Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. hari chand aKhtar (1901-1958) makes fun of orthodoxy in a number of delightful and sarcastic ways. Here he wants to let the shaiKh and the panDit argue among themselves and he himself want to turn to things useful.

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shaiKh o panDit dharm aur islaam ki baateN kareN
kuchh Khudaa ke qahr¹ kuchh in’aam² ki baateN kareN   1.anger, punishment, curse 2.reward
Let the shaiKh and the panDit talk about hindu dharm and islamic doctrine. Let them discuss the reward and punishment meted out by god.
2
yaas¹-o-hirmaan²-o-Gham-o-aalaam³ ki baateN kareN
aa dil-e eeza-talab⁴ kuchh kaam ki baateN kareN   1.yearning 2.hopelessness 3.sorrows 4.pain-seeking
Let us talk of our yearning, our hope and hopelessness. O, pained heart, let us have a useful/meaningful conversation, implying that the conversation of the shaiKh and panDit is useless.
3
ye sunaa’eN paak¹ naGhme² avvaliN³ ilhaam⁴ ke
vo Khuda ke aaKhiri paiGhaam⁵ ki baateN kareN   1.pure, holy 2.songs 3.first 4.revelation 5.message
Let one sing holy songs of first creation/revelation/appearance and the other talk about the last message of god.
4
hum khaRe sunte raheN aur dil meN ye kahte raheN
ab ye ruKhsat¹ hoN to hum kuchh kaam ki baateN kareN   1.depart
We stand and listen (to their useless conversation) and say to ourselves, as soon as they (shaiKh and panDit) leave we can have some useful/meaningful conversation.
5
dost se kah deN dil-e be-mudd’aa¹ ki daastaaN²
aaj saaqi se shikast³-e jaam⁴ ki baateN kareN   1.without any (hidden) motive, sincere 2.story 3.breaking 4.cup
The poet/lover’s heart is pure, without any hidden/selfish motives. He wants to talk to the beloved about his true/sincere love. His cup of wine is broken (there is no hope). He wants to talk to the saaqi about this. If the beloved is interpreted to be god, then he is disappointed in the justice that god has meted out to him.
6
 jis ki duniya aap se thi, jis ki duniya aap the
aao us bad-baKht¹ ke anjaam² ki baateN kareN  1.unlucky 2.result, end
His life revolved around the beloved. She was his whole world. Now look at where he has ended up. Let us talk about what happened to this unlucky poet/lover, says he.
7
umr bhar ka ahd¹-e ulfat² ek Khayaal-e Khaam³ thaa
aao laikin is Khayaal-e Khaam ki baateN kareN   1.promise of 2.love 3.defective
The poet/lover and the beloved had made promises of eternal love to each other. Perhaps these promises were unrealistic. He never the less wants to talk about/renew those promises.
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zindagi be-shak¹ teraa in’aam² hai yaa-rab³ magar
sun sake to kuchh tere in’aam ki baateN kareN   1.without doubt 2.gift, blessing 3.O lord, god
This life is surely a blessing from you, O lord. But if you can listen, let us talk about this gift i.e. the poet does not think that it was such a great gift and he wants to offer some complaints, if god can hear.