तुम आये हो न शबे-इंतज़ार (Tum aaye ho na shab-e-intezaar) -- Faiz Ahmed Faiz

[Urdu Couplet #40]

तुम आये हो न शबे-इंतज़ार गुज़री है 

तलाश में है सहर, बार-बार गुज़री है

Tum aaye ho na shab-e-intezaar guzri hai 

Talash me hai sahar, baar-baar guzri hai

Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(1911-1984)

शब (shab) = night; शबे-इंतज़ार (shab-e-intezaar) = the night of awaiting; तलाश (talash) = search; सहर (sahar) = morning

[English Meaning]
Neither you came nor did this night of awaiting has passed
In search (of you), the dawn has passed by again and again

Notes:
In this couplet, the poet narrates pathos of the lover who is waiting indefinitely for his beloved. The lover spends his night longing for his beloved and spends his day searching for her. He keeps waiting but neither the night seems to end nor does his beloved comes back. In the first line, the poet appears to talk of one night but in the second line, his reference "baar baar guzri hai" reveals that the poet (the lover) has been pining for his beloved for several days. It also accentuates his longing and distress.

दोनों जहान तेरी मोहब्बत (Dono Jahaan Teri Mohabbat) -- Faiz Ahmed Faiz

[Urdu Couplet #39]

दोनों जहान तेरी मोहब्बत में हार के 

वो जा रहा है कोई शबे-ग़म गुज़ार के 

Dono jahaan teri mohabbat me haar ke

Wo ja raha hai koi shab-e-gam guzaar ke

Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(1911-1984)

जहान (jahaan) = world; दोनों जहान (dono jahaan) = both the worlds, i.e. the earth and the heaven; मोहब्बत (mohabbat) = love; हारना (haarna) = lose; शब (shab) = night; शबे-ग़म  (shab-e-gam) = sorrowful night; गुज़ारना (guzaarna) = spend

[English Meaning]
After losing both the worlds in your love
Look someone's going after spending a sorrowful night

Notes:

The couplet has the opening lines of the poem "Dono jahaan teri mohabbat me haar ke" from the book "Nuskha Hai Wafa" by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. In the poem, the poet laments the separation from his beloved and describes the state of his grief-stricken heart. In this couplet, the poet highlights that inspite of sacrificing everything for love, he had to suffer the pain of separation. 

The poet uses analogical terms to emphasize his expressions. The first analogical term is "dono jahaan" (both the worlds), which means both the earth and the heaven. The term "earth and heaven" includes everything a person can think of before and after life. Thus, the poet uses hyperbolic expression to explain the extent of sacrifice he did for love. 

In the second phrase, the word "shab-e-gam" can be considered as an analogy for sorrow due to hopelessness. Here, night can have two meanings - literal and symbolic. In the literal sense, the phrase means "someone is sadly passing by after the night when he separated from his beloved". In a symbolic way, it points to the night (i.e. darkness, sadness, hopelessness) that follows after separation. 

By the third person usage in the second phrase, the poet adds a generalization to the state of any lover who suffers heart break. It can also mean that the poet is referring himself as a stranger whose plight has changed him beyond recognition. Hence, the poet says "koi" (someone).

शग्ले शबे तन्हाई (Shagle Shab-e-Tanhaayi) -- Nawab Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan 'Hawis'

[Urdu Couplet #25]

शग्ले शबे तन्हाई किससे कहें हम अपना 

दो-चार घड़ी रोकर बहलाते हैं ग़म अपना 

Shagle shab-e-tanhaayi kisse kahen hum apna

Do-chaar ghadi rokar bahaalate hain gam apna

शग्ले शबे तन्हाई (shagle shab-e-tanhaayi) = the way to spend a lonely night; शब (shab) = night; तन्हाई (tanhaayi) = loneliness; रोकर (rokar) = by crying ; बहलाते (bahaalate) = pacifying

[English Meaning]

The way I pass a lonely night whom should I tell

For few moments I cry and pacify my sorrow

or

Who should I tell how I pass a lonely night 

I cry awhile and pacify my sorrow

Note: In this couplet, the poet is talking about the night when he is away from his beloved. He tells about the loneliness that fills his heart with sorrow, which he is unable to share with anyone. The only way he is able to pacify his grieving heart is by shedding tears in the midst of the night.

About the Poet

नवाब मिर्जा मुहम्मदतकी खाँ 'हविस' Nawab Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan 'Hawis' hailed from Faizabad while he completed his education from Lucknow. He was a disciple of मुसहफ़ी Musahfi. His poetry had the charm like the poems of the great poet मीर Mir.