Sar Se (Bejewelled in Flowers)

Ghazal
Music: Vithal Rao
Lyrics: Bashir Badr

Lyrics:
Sar se pa tak voh ghulaabon ka shajar lagta hai
Baavazoo hokay bhi chootai huay dar lagta hai

Mujh main rehta hai koee dushmanay jaani mera
Khud say tanhayee main miltay huay dar lagta hai

Boot bhi rakhay hain namazain bhi ada hoteen hain
Dil mera dil nahin Allah ka ghar lagta hai

Zindagi toonay mujhe kabar say kam di hai zameen
Paon phailayoon to diwaar may sar lagta hai

Translation:
Bejewelled in flowers from head to foot, she appears like an icon.
Though I am purified, still I am apprehensive of approaching her.

Within me resides an enemy of my soul,
that is why I am afraid to encounter myself alone.

I maintain idols as well as prostrate myself in prayer.
My heart is really not a heart but a house of God.

O' life! You have given me less room than there is inside a grave.
I stretch my legs, my head hits the wall.


Translated by Professor Saleem Qureshi