WORD OF THE DAY
hayaa
- हया
- حیا
means
modesty/ bashfulness
javāñ hone lage jab vo to ham se kar liyā parda
hayā yak-laḳht aa.ī aur shabāb āhista āhista
as she came of age she started to be veiled from me
shyness came to her at once, beauty then slowly
jawan hone lage jab wo to hum se kar liya parda
haya yak-laKHt aai aur shabab aahista aahista
as she came of age she started to be veiled from me
shyness came to her at once, beauty then slowly
from the Ghazal "sarakti jae hai ruKH se naqab aahista aahista" by Ameer Minai
