aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
One of the greatest 18th century poets, contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir.
ve sūrateñ ilāhī kis mulk bastiyāñ haiñ
ab dekhne ko jin ke āñkheñ tarastiyāñ haiñ
in which country / O my Lord! do those faces reside?
to gaze upon whom, now my eyes, with yearning are beside
we suraten ilahi kis mulk bastiyan hain
ab dekhne ko jin ke aankhen tarastiyan hain
in which country / O my Lord! do those faces reside?
to gaze upon whom, now my eyes, with yearning are beside