music)
      sab apne apne fasaane sunaate jaate hain/
      nigaah-e-yaar magar ham-navaa kisii kii nahiin #Faraz

      ‘sehar’ ke ham-navaa farishte hai.n
      hai maqaam us kaa kyaa kise maaluum ‘Sahr’ Ishqabadi

      jaan-ba-lab जाँ-ब-लब جاں بہ لب = heart/life in one’s mouth, near death/ jaan atki huyi hona

      chhoD sau kaam aa pahunch saaqii//
      jaan-ba-lab hai KHumaar me.n ko.ii #Ashanullah Khan ‘bayaa۔n

      2, mere daaG-e-dil se hai raushanii usii raushanii se hai zindagii//
      mujhe Dar hai ai mere chaaraagar ye charaaG tuu hii bujhaa na de

      chaaraa-gar चारा-गर چارہ گر = one who cures, healer,doctor, physician, one who cures

      kisii ne Gam to kisii ne mizaaj-e-Gam baKHshaa
      sab apnii apnii jagah chaara-gar hamaare hu.e #faraz

      3, mujhe chhoD de mere haal par teraa kyaa bharosaa hai chaaraagar
      ye terii navaazish-e-muKhtasar* meraa dard aur baDhaa na de

      navaazish-e-muKHtasar नवाज़िश-ए-मुख़्तसर نوازشِ مختصر = brief kindness/favours

      paayaa bhii un ko kho bhii diyaa chup bhii ho rahe
      ik muKHtasar sii raat mein sadiyaan guzar gayin Kaifi Azmi

      4. meraa azm itanaa baland hai ke paraaye sholo.n kaa Dar nahiin
      mujhe Khauf aatish-e-gul se hai ye kahiin chaman ko jalaa na de

      azm अज़्म عزم = conviction, determination, fortitude, intention
      tez-raftaar sahii laakh meraa azm-e-safar* (*determination to travel)
      vaqt aavaaz jo degaa to Thahar jaaungaa Muzaffar ‘razmii’

      baland/ buland = high/ great
      KHudii ko kar buland itnaa ke har taqdiir se pahle
      KHudaa bande se KHud puuchhe bataa terii razaa kyaa hai

      aatish-e-gul आतिश-ए-गुल آتشِ گل = fire of flower
      raushan jamaal-e-yaar se hai anjuman tamaam
      dahkaa hu.aa hai aatish-e-gul se chaman tamaam #Hasrat mohani

      aatish-e-gul chaman ke biich jab hamaa suu ho sholaa-zan//
      apne libaas-e-surKH kii us ko bha.Dak dikhaa ke yuu.n Gulam Hamdani ‘mus.hafi’

      5. vo uThe hain leke Khum-o-subuu are o ‘Shakeel’ kahaan hai tuu//
      teraa jaam lene ko bazm men koii aur haath baDhaa na de

      KHum ख़ुम خم = a large jar,a pot of wine,Wine Barrel
      viiraan hai mai-kadaa KHum o saaGar udaas hain
      tum kyaa gaye ke ruuTh gaye din bahaar ke Faiz Ahmad ‘faiz’

      Subuu सुबू سبو = goblet
      kitnii piyegaa jaam o subuu se
      mast-nigaah mastaanaa ban jaa Sikandar Ali ‘vajd’

      Bazm बज़्म بزم = assembly, meeting, feast
      vo kaisii bazm jis me.n sab ho.n guu.nge
      vo jannat kyaa jahaa.n har shai nahii.n hai ‘vaamiq’ Jaunpurii

      Jaam जाम جام = goblet, bowl, cup

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