Kisko Qatil Main Kahoon

Lyrics by Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

kisko qaatil maiN kahooN kisko maseehaa samaJhooN
sab yahaaN dost hee baiThe haiN kise kyA samaJhooN

Kis ko: Whom
Qaatil: Assassin, Homicide, Killer, Lethal, Murderer
Maseehaa: Christ, One Who Can Give Life
Samajhna: Expostulate, Consider
Yahaan: Here, Hither
Dost: Amity, Friend, Kith And Kin, Lover
Baithna: Sit

wo bhI kyA din the ke har vaham yakeeN hotA tha
ab haqeekat nazar aaye to use kyA samaJhooN

Har: All, Every, Each
Vaham: Doubt, Suspicion
Yakeen: Assurance, Belief, Certainty, Confidence, Conviction, Credit, Faith, Truth, Trust
Haqeeqat: Truth, Reality, Narration, Condition
Nazar aana: Appear

dil jo TooTaa to kaI haath duaa ko uTThe
aise mAhaul meiN ab kis’ko paraayaa samaJhooN

Tootnaa: Break
Kai: Many
Haath: Arms, hands
Duaa: Blessing, Prayer, Wish
Utthna: Arise, Get Up, Rise, Wake
Maahaul: Surroundings, Environment
Parayaa: Belong To Another

zulm ye hai ke hai yaqtaa terI begAnaaravee
lutf ye hai ke maiN ab tak tujhe apanA samaJhooN

Zulm: Cruelty, Injustice, Oppression, Tyranny, Torment
Yak: One
Yaktaa: Single; simple;–singular, unique, incomparable
Begaanaa: Alien, Foreign, Strange, Unfamiliar, Estranged, Shy
Rav: Cry, clamour, din; sound, noise; voice; hum; report, fame
Begaanaaravee: Unfamiliar cry or voice(?)
Lutf: Benignity, Enjoyment, Favor, Grace, Joy, Kindness, Pleasure, Taste, Wit
Apnaa: Belonging to oneself