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vo ko’ii aur na thaa chand Khushk patte the
shajar se TuuT ke jo fasl-e-gul pe roye the

(Khushk : dry; chand : few; shajar : tree; fasl-e-gul : season of flowers)

abhii abhii tumheN sochaa to kuchh na yaad aayaa
abhii abhii to ham ek-duusre se bichhRe the

tumhaare baad chaman par jab ek nazar Daalii
kalii kalii meN KhizaaN ke chiraaG jalte the

(Khizaan : autumn)

tamaam umr vafaa ke gunaah-gaar rahe
ye aur baat ke ham aadmii to acche the

shab-e-Khaamosh ko tanhaa’ii ne zubaaN de dii
pahaaR guuNjte the dasht san-sanaate the

(shab-e-Khaamosh : silent night; zubaaN : voice; dasht : desert)

vo ek baar mare jin ko thaa hayaat se pyaar
jo zindagii se gurezaaN, the roz marte the

(hayaat : life; gurezaaN : escapists)

naye Khayaal ab aate haiN Dhal ke zehn meN
hamaare dil meN kabhii khet lah-lahaate the

(zehn : mind)

ye irtiqaa kaa chalan hai ke har zamaane meN
puraane log naye aadmii se Darte the

(irtiqaa : progressive)

“Nadeem” jo bhii mulaaqaat thii adhuurii thii
ke ek chehre ke piichhe hazaar chehre the

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Original lyrics taken from http://urdupoetry.com/aqasmi08.html

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