mohammed shafi KhaaN bekal utsahi was an observant/orthodox muslim known to be regular with namaz and roza and for performing haj.  hasrat mohani, seemab akbarabadi, hafiz jalandhari and and nazir akbarabadi were known to be similarly religious.  Yet, they wrote paeans to krishn.  I do not know of any fatwa against them.  It is an indication of changed times that a singer like rasoolan baaii was pulled off the stage by Hindutva goons for singing meera bhajans.

1
aisa darpan¹ mujhe kanhaaii² de
jis meN meri kami dikhaaii de

1.mirror 2.another name for krishn

O, krishn, give a mirror in which I can see my own shortcomings.
2
gat¹ meri saaNs ki Thahr jaaye
jab teri baaNsuri sunaaii de

1.movement, rhythm

I will be so stunned, if I hear your flute that the rhythm of my breath would stop.
3
shyaam¹ maiN duur rah ke huN beemaar
paas aa kar mujhe davaaii de

1.black/dark, another name of krishn

I am sick because I am separated from you.  Come closer and give me a cure.
4
vastr¹ vaapis de saadhnaauN² ko
aasthha³ ko na jag-haNsaaii⁴ de

1.clothes 2.practice (of faith), meditation/prayer 3.faith 4.laughing stock of the world

This is probably a reference to krishn stealing clothes of the gopis when they were bathing in the river.  The poet suggests that the clothes be given back so they may go back to their prayers and that faith may not become a laughing stock of the world.  The poet probably means to apply this to the present day … so the interpretation might be give people the means so that they may be able to take up their normal activities/obligations.
5
de qalam¹ apni baaNsuri jaisa
apni raNgat ki raushnaaii² de

1.pen 2.ink

Grant me a pen like your flute (that I may write the same songs of love).  Grant me ink of your colour (krishn was supposed to have been dark/black).
6
dushmanauN ki udaarta¹ dekhi
dostauN se bhi aashnaaii² de

1.generosity 2.familiarity, friendship

We have seen the generosity (sarcastic) of the enemy (British – this is a guess based on bekal utsahi’s active participation in the independence movement).  Now, grant us some friends.
7
apni dharti¹ ka maiN singhaar karuN
zindagi ko yahi kamaaii² de

1.land 2.fruit (of my labour of life)

So that I may beautify (cultivate) my land, give my life’s labour this reward/fruit.  bekal utsahi was a landlord and professional farmer.  He has written other nazm admiring agriculture and rural life.
8
tu ne makkhan churaaye haiN chhaliye¹
dil churaane ki mat safaaii² de

1.cheat, trickster, mischievous 2.explanation, excuses

This has reference to legends of krishn’s childhood when he used to steal butter then make excuses trying to get away with it.  Now he has stolen the poet/lover’s heart.  Now his explanations/excuses will not have any effect.
9
buT¹ rahe haiN dahaaiyauN² meN log
ab mere desh ko ekaaii³ de

1.getting divided 2.tenths 3.unity

Humans are being divided into tens of communities.  Give my homeland unity.
10
dosti ka udhaar¹ hai tujh par
haq sudaama² ka paaii paaii de

1.debt, obligation 2.childhood friend of krishn

You owe a debt of friendship (sudaama took the blame and punishment for krishn’s childhood pranks).  It is time to pay up.
11
tujh ko bekal bulaaya maadhav¹ ne
chal ke ras Khaan² ko badhaaii³ de

1.another name of krishn 2.sayyad ibrahim KhaaN – taKhallus ras KhaaN (1548-1628) wrote bhajans to krishn in brij bhaasha 3.congratulations

In an oblique way the poet, mohammed shafi KhaaN bekal utsahi is claiming kinship/equality with sayyad ibrahim ras Khaan who wrote bhajans to krishn in brij bhaasha.  madhav/krishn has called you O, bekal go and congratulate ras Khaan.  Congratulations to ras Khaan could be due to his celebrated bhajan compositions.  Implied is that bekal’s own compositions are of the same quality.

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