Ghazal 20, Verse 5

Ghazal 20, Verse 5

yih kahaa;N kii dostii hai kih bane hai;N dost naa.si;h
ko))ii chaarah-saaz hotaa ko))ii ;Gam-gusaar hotaa

یہ کہاں کی دوستی ہے کہ بنے ہیں دوست ناصح
کوئی چارہ ساز ہوتا کوئی غم گسار ہوتا

यह कहां की दोसती है कि बने हैं दोसत नासिह
कोई चारह-साज़ होता कोई ग़म-गुसार होता

1a) what kind of friendship is this, that friends have become Advisors?!
1b) what kind of friendship is this, that the Advisor has become a friend?!

2a) if someone had been a helper, if someone had been a sympathizer!
2b) if there had been some helper, if there had been some sympathizer!

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