Shukriya Hasti Ka Songtext
von K.L. Saigal

Shukriya hasti ka lekin tum ne ye kyaa kar diya
Shukriya hasti ka lekin tum ne ye kyaa kar diya
Arre parde hi parde mein apna raaz afzaa kar diya
Parde hi parde mein apna raaz afzaa kar diya
Shukriya hasti ka
Maang kar hum laaye thhe Allaah se ik dard-e-ishq
Maang kar hum laaye thhe Allaah se ik dard-e-ishq
Wo bhi ab taqdeer ne auron kaa hissaa kar diyaa
Wo bhi ab taqdeer ne auron kaa hissaa kar diyaa
Shukriya hasti ka
Do hi angaarey thhe haathon mein khudaa-e-ishq ke
Do hi angaarey thhe haathon mein khudaa-e-ishq ke
Ek ko dil, ek ko mera kalejaa kar diyaa
Ek ko dil, ek ko mera kalejaa kar diyaa
Shukriya hasti ka
Main to apni bekhudi-e-shawq ka mamnoon hoon
Main to apni bekhudi-e-shawq ka mamnoon hoon
Baarhaa mujhko bhari mehfil mein tanhaa kar diyaa
Baarhaa mujhko bhari mehfil mein tanhaa kar diyaa
Shukriya hasti ka


Marhamat farmaa ke ae ′seemaab' gham ki lazzaten
Marhamat farmaa ke ae ′seemaab' gham ki lazzaten
Zeest ki talkhi ko fitrat ne gawaaraa kar diyaa
Zeest ki talkhi ko fitrat ne gawaaraa kar diyaa
Shukriya hasti ka.
Shukriya hasti ka lekin tum ne ye kyaa kar diya
Parde hi parde mein apna raaz afzaa kar diya
I express gratitude for the opportunity to life, an yet the mystery of existence is still beyond my reach.
The poet is expressing his gratitude for being given the opportunity of being, and also being aware, but acknowledges his inability to understand the mysteries of life and existence. In the process to bestow an existence, and the awareness of that existence, the secret mystery of life has actually been deepened and made more secretive.
Shukriya = thanks, gratitude
Hasti = existence, being, life
Ka = of
Lekin = however, but
Tum ne = you have
Kyaa = what
Kar diyaa = did
Pardah = curtain, secrecy
Mein = in
Parde hi parde mein = (do something) in secrecy, (do something) behind the scenes, under cover
Apna = your own
Raaz = secret, mystery
Afzaah = increase, add, deepen, augment
Maang kar hum laaye thhe Allaah se ik dard-e-ishq
Wo bhi ab taqdeer ne auron kaa hissaa kar diyaa
When being sent into this existence, I had asked to be given and was bestowed the singular compassion of love. Alas, the providence ordained to bestow this compassion on others, leaving me bereft of this treasure even.
Maang = demand, ask for
Kar = to do
Hum = I, or we
Laanaa = to bring
Laaye thhe = had brought
Se = from
Ik = one
Dard = pain, anguish
Ishq = love
Dard-e-ishq = pain of love, heartache
Wo = that
Bhi = also
Ab = now
Taqdeer = fate, destiny, providence
Auron = others
Kaa = of
Hissaa = share, part, portion
Kar diyaa = did
Do hi angaarey thhe haathon mein khudaa-e-ishq ke
Ek ko dil, ek ko mera kalejaa kar diyaa
The God of love had two burning embers with him; He crafted my heart from one burning ember, and used the second to craft my being, my inner self.
The poet is alluding to the fires that consume the heart and the self of a human being, as he/she courses through this life. These fires are accorded unto the human beings by the creator Himself.
Do = two
Hi = only
Angaarey = a burning piece (of coal or wood)
Thhe = were
Haathon = hands
Mein = in
Khudaa = God
Ishq = love
Ek = one
Dil = heart
Kar diyaa = did
Main to apni bekhudi-e-shawq ka mamnoon hoon
Baarhaa mujhko bhari mehfil mein tanhaa kar diyaa
I am singularly obliged to my craving, my quest for the One that is beyond my self, beyond my ego. This craving time and again takes me away from the crowded world, to the solace of isolation.
The poet is expressing his preference for the contentment of being alone within one self, away from the crowd and hustle bustle of this world. And for that he is expressing gratitude to his desire, to pursue that which is beyond the material self.
Main = I, me
Main to = I am
Apni = mine
Bekhudi = alienation of mind, ecstasy, unconsciousness, beyond ego, alienation from self
Shauq = interest, pursuit, desire
Bekhudi-e-shawq = desire / pursuit of that which is beyond ego, beyond self
Ka = of
Mamnoon = obliged, grateful, indebted
Hoon = I am
Baarhaa = often, time and again
Mujhko = to me
Bhari = full, crowded, busy, congested
Mehfil = get-together, gathering, social event
Mein = in
Tanhaa = alone, isolated, solitary
Kar diyaa = did
Marhamat farmaa ke ae 'seemaab′ gham ki lazzaten
Zeest ki talkhi ko fitrat ne gawaaraa kar diyaa
The enjoyment of sadness is a salve that enables the temperament (of self) to tolerate the unkind severities of life.
The poet has generated an interesting play of words – the joy of sadness. If ever one is able to enjoy the delicious tastes of sorrow, then the harshness of life becomes tolerable.
More than just a play of words, it is a very profound concept, and a very potent method on how to learn to tolerate the severities of life. The life is what it is, full of unkind ruggedness, which has to be navigated. Only if one could learn to enjoy the sorrows, then the passages of life become endurable.
Gham = sadness, sorrow
Ki = of
Lazzaten = plural of lazzat
Lazzat = enjoyment, gratification, tasteful, delicious
Zeest = life, existence
Ki = of
Talkhi = bitterness, harshness
Ko = (preposition, applied to the word talkhi)
Fitrat = nature, personality, temperament
Ne = (preposition, applied to word fitrat)
Gawaaraa = acceptable, tolerable
Kar diyaa = did.