Konpalen Phir Phoot Aayeen

Mehdi Hassan Version:

Nusrat Version:

Lyrics by Farhad Shehzad

konpalen phir phoot aayeen, shaakh par, kehnaa use
woh na samjha hai, na samjhega, magar kehnaa use

Konpal: An opening bud, an unblown flower; a new leaf just sprouting, a sprout, shoot
Phoot: Break, Breach, Broken, Malice, Quarrel
Shaakh: ranch, Bough, Dilemma, Difficulty, Objection, Offshoot, Province

waqt ka tuufaan har ik shai bahaa kar le gayaa
itni tanhaa ho gayi hai rahguzar kehanaa use

Waqt: Hour, Occasion, Opportunity, Time, Term, Season
Tuufaan: Riot, Storm, Tempest, Hurricane
Shai: A thing, object; a matter, an affair; an article
Tanhaa: Alone, Solitary, Lonely, By Oneself, Quiet, Single, Unaccompanied, Unattended
Rahguzar: Road, way, passage, channel, pass;–a traveller

jaa raha hai chhod kar tanhaa mujhe jiske liye
chain na de paayega siimuzhar seem-o-zar kehanaa use

Chain: Ease, Comfort, Rest, Peace, Contentment
Muzhar: proposer; declarer; informer; a deponent
Siimuzhar: Messenger, Emissary(?) — Would appreciate if someone could verify/clarify the meaning of this word
Seem: Silver
Zar: Cash, Currency, Gold, Lucre, Money, Pollen, Riches, Wealth
Seem-o-Zar: Silver and Gold, Wealth, Riches

ris raha ho khoon dil se lab magar hanste rahe
kar gaya barbaad mujhko yeh hunar kehnaa use

Ris: Anger, passion, vexation, displeasure (conceived), offence, huff
Risna: To drop slowly, to drip, trickle, leak; to sweat, exude, ooze
Khoon: Blood
Lab: Lips
Barbaadi: Loss, ruin, destruction, waste, laying waste, ravage
Hunar: Accomplishment, Art, Attainment, Knowledge, Skill, Talent

jisne zakhmon se mera ‘Shehzad’ siina bhar diya
muskuraakar aaj pyaare chaaragar kehnaa use

Zakhm: Bruise, Cut, Damage, Felon, Gash, Hack, Harm, Hurt, Injury, Loss,Sore, Wound
Shehzad: A reference to the poet, Farhad Shehzad
Siina: Bosom, Breast, Chest
Muskuraanaa: To Smile
Chaaragar: Healer, Doctor, Physician, One Who Cures