کر رہا تھا غم جہاں کا حساب
آج تم یاد بے حساب آئے
– فیض احمد فیض
Kar raha tha gham-e-jahan ka hisaab
aaj tum yaad behisaab aaye
– Faiz Ahmad Faiz
कर रहा था ग़म-ऐ-जहाँ का हिसाब
आज तुम याद बेहिसाब आये
– फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़
Meaning of:
Hisab, हिसाब, حِساب: गणित, Calculations
Behisab, बेहिसाब, بیحِساب: बेशुमार, असंख्य, Excessive, Incalculable
If we consider the root cause of “Gham-e-jahan” as money, the sher presents a completely different perspective.
Kar raha tha gham-e-jahan ka hisaab
aaj tum yaad behisaab aaye
– Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Photo credit: pictures of money / Foter / CC BY
This is one of my favorite couplets, and I love it so much because it is so open to interpretation.