Fakeera

(Chaani jo khaak to mitt ke sona, tu ban gaya
Out of the ashes you rose, shining like gold
Ghamon ki aag mein tap ke suraj, tu ban gaya
You simmered in the fire of pain and emerged shining like the sun) - 2

Aaj paaya hai tune, sab kho ke mureeda
You've got everything now after losing it all
Mili jannat tujhe to, jab bigda naseeba
You've found heaven when once your world was ruined

(Fakeera
O mendicant!) - 5

Haathon se nikli manzil jab yeh daaman choot gaya
Life slipped from your hands and you lost everything
Aye bekhabar tu benoor hoke roshan ho gaya
Once without a spark, you now shimmer with light

Bhari hai yeh khaali si jholi jo tu batka dar badar
Now your bag is full where once you begged door to door
Yeh bhi na jaane yeh kaafir ki dua ka hai asar
Without knowing this was a blessing from an unbeliever

Jo taare sa toota, sab khwaish milegi
One who falls like a shooting star gets all his wishes fulfilled
Zara haathon ko phailaa, mannatein sab milengi
Just open your arms and everything will be yours

(Fakeera
O mendicant!) - 5

Hua tabah aur hadd se zyada khoya jab qaraar
When everything was lost to you and life was beyond living
Udhi udhi tab saansein jaise udta hai gubar
When every breath from you rose like the ashes from a funeral pyre

Socha kare kis pal mein dil ko raahat hai mili
When you reflect upon when all your troubles vanished
Khuda ke ghar mein taalim tujhko gir ke jab mili
You'll find it's when you stumbled your way into the house of God

Aaj paaya hai tune, sab kho ke mureeda
You've got everything now after losing it all
Mili jannat tujhe to, jab bigda naseeba
You've found heaven when once your world was ruined

(Fakeera
O mendicant!) - 5

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