kis qayaamat kii ghaTaa chhaayii hai
dil kii har choT ubhar aayii hai
(ghaTaa : overcast clouds)
dard badnaam, tamannaa rusvaa
ishq rusvaa’ii hii rusvaa’ii hai
(tamannaa : desire; rusvaa : infamous)
us ne phir yaad kiyaa hai shaayad
dil dhaRakne kii sadaa aayii hai
zulf-o-ruKhsaar kaa manzar taubaa
shaam aur sub’h kii yakjaa’ii hai
(zulf-o-ruKhsaar : tresses and face; manzar : view; yakjaa’ii : togetherness)
ham se chhup chhup ke sanvarne vaale
chashm-e-aa’iinaa tamaashaa’ii hai
(chashm-e-aa’iinaa : eyes of the mirror)
dil tamannaa se hai kitnaa bezaar
thokareN khaa ke samajh aayii hai
(bezaar : displeased)
tum se “Mahir” ko nahiiN ko’ii gilaa
us ne qismat hii burii paayii hai
(gilaa : complain)
Mahirul Qadri