4 Urdu couplets and shers with vaaiz
vaaiz(m): priest, holy man
1 / 4: vaaiz
main apna jaam uThaatha huun
tu kitaab uTha
let’s find out, o priest, where the
lightning comes from
i will raise my glass of wine,
you raise your holy book
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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2 / 4: vaaiz
ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi
dariyaa-e-noor tha?
soon as he sipped the wine, o cup-bearer,
the preacher was awakened
was that a goblet of wine, or
radiant river of light?
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3 / 4: vaaiz
kis qadar vaaiz-e-makkaar
Daraata hai mujhe
as if he has just come
breathing the air of hell
how deceitful is this cunning preacher
trying to frighten me
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4 / 4: vaaiz
kyaa baat hai vaaiz ki
yahaan aur wahaan aur
what is forbidden in this world
is allowed and enjoyed in paradise
what's with the preacher's rules
some here and some there?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)
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