a good-natured and funny character of royal court of Great Akbar whose name was AbulHassan

selfishness, self-seeking

decoy-bird, learned person, mullah, person learned in Islamic theology and jurisprudence, one knowing only religious lore or with poor knowledge of this lore, teacher in a mosque, priest

secret of Mulla's wine-drinking (Mulla refers here to the poet himself)

none can go beyond his limits

of a parrot to speak

bear the responsibility of an invalid

to acquire fame, get a name

parrot, small parrot, parakeet

blind, sightless

corrupt court, office or government, bad governance

blockhead, fool, stupid person

hedge-priest, unqualified religious teacher

imperfectly educated person, quack, priest with a smattering of knowledge, incomplete scholar

run thoughtlessly, rush

said on the occasion when labour and hard work brings no reward, all in vain, useless toil

hunchback woman, the woman, whose waist is bent, waist broken woman