Ghazal 111, Verse 1

Ghazal 111, Verse 1

sab kahaa;N kuchh laalah-o-gul me;N numaayaa;N ho ga))ii;N
;xaak me;N kyaa .suurate;N ho;Ngii kih pinhaa;N ho ga))ii;N

سب کہاں کچھ لالہ و گل میں نمایاں ہو گئیں
خاک میں کیا صورتیں ہونگی کہ پنہاں ہو گئیں

सब कहां कुछ लालह-ओ-गुल में नुमायां हो गईं
ख़ाक में कया सूरतें होंगी कि पिनहां हो गईं

1a) not by any means all-- some became manifest in tulip and rose
1b) where [did they] all [become manifest]? some became manifest in tulip and rose

2a) what faces/aspects there will be, that became hidden in the dust!
2b) will there be faces/aspects that became hidden in the dust?
2c) what faces/aspects will there be, that became hidden in the dust?
2d) in the dust, what faces and aspects there will be, that became hidden!
2e) in the dust, will there be faces/aspects that became hidden?
2f) in the dust, what faces/aspects will there be, that became hidden?

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