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apnaa afsaanaa-e-shauq naa-kaam
ko’ii aaGhaaz, na ko’ii anjaam

(afsaanaa-e-shauq : tale of desire; aaGhaaz : start; anjaam : end)

aik lamhaa saa chamaktaa dekhaa
phir na mai thii, na vo daur-e-jaam

(mai : wine; daur : era; jaam : glass of wine)

Khaak hai dil magar us par ab tak
teraa naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa hai ilzaam

(Khaak : dust; naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa : footprints)

aik ye marg-e-tamanaa kaa sukuut
ek KhayaaloN meN vo pahlaa kohraam

(marg-e-tamanaa : end of desire; sukuut : silence; kohraam : chaos)

dil se taa-hadd-e-nigah sannaaTaa
apnii aavaaz na teraa paiGhaam

(taa-hadd-e-nigah : wherever one can see)

raaste jaise havaaoN ke bhaNvar
hamaa-vaqt aik safar kaa hangaam

(hamaa-vaqt : all the time; hangaam : commotion)

gul hu’e jaate haiN aaNkhoN ke chiraaGh
ab sajaate raho apne dard sar-e-baam

(sar-e-baam : in public)

aarzuu roz-e-azal se rusvaa
dil hameshaa se be-chaaraa, badnaam

(roz-e-azal : the first day; rusvaa : dejected)

tum hameshaa se chaman ke maalik
ham azal se vahii murGh-e-tah-daam

barg-e-aavaaraa se phirte rahiye
misl-e-shabnam kahiiN keejiye na qayaam

(barg-e-aavaaraa : wandering flock; misl-e-shabnam : like dew; qayaam : stay)

Syed Razi Tirmizi

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