Poetry

aage ba.De na qissaa-e-ishq-e-butaa.N se ham
sab kuchh kahaa magar na khule raazadaa.N se ham
ab bhaagate hai.n saayaa-e-ishq-e-butaa.N se ham
kuchh dil se hai.n Dare hue kuchh aasmaa.N se ham
ha.Nsate hai.n usake giriiyaa-e-beiKhtiyaar par
bhuule hai.n baat kahake koii raazadaa.N se ham
ab shauq se bigaa.D kii baate.n kiyaa karo
kuchh paa gaye hai.n aap kii tarz-e-bayaa.N se ham
jannat me.n tuu nahii.n agar ye zaKhm-e-teG-e-ishq
badale.nge tujhako zindagii-e-jaavidaa.N se ham

aaGaaz to hotaa hai anjaam nahii.n hotaa
jab merii kahaanii me.n vo naam nahii.n hotaa

[aaGaaz = start; anjaam = end/result]

jab zulf kii kaalikh me.n ghul jaaye ko_ii rahii
bad_naam sahii lekin gum_naam nahii.n hotaa

[kaalikh = blackness]

ha.Ns ha.Ns ke javaa.N dil ke ham kyo.n na chune.n Tuka.De
har shaKhs kii qismat me.n inaam nahiin hotaa

bahate hue aa.Nsuu ne aa.Nkho.n se kahaa tham kar
jo mai se pighal jaaye vo jaam nahii.n hotaa

din Duube hai.n yaa Duubii baaraat liye kashtii
saahil pe magar ko_ii koharaam nahiin hotaa

aaGaaz to hotaa hai anjaam nahii.n hotaa
jab merii kahaanii me.n vo naam nahii.n hotaa

[aaGaaz = start; anjaam = end/result]

jab zulf kii kaalikh me.n ghul jaaye ko_ii rahii
bad_naam sahii lekin gum_naam nahii.n hotaa

[kaalikh = blackness]

ha.Ns ha.Ns ke javaa.N dil ke ham kyo.n na chune.n Tuka.De
har shaKhs kii qismat me.n inaam nahiin hotaa

bahate hue aa.Nsuu ne aa.Nkho.n se kahaa tham kar
jo mai se pighal jaaye vo jaam nahii.n hotaa

din Duube hai.n yaa Duubii baaraat liye kashtii
saahil pe magar ko_ii koharaam nahiin hotaa

aag puurii kahaa.N bujhii hai abhii
diidaa-e-tar me.n tishnagii hai abhii

[diidaa-e-tar = wet eyes/eyes filled with tears]
[tishnagii = thirst]

dosto.n se chukaa rahaa huu.N hisaab
dushmano.n se kahaa.N Thanii hai abhii

dost kah kar mujhe na de gaalii
dil pe ik zaKhm-e-dostii hai abhii

kaaT de ye bhii Khud_parastii me.n
aur tho.Dii sii zindagii hai abhii

[Khud_parastii = egoistic]

jaane kyo.n kund ho gayaa nashtar
zaKhm kii dhaar to vahii hai abhii

[kund = blunt/ineffectual; nashtar = knife]

aag ho to jalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai
barf ke pighalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

chaahe ko_ii ruk jaaye chaahe ko_ii rah jaaye
qaafilo.n ko chalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

chaahe ko_ii jaisaa bhii ham_safar ho sadiyo.n se
raastaa badalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

ye to vaqt ke bas me.n hai ke kitanii mohalat de
varnaa baKht Dhakane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

mom kaa badan lekar dhuup me.n nikal aanaa
aur phir pighalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

soch kii zamiino.n me.n raaste judaa ho.n to
duur jaa nikalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai