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jal bhii chuke parvaane ho bhii chukii rusvaa’ii
ab Khaak uRaane ko baiThe haiN tamaashaa’ii

(parvaane : moths, ardent lovers; rusvaa’ii : dishonour; Khaak : dust; tamaashaa’ii : spectators)

taaroN kii ziyaa dil meN ek aag lagaatii hai
aaraam se raatoN ko sote nahiiN saudaa’ii

(ziyaa : light, brilliance; saudaa’ii : melancholic)

raatoN kii udaasii meN Khaamosh hai dil meraa
behis haiN tamannaayeN niiNd aa’ii ke maut aa’ii

(behis : careless; tamannaayeN : desires)

ab dil ko kisii karvaT aaraam nahiiN miltaa
ek umr kaa ronaa hai, do din kii shanaasaa’ii

(karvaT : lying on one side; umr : lifetime; shanaasaa’ii : gnosis; knowledge)

ek shaam vo aaye the ek raat farozaaN thii
vo shaam nahiiN lauTii vo raat nahiiN aa’ii

(farozaaN : lit-up)

Shehzad Ahmed

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