sherKuch Alfaaz
laaya hai mira shauq mujhe parde se bahar main varna vahi khalvati-e-raz-e-nihan huun translation my own passion brought me out from behind the curtain, for i am really one who dwells in mystery, in secret seclusion. shamsur rahman faruqi the speaker says it isn’t habit or show that makes him appear openly; it is desire that pulls him out of concealment. the “veil” stands for privacy, restraint, or anonymity, while “solitude of hidden secrets” suggests an inward, guarded nature. emotionally, the couplet frames self-revelation as something forced by passion, not chosen by temperament.
