Maenu TaaN Mere Dosta – Gazal			Maenu Te Mere Dosta – My Friend
Maenu taaN mere dosta Mere gham ne maareyae! Hae jhooTH teri dosti, De dam ne maareyae!			My friend, it is my own sorrow That has destroyed me. It is a lie that the power of your love Did it!
Maenu te jeTH haaR te Koi naheeN gila. Mere chaman nu chet di Shabnam ne maareyae!			I have no complaint against Heat or drought. My garden was destroyed By the dews of spring.
Maseya di kaali raat da, Koi naheeN kasoor, Saagar nu ohdi aapani, Poonam ne maareyae!			It is not the fault Of the black night. The ocean was defeated By its beloved moon.
Ih kaun hae jo maut nu, Badnaam kar rihae? Insaan nu insaan de, Janam ne maareyae!			Who is it that Blames death? A man is destroyed, By his birth.
CHaReya si jihRa sooraja, Dubana si us zaroor. Koi jhooTH keh riha hae, Ki paCHam ne maareyae!			The sun that rises Is certain to sink. He lies who says The west destroyed it.
Maniya ki moyaaN mitaraaN Da gham vi maardae, Bahuta par is dikhaave de, Maatam ne maareyae!			Yes, one can be destroyed By grieving for dead friends, Though it is more likely the result, Of the display of that grief.
Katil koi dushman naheeN, Mae THeek aakhda, ‘Shiv’ nu te ‘Shiv’ de Aapane mahiram ne maareyae! April 1961			The killer is not the enemy, I tell you. Shiv was killed By those who loved him.
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