دست قاتل سے کچھ امید شفا تھی لیکن
نوک خنجر سے بھی کانٹا نہ گلو کا نکلا
– احمد فراز
Dast-e-qatil se kuch ummeed-e-shifa thee, lekin
nok-e-khanjar se bhee kanata na gulu ka nikla
– Ahmad Faraz
दस्त-ए-क़तिल से कुछ उम्मीद-ए-शिफ़ा थी, लेकिन
नोक-ए-ख़ंजर से भी कांटा न गुलू का निकला
– अहमद फ़राज़
Meaning of:
Dast-e-qatil, दस्त ऐ कातिल, دست قاتل: कातिल का हाथ, Hands of the enemy
Ummeed-e-shifa, उम्मीद – ए- शिफ़ा, امید شفا: (दर्द से) राहत की उम्मीद, Hope of cure (from pain)
Nok-e-khanjar, नोक ऐ खंजर, وک خنجر: खंजर की नोक, Knife point
Gulu, गुलू , گلو : ग़ला, कंठ, Neck
“MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft” by U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt – http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/081131-F-7734Q-001.jpg. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons.
Photo reference MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft.
Initially conceived in the early 1990s for aerial reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions (Unmanned combat aerial vehicle). The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria, and Somalia.