Ghazal 20, Verse 1

Ghazal 20, Verse 1

yih nah thii hamaarii qismat kih vi.saal-e yaar hotaa
agar aur jiite rahte yihii inti:zaar hotaa

یہ نہ تھی ہماری قسمت کہ وصالِ یار ہوتا
اگر اور جیتے رہتے یہی انتظار ہوتا

यह न थी हमारी क़िसमत कि विसाल-ए यार होता
अगर और जीते रहते यिही इनतिज़ार होता

1) this was not our destiny/fate, that union with the beloved would take place

2a) if we had kept on living longer, there would have been this very same waiting
2b) if we had kept on living longer, this itself would have been waiting

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