Sunil Uniyal Poems

(Bahot sahi ghame geti, sharaab kam kyaa hai)


The world is full of sorrow, but where's the dearth of wine?
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Urdu original~
Saraapaa rahan-e-ishko na gujeer-e-ulfat-e-hasti
Ibaadat barq kee kartaa hoon aur afsos haasil kaa

Translation:
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(Yaaron mujhe muaaf karo, Main nashe men hoon)

Kindly excuse me buddy, I'm drunk already
Give me just a cup empty, I'm drunk already
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(Arze-niyaaze ishq ke kaabil nahi rahaa)

Love entreaties I can't make anymore
The heart I was once proud of, is no more.
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Sher in Urdu original:
Vo aaye ghar men hamaare, Khudaa kee kudrat hai
Kabhi ham unko, kabhi ham apne ghar ko dekhte hain
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(Original in Punjabi by Bulle Shah, the Sufi Mystic)

'Bullaa, kee jaanaa main kaun'
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