zindagii me.n to sabhii pyaar kiyaa karate hai.n
mai.n to mar kar bhii merii jaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa

tuu milaa hai to ye ehasaas huaa hai mujhako
ye merii umr mohabbat ke liye tho.Dii hai
ik zaraa saa Gam-e-dauraa.N kaa bhii haq hai jis par
mai.n ne wo saa.Ns bhii tere liye rakh chho.Dii hai
tujh pe ho jaauu.Ngaa qurabaan tujhe chaahuu.ngaa

apane jazbaat me.n naGmaat rachaane ke liye
mai.n ne dha.Dakan kii tarah dil me.n basaayaa hai tujhe
mai.n tasavvur bhii judaaii kaa bhalaa kaise karuu.N
mai.n ne qismat kii lakiiro.n se churaayaa hai tujhe
pyaar kaa ban ke nigehabaan tujhe chaahuu.ngaa

terii har chaap se jalate hai.n Khayaalo.n me.n chiraaG
jab bhii tuu aaye jagaataa huaa jaaduu aaye
tujhako chhuu luu.N to phir ae jaan-e-tamannaa mujhako
der tak apane badan se terii Khushbuu aaye
tuu bahaaro.n kaa hai unawaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa

yuu.N chup rahanaa Thiik nahii.n ko_ii miiThii baat karo
mor chakor papihaa koyal sab ko maat karo

saavan to man bagiyaa se bin barase biit gayaa
ras me.n Duube naGme kii ab tum barasaat karo

hijr kii ik lambii ma.nzil ko jaanevaalaa huu.N
apanii yaado.n ke kuchh saaye mere saath karo

mai.n kirano.n kii kaliyaa.N chunakar sej banaa luu.Ngaa
tum mukha.De kaa chaa.Nd jalaao raushan raat karo

pyaar burii shay nahii.n hai lekin phir bhii yaar "Qateel"
galii-galii taqasiim na tum apane jazabaat karo

yo.n lage dost teraa mujhase Khafaa ho jaanaa
jis tarah phuul se Khushbuu kaa judaa ho jaanaa

ahal-e-dil se ye teraa tark-e-ta’alluq
vaqt se pahale asiiro.n kaa rihaa ho jaanaa

[tark-e-ta’alluq=breaking off the acquaintanceship/ relationship]
[asiir=prisoner]

yo.n agar ho to jahaa.N me.n ko_ii kaafir na rahe
mo’ajuzaa tere vaade kaa vafaa ho jaanaa

[mo’ajuzaa=miracle]

zindagii mai.n bhii chaluu.Ngaa tere piichhe-piichhe
tuu mere dost kaa naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa ho jaanaa

[naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa=footprints]

jaane vo kaun sii kaifiyat-e-Gam_Khvaarii hai
mere piite hii "Qateel" us ko nashaa ho jaanaa

[kaifiyat-e-Gam_Khvaarii=empathy]

ye mojazaa bhii muhabbat kabhii dikhaaye mujhe
ki sang tujhape gire aur zaKhm aaye mujhe

vo maharabaa.N hai top iqaraar kyuu.N nahii.n karataa
vo badagumaa.N hai to sau baar aazamaaye mujhe

mai.n apane paa.Nv tale rau.ndataa huu.N saaye ko
badan meraa hii sahii dopahar na bhaaye mujhe

mai.n ghar se terii tamannaa pahan ke jab nikaluu.N
barahanaa shahar me.n koii nazar na aaye mujhe

vo meraa dost hai saare jahaa.N ko hai maaluum
daGaa kare vo kisii se to sharm aaye mujhe

mai.n apanii zaat me.n niilaam ho rahaa huu.N ’Qateel’
Gam-e-hayaat se kah do Khariid laaye mujhe

yaaro kisii qaatil se kabhii pyaar na maa.Ngo
apane hii gale ke liye talavaar na maa.Ngo

gir jaaoge tum apane masiihaa kii nazar se
mar kar bhii ilaaj-e-dil-e-biimaar na maa.Ngo

khul jaayegaa is tarah nigaaho.n kaa bharam bii
kaa.NTo.n se kabhii phuul kii mahakaar na maa.Ngo

[mahakaar=fragrance]

sach baat pe milataa hai sadaa zahar kaa pyaalaa
jiinaa hai to phir jiine ke izahaar na maa.Ngo

us chiiz kaa kyaa zikr jo mumkin hii nahii.n hai
seharaa me.n kabhii saayaa-e-diivaar naa maa.Ngo

[seharaa=desert/wilderness]

vo dil hii kyaa tere milane kii jo duaa na kare
mai.n tujh ko bhuul ke zi.ndaa rahuu.N Khudaa na kare

rahegaa saath teraa pyaar zindagii banakar
ye aur baat merii zindagii vafaa na kare

ye Thiik hai nahii.n marataa koii judaaii me.n
Khudaa kisii se kisii ko magar judaa na kare

sunaa hai usako mohabbat duuaaye.N detii hai
jo dil pe choT to khaaye magar gilaa na kare

zamaanaa dekh chukaa hai parakh chukaa hai use
"Qateel" jaan se jaaye par iltajaa na kare

vafaa ke shiish mahal me.n sajaa liyaa mai.n ne
vo ek dil jise patthar banaa liyaa mai.n ne

ye soch kar ki na ho taak me.n Khushii ko_ii
Gamo.n ki oT me.n Khud ko chhupaa liyaa mai.n ne

kabhii na Khatm kiyaa mai.n ne roshanii kaa muhaaz
agar chiraaG bujhaa, dil jalaa liyaa mai.n ne

[muhaaz=procession]

kamaal ye hai ki jo dushman pe chalaanaa thaa
vo tiir apane kaleje pe khaa liyaa mai.n ne

’Qateel’ jisakii adaavat me.n ek pyaar bhii thaa
us aadamii ko gale se lagaa liyaa mai.n ne

[adaavat=enemity]

ulfat kii na_ii ma.nzil ko chalaa, tuu baa.Nhe.n Daal ke baa.Nho.n me.n
dil to.Dane vaale dekh ke chal, ham bhii to pa.De hai.n raaho.n me.n

kyaa kyaa na jafaaye.N dil pe sahii.n, par tum se ko_ii shikavaa na kiyaa
is jurm ko bhii shaamil kar lo, mere maasuum gunaaho.n me.n

jahaa.N chaa.Ndanii raato.n me.n tum ne Khud hamase kiyaa iqaraar-e-vafaa
phir aaj hai.n ham kyo.n begaane, terii beraham nigaaho.n me.n

ham bhii hai.n vahii.n, tum bhii ho vahii, ye apanii-apanii qismat hai
tum khel rahe ho Khushiyo.n se, ham Duub gaye hai.n aaho.n me.n

tumhaarii a.njuman se uTh ke diivaane kahaa.N jaate
jo vaabastaa hu_e tum se vo afasaane kahaa.N jaate

nikal kar dair-o-kaabaa se agar milataa na maiKhaanaa
to Thukaraaye hu_e i.nsaa.N Khudaa jaane kahaa.N jaate

tumhaarii beruKhii ne laaj rakh lii baadaaKhaane kii
tum aa.Nkho.n se pilaa dete to paimaane kahaa.N jaate

chalo achchhaa huaa kaam aa ga_ii diivaanagii apanii
vagarnaa ham zamaane bhar ko samajhaane kahaa.N jaate

’Qateel’ apanaa muqaddar Gam se begaanaa agar hotaa
phir to apane-paraaye hamase pahachaane kahaa.N jaate

tuune ye phuul jo zulfo.n me.n lagaa rakhaa hai
ik diyaa hai jo a.Ndhero.n me.n jalaa rakhaa hai

jiit le jaaye ko_ii mujhako nasiibo.n vaalaa
zindagii ne mujhe daa o pe lagaa rakhaa hai

[daao=at stake]

jaane kab aaye ko_ii dil me.n jhaa.Nkane vaalaa
is liye mai.n ne Girebaa.N ko khulaa rakhaa hai

imtehaa.N aur merii zabt kaa tum kyaa loge
mai.n ne dha.Dakan ko bhii siine me.n chhupaa rakhaa hai