Leejiye Janaab: A Bilingual Poem of Welcomed Futility
Leejiye janaab, yeh fizool dastak
Aapke darwaaze pe khatkhataaye
Khulna namumkin na sahi
Phir bhi kaafi dhoop se chhaaye
Leejiye janaab yeh fizool dastak
Jo bhari mehfil ko bhar paaye
Jo de sake aisa mauka
Us rukaawat se kya ghabraaye
Take it, master, this futile knocking
Which comes rippling at your door
Impossible to budge, though it may be
‘Tis overcast with sunlight galore
Take it, mistress, this futile knocking
A full production of its own
With such opportunity engendered
The barrier is nothing to bemoan
