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ko’ii ham-nafas nahiiN hai ko’ii raazdaaN nahiiN hai
faqat ek dil thaa apnaa, so vo meh’rbaaN nahiiN hai

(ham-nafas : companion; raazdaaN : confidant; faqat : only; meh’rbaaN : affectionate)

kisii aur Gham meN itnii Khalish-e-nihaaN nahiiN hai
Gham-e-dil meraa rafiiqo, Gham-e-raayegaaN nahiiN hai

(Khalish-e-nihaaN :secret pain; Gham-e-dil : suffering of the heart; rafiiqo : friends; Gham-e-raayegaaN : useless suffering)

merii ruuh kii haqiiqat mere aaNsuoN se puuchho
meraa majlisii tabassum, meraa tarjumaaN nahiiN hai

(ruuh : soul; haqiiqat : truth; majlisii : public; tabassum : smile; tarjumaaN : manifestation)

kisii aaNkh ko sadaa do, kisii zulf ko pukaaro
baRii dhuup paR rahii hai, ko’ii saayebaaN nahiiN hai

(sadaa : call; zulf : tresses; saayebaaN : shade)

inhiiN pattharoN pe chal kar agar aa sako to aao
mere ghar ke raaste meN ko’ii kahkashaaN nahiiN hai

(kahkashaaN : galaxy)

Mustafa Zaidi

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