In the first verse the play is on the word ‘Kaam” 
= Action, act, deed, work, doing, handiwork, performance; work, labour, duty, task, job

kaam in ‘(Sanskrit) Inclination, wish, desire, longing, inordinate desire

kaam in ‘(Persian) Desire, wish; design, intention; –the palate’.

tadbiiren तदबीरें تدبیریں solutions, arrangements , plan. Forethought, judgment; deliberation, counsel; opinion, expedient, contrivance

tamaam तमाम گرمجوش finish
tamaam karnaa : ‘To perfect; to complete, finish, end, conclude, bring to a close

1. all plans were overturned; medicine didn’t do any work //
See! this sickness of heart finally finished me off

2. ahd-e-jawaani ro-ro kaata, piiri main liin aankhen mund//
yaani raat bahot thay jaage subah huyi aaraam kiya

ahd-e-javaanii अहद-ए-जवानी عہد جوانی time/age of youth,
piirii पीरी پیری old age,
muu.nd मूँद موند close

2. Youth we spent shedding tears; in old age we closed our eyes /
that is, at night we were very wakeful; when morning came, we rested

3. naahaq ham majburon par tohmat hai mukhtaari ki /
chaahte hain so ap kare hain, hamko abas badnaam kiya

naa-haq ना-हक़ ناحق unjust, improper, wrong, improperly
tohmat तोहमत تہمت Allegation,Accuse false accusation,suspicion of guilt

muKHtaarii मुख़्तारी مختاری independence,power,authority
abas अब्स عبث Futile,Profitless,Purposeless,Trifling uselessly,absurdly’

3. unjust is this allegation of independence against us oppressed ones /whatever you want, you do; you’ve frivolously defamed us

4. kis kaa kaaba kaisaa qiblah kaun haram hai kyaa ahraam
kuuche ke us ke baashindoN ne sab ko yahiN se salaam kiyaa

ehraam अहराम احرام = Holy clothing white vest worn during Hajj
baashindon बाशिंदों باشندوں = natives
kuuche कूचे کوچے = narrow street, lane

4. What Kaaba, what qiblah, what mecca masjid and its pilgrimage?
the residents of her street made a greeting to everyone from right here

5. yaan k safed-o-syaah main hamko dakhal jo hai so itana hai
raat ko ro-ro subah kiya, din ko jyon-tyon shaam kiya

5. the only access to the white-and-black of here, is that:
Weeping copiously we survived from night into morning and cried through the day

6. ‘Mir’ k deen-o-mazhab ko ab puchte kya ho un ne to
qashqa khaincha, dair main baitha, kab ka tark islam kiya

qashqaa क़श्क़ा قشقہ = a mark made by Hindus on their forehead
dair दैर دیر = a temple
tark तर्क ترک = abandonment, desertion, abdication,relinquishment

6. Why are you asking now about Mir’s religion? After all, he
Put on a tilak on his forehead, sat down in a temple– it’s been ages since he renounced Islam!

1.Mushkil jo apni huyi jo bood o baash, Apne lashkar men hum baraye talash, Unke dekhi yaan ki turfa maash

1.When living became an uphill task, In soldiers camp we sought refuge, In narrow straits we found them caught.
2. Haye lab e nan pe sau jagah khirash, Nayi daam e aab hai, nayi chamchaa e aash

2.They lived on bread stale& scorched, No drop of drink, no spoon of broth
3.Marne ke martabe men hain ahbaab, Jo shanaasa mila so be asbaab, Tangdasti se sab bahaal kharab,

3.My friends, I found were nearing death, deprived of goods were all I met, Each and all were poverty pressed
4..Jiske hai baal tau nahi hai tanaab, Jiske hain farash tau nahi hai faraash.

4. If one had thread, he had no rope, If one had carpet,none to roll.

5.Zindagi huyi hai sab pe bawaal, Kunjre jheenken hai, rote hain baqaal,
6. Pooch mat kuchh sipahiyon ka haal, Ek talwar neeche hai, ik dhal, Badshaah o wazeer sab qalaash

6. Soldiers used their swords and shields as cots. The king and councillors, bankrupt all

7.Paise wale jot hay huwe hain faqeer, Tan se zaahir ragen hain jaisi lakeer, Hain maazib gharz sagheer o kabeer,
7.Men of means have joined beggars fold, Their veins like lines on paper,on their body show, Great&small r helpless,so are young and old

8. Makhiyan si giren hazaaron faqeer, Dekhen tukda agar baraber mash.
8.A thousand beggars pounce together like a swarm of flies, When a crumb or grain of wheat somewherethey descry
9.Shor mutliq nahi kasu sar men, Zor baaqi nahin asp o ushtar men, Bhook ka zikr aql o aksar men

9.Every head lies benumbed, Horse and camel are sans strength, Hunger cries on every
10.Khaana jangi se aman lashkar men, Na koi rind hai, na koi oobaash.

10.Thanks to the civil strife, soldiers sit content, No fear of drunken brawls or youth vagrant.
11Jitne hain yaan ameer, be dastoor, Phir yeh husn o salook sab mashoor, Pahunchana un talak bahut hai door

11 Unscrupulous r they all,the town’s elite, Everyone doth understand how they speak&treat, Moreover, these haughty rich aren’t easy to reach
12 Baat kahne kaa waan kise maqdoor Haasil unse na dil ko ghair khiraash

12.In their absence who can dare speak? Their conduct hurts theheart, biting is their speech
13 Bas qalam ab zabaan ko apni sambhaal, Khush numa kab hai aisi qail o qaal,

13.Enough now my pen,your tongue control, Who will b regaled with this tale of woe?

14.Hai kudhab charkh e roo seah ki chaal, Maslehat hai ke rahiye hokar laal, Fayda kya jo raaz kariye faash