shaayad abhii hai raakh me.n ko_ii sharaar bhii
kyo.n varnaa intazaar bhii hai iztiraar bhii

[sharaar = spark; iztiraar = restlessness]

dhyaan aa gayaa hai marg-e-dil-e-naamuraad kaa
milane ko mil gayaa hai sukuu.N bhii qaraar bhii

[marg-e-dil-e-naamuraad = death of an unsuccessful/unlucky heart]

ab Dhuu.NDhane chale ho musaafir ko dosto
hadd-e-nigaah tak na rahaa jab Gubaar bhii

[hadd-e-nigaah = (to the) limits of one’s vision]

har aastaa.N pe naasiyaa_farsaa hai.n aaj vo
jo kal na kar sake the teraa intazaar bhii

[aastaa.N = threshold; naasiyaa_farsaa = one who rubs his forehead]

[ik raah ruk ga_ii to ThiThak kyo.n ga_ii ’Ada’
aabaad bastiyaa.N hai.n pahaa.Do.n ke paar bhii

na Gubaar me.n na gulaab me.n mujhe  dekhanaa
mere dard kii aab-o-tab me.n mujhe  dekhanaa 

kisii vaqt shaam malaal me.n mujhe sochanaa
kabhii apane dil kii kitaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa 

kisii dhun me.n tum bhii jo bastiyo.n ko tyaag do
isii rah-e-Khaanaa_Kharaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa 

kisii raat maah-o-najuum se mujhe  puuchhanaa
kabhii apanii chashm pur_aab me.n mujhe  dekhanaa 

isii dil se ho kar guzar gaye ka_ii kaaravaa.N
kii hijrato.n ke zaab me.n mujhe  dekhanaa 

mai.n na mil sakuu.N bhii to kyaa huaa ke fasaanaa huu.N
na_ii daastaa.N naye baab me.n mujhe dekhanaa 

mere Khaar Khaar savaal me.n mujhe Dhuu.NDhanaa
mere giit me.n mere Khvaab me.n mujhe  dekhanaa 

mere aa.Nsuo.n ne bujhaa_ii thii merii tashnagii
isii barg_ziidaa sahaab me.n mujhe  dekhanaaa 

vahii ik lamhaa diid thaa ke rukaa rahaa
mere roz-o-shab ke hisaab me.n mujhe  dekhanaa  

jo ta.Dap tujhe kisii aa_iine me.n na mil sake
to phir aa_iine ke javaab me.n mujhe  dekhanaa