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tumhe.n udaas saa paataa huu.N mai.n kaa_ii din se
naa jaane kaun se sadame uThaa rahii ho tum
vo shoKhiyaa.N, vo tabassum, vo kah_kahe na rahe
har ek chiiz ko hasrat se dekhatii ho tum
chhupaa chhupaa ke Khamoshii me.n apanii bechainii
Khud apane raaz kii taashiir ban gaii ho tum

merii ummiid agar miT gaii to miTane do
ummiid kyaa hai bas ek paas-o-pesh hai kuchh bhii nahii.n
merii hayaat kii Gam_Giii.nio.n kaa Gam na karo
Gam hayaat-e-Gam yak naqs hai kuchh bhii nahii.n
tum apane husn kii raanaaiio.n par raham karo
vafaa fareb tul havas hai kuchh bhii nahii.n

mujhe tumhaare taGaaful se kyuu.n shikaayat ho
merii fanaa meer ehasaas kaa taqaazaa hai
main jaanataa huu.N ke duniyaa kaa Khauf hai tum ko
mujhe Khabar hai ye duniyaa ajiib duniyaa hai
yahaa.N hayaat ke parde me.n maut chalatii hai
shikast saaz kii aawaaz me.n ruu naGmaa hai

mujhe tumhaarii judaaii kaa koii ra.nj nahii.n
mere Khayaal kii duniyaa me.n mere paas ho tum
ye tum ne Thiik kaha hai tumhe.n milaa na karuu.N
magar mujhe bataa do ki kyuu.N udaas ho tum
hafaa na ho merii jurrat-e-taKhtab par
tumhe.n Khabar hai merii zi.ndagii kii aas ho tum

meraa to kuchh bhii nahii.n hai mai.n ro ke jii luu.Ngaa
magar Khudaa ke liye tum asiir-e-Gam na raho
huaa hii kyaa jo zamaane ne tum ko chhiin liyaa
yahaa.N par kaun huaa hai kisii kaa socho to
mujhe qasam hai merii dukh bharii jawaanii kii
mai.n Khush huu.N merii mohabbat ke phuul Thukaraa do

mai.n apanii ruuh kii har ek Khushii miTaa luu.Ngaa
magar tumhaarii masarrat miTaa nahii.n sakataa
mai.n Khuud ko maut ke haatho.n me.n sau.Np sakataa huu.N
magar ye bar-e-musaaib uThaa nahii.n sakataa
tumhaare Gam ke sivaa aur bhii to Gam hai.n mujhe
nijaat jin se mai.n ek lahaza paa nahii.n sakataa

ye uu.Nche uu.Nche makaano.n kii deva.Diiyo.n ke tale
har kaam pe bhuuke bhikaariiyo.n kii sadaa
har ek ghar me.n aflaas aur bhuuk kaa shor
har ek simt ye insaaniyat kii aah-o-bukaa
ye karaKhaano.n me.n lohe kaa shor-o-gul jis me.n
hai dafn laakho.n Gariibo.n kii ruuh kaa naGmaa

ye sharaho.n pe ra.ngiin saa.Diio.n kii jhalak
ye jho.Npa.Diyo.n me.n Gariibo.n ke be-kafan laashe.n
ye maal road pe karo.n kii rail pail kaa shor
ye paTariyo.n pe Gariibo.n ke zard_ruu bachtche
galii galii me.n bikate hue javaa.N chehare
hasiin aa.Nkho.n me.n afsurdagii sii chhaii huii

ye jang aur ye mere vatan ke shoKh javaa.N
khariidii jaatii hai.n uThatii javaaniyaa.N jinakii
ye baat baat pe kanuun aur zabte kii giraft
ye ziisq ye Gulaamii ye daur-e-majabuurii
ye Gam hai.n bahot merii zi.ndagii miTaane ko
udaas rah ke mere dil ko aur ranj na do

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chalo ik baar phir se ajanabii ban jaaye.N ham dono.n
na mai.n tum se ko_ii ummiid rakhuu.N dil navaazii kii

na tum merii taraf dekho Galat a.ndaaz nazaro.n se
na mere dil kii dha.Dakan la.Dakha.Daaye merii baato.n me.n

na zaahir ho tumhaarii kashmakash kaa raaz nazaro.n se
ta’arruf rog ho jaaye to us ko bhuulanaa behatar

ta’alluq bojh ban jaaye to us ko to.Danaa achchhaa
vo afsaanaa jise takamiil tak laanaa na ho mumakin

use ek Khuubasuurat mo.D dekar chho.Danaa achchhaa
chalo ik baar phir se ajanabii ban jaaye.N ham dono.n

[ta’arruf=acquaintance; ta’alluq=relationship; takamiil= completion]

The song has an additional stanza:

tumhe.n bhii ko_ii ulajhan rokatii hai peshakadamii se
mujhe bhii log kahate hai.n ki ye jalave paraaye hai.n

mere hamaraah bhii rusavaaiyaa.N hai.n mere maazii kii
tumhaare saath bhii guzarii huii raato.n ke saaye hai.n

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PoEtRy

Khuddaariyo.n ke Khuun ko arzaa.N na kar sake
ham apane jauharo.n ko numaayaa.N na kar sake

hokar Kharaab-e-may tere Gam to bhulaa diye
lekin Gam-e-hayaat kaa daramaa.N na kar sake

TuuTaa talism-e-ahad-e-mohabbat kuchh is tarah
phir aarazuu kii shamaa furezaa.N na kar sake

har shay qariib aake kashish apanii kho ga_ii
vo bhii ilaaj-e-shauq-e-gurezaa.N na kar sake

kis darjaa dil-shikan the mohabbat ke haadase
ham zindagii me.n phir ko_ii aramaa.N na kar sake

maayuusiiyo.n ne chhiin liye dil ke val-vale
vo bhii nishaat-e-ruuh kaa saamaa.N na kar sake

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kabhii kabhii mere dil me.n Khayaal aataa hai…
ke zindagii terii zulfo.n kii narm chaao.n me.n

guzarane paatii to shaadaab ho bhii sakatii thii
ye tiirgii jo merii ziist kaa muqaddar hai

terii nazar kii shuaao.n me.n kho bhii sakatii thii
ajab na thaa ke mai.n begaanaa-e-alam ho kar

tere jamaal kii raanaaiiyo.n me.n kho rahataa
teraa gudaaz badan terii niim-baar aa.Nkhe.n

i.nhii.n hasiin fasaano.n me.n maaho rahataa
pukaaratii.n mujhe jab talKhiyaa.N zamaane kii

tere labo.n se halaawat ke ghuu.NT pii letaa
hayaat chiikhatii phiratii barahanaa-sar, aur mai.n

ghanerii zulfo.n ke saaye me.n chhup ke jii letaa
magar ye ho na sakaa aur ab ye aalam hai

ke tuu nahii.n, teraa Gam, terii justajuu bhii nahii.n
guzar rahii hai kuchh is tarah zi.ndahii jaise

ise kisii ke sahaare kii aarazuu bhii nahii.n
zamaane bhar ke dukho.n ko lagaa chukaa huu.N gale

guzar rahaa huu.N kuchh a.njaanii guzar_gaaho.n se
muhiib saaye merii simt ba.Date aate hai.n

hayaat-o-maut ke pur_haul Khaarazaaro.n se
na koii jaadaa na manzil na roshanii kaa suraaG

bhaTak rahii hai Khaalaao.n me.n zindagii merii
i.nhii.n Khalaao.n me.n rah jaauu.Ngaa kabhii khokar

mai.n jaanataa huu.N merii ham-nafas magar yuu.N hii
kabhii kabhii mere dil me.n Khayaal aataa hai

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jab kabhii un ke tavajjo me.n kamii paa_ii ga_ii
az sar-e-nava-e-daastaan-e-shauq doharaa_ii ga_ii

bik chuke jab tere lab phir tujh ko kyaa shikavaa agar
zi.ndagaanii baadaa-o-saaGar se bahalaa_ii ga_ii

ai Gam-e-duniyaa tujhe kyaa ilm tere vaaste
kin bahaano.n se tabiyat raah par laa_ii ga_ii

ham kare.n tark-e-vafaa achchhaa chalo yuu.n hii sahii
aur agar tark-e-vafaa se bhii na rusvaa_ii ga_ii

kaise kaise chashm-o-aariz gard-e-Gam se bujh gaye
kaise kaise paikaro.n kii shaan-e-zebaa_ii ga_ii

dil kii dha.Dakan me.n tavazzun aa chalaa hai Khair ho
merii nazare.n bujh ga_ii.n yaa terii raanaa_ii ga_ii

un kaa Gam un kaa tasavvur un ke shikave ab kahaa.N
ab to ye baate.n bhii ai dil ho ga_ii.n aa_ii ga_ii

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havas-nasiib nazar ko kahii.n qaraar nahii.n
mai.n mu.ntazir huu.N magar teraa intazaar nahii.n

hamii.n se rang-e-gulistaa.N hamii.n se rang-e-bahaar
hamii.n ko nazm-e-gulistaa.N pe iKhtiyaar nahii.n

abhii na chhe.D mohabbat ke giit ae mutarib
abhii hayaat kaa mahaul Khush_gavaar nahii.n

tumhaare ahd-e-wafaa ko ahad mai.n kyaa samajhuu.N
mujhe Khud apanii mohabbat kaa aitabaar nahii.n

na jaane kitane gile is me.n muztarib hai nadiim
wo ek dil jo kisii kaa gilaa_gusaar nahii.n

gurez kaa nahii.n qaayal hayaat se lekin
jo soz kahuu.N to mujhe maut naagavaar nahii.n

ye kis maqaam pe pahu.Nchaa diyaa zamaane ne
ki ab hayaat pe teraa bhii iKhtiyaar nahii.n