ab ye hogaa shaayad apanii aag me.n Khud jal jaaye.nge
tum se duur bahut rah kar bhii kyaa paayaa kyaa paaye.nge

dukh bhii sachche sukh bhii sachche phir bhii terii chaahat me.n
ham ne kitane dhoke khaaye kitane dhoke khaaye.nge

aql pe ham ko naaz bahut thaa lekin ye kab sochaa thaa
ishq ke haatho.n ye bhii hogaa log hame.n samajhaaye.nge

[naaz = pride]

kal ke dukh bhii kaun se baaqii aaj ke dukh bhii ka_ii din ke
jaise din pahale kaaTe the ye din bhii kaT jaaye.nge

ham se aabalaa-paa jab tanhaa ghabaraaye.nge saharaa me.n
raaste sab tere hii ghar kii jaanib ko mu.D jaaye.nge

[aabalaa-paa = blistered feet; saharaa = desert; jaanib = towards]

aa.Nkho.n se ojhal honaa kyaa dil se ojhal honaa hai
mujh se chhuT kar bhii ahal-e-Gam kyaa tujh se chhuT jaaye.nge

[ojhal = invisible/to disappear]

na jaane aaj ye kis kaa Khayaal aayaa hai
Khushii kaa rang liye har malaal aayaa hai

[malaal = sorrow]

vo ek shaKhs ki haasil na thaa jo Khud ko bhii
miTaa kisii pe to kaisaa bahaal aayaa hai

zubaa.N pe harf-e-talab bhii nahii.n ko_ii phir bhii
nigaah-e-dost me.n rang-e-jalaal aayaa hai

[harf-e-talab = word of desire; rang-e-jalaal = colour of anger]

kiyaa na zikr bhii jis kaa tamaam umr kabhii
hamaare kaam bahut vo malaal aayaa hai

nahii.n hai tum se ko_ii dostii bhii ab to magar
qadam qadam pe ye kaisaa vabaal aayaa hai

[vabaal = trouble