मैंने गुनाह करके (Maine Gunaah Karke) -- Majboor

[Urdu Couplet #13]

मैंने गुनाह करके तुझ पे एहसां किया है 

गिरा के ख़ुद को तुझे रूत्बा दिया है 

Maine gunaah karke tujhpe ehsaan kiya hai

Gira ke khud ko tujhe rutba diya hai

Majboor

गुनाह (gunaah) = crime, एहसां (ehsaan) = favour, रूत्बा (rutba) = status, dignity, honour

[English Meaning]

By committing a crime, I have done a favour on you

By putting myself down, I have given a status to you

Note: The couplet is from Majboor's poem 'Shikwa' शिकवा (Complain in English), where the poet is questioning God about his vision behind the creation of a human being. This poem is part of his poetry compilation 'तू बता मैं क्या करूं Tu bata mein kya karoon'.