TRANSLATIONS OF URDU POETRY:
POET: SUDARSHAN FAAKIR
SINGER: JAGJIT SINGH
ALBUM : KHUMAAR
5) SHAYAD MAIN ZINDAGI KI SAHAR LEKE AA GAYA
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Shayad main zindagi ki sahar le ke aa gaya
Perhaps I have come back with the new dawn of my life
Qaatil ko aaj apne hi ghar le ke aa gaya
I have brought my murderer to my home
Taa umr dhoondta raha manzil main ishq ki
My entire life I kept looking for my love's fulfillment
Anjaam ye ke garde safar le ke aa gaya
And the result was that I came back empty handed
Nashtar hai mere haath mein kaandhon pe maikada
I have a dagger (drink) in my hand and my body is like a bar
(An alcoholic carrying the burden of their body till they die)
Lo main ilaaje dard-e-zigar le ke aa gaya
There, I have come back with a treatment for my pained heart
Faakir sanam maikade mein na aata main lautkar
Faakir, my friend, I would not have come back to the bar
Ik zakhm bhar gaya tha idhar le ke aa gaya
But one of my many wounds had healed, I am back for a new one
Trans: Ranjana