beqaraarii sii beqaraarii hai
din bhii bhaarii hai raat bhaarii hai

zindagii kii bisaat par aksar
jiitii baazii bhii ham ne haarii hai

[bisaat=game-board]

to.Do dil meraa shauq se to.Do
chiiz merii nahii.n tumhaarii hai

baar-e-hastii uThaa sakaa na ko_ii
ye Gam-e-dil jahaa.N se bhaarii hai

[baar=weight]

aa.Nkh se chhup ke dil me.n baiThe ho
haa_e kaisii ye pardaa-daarii hai

us ne ruKh se haTaa ke baalo.n ko
raastaa de diyaa ujaalo.n ko

[ruKh=face; ujaalaa=light/brightness]

jaate jaate jo mu.D ke dekh liyaa
aur uljhaa diyaa Khayaalo.n ko

[uljhaanaa=to create confusion/complication]

ek halkii sii muskuraahaT se
us ne hal kar diyaa savaalo.n ko

[halkii=slight; muskuraahaT=smile]
[hal karanaa=to solve; savaal=question]

mar gaye ham to dekh lenaa "Shafaq"
yaad aaye.nge husn vaalo.n ko

laakho.n kii sunaa tum ne taqadiir sa.Nvaarii hai
mujh se yahii kah dete ab ke terii baarii hai

Daalii hai nazar jab se ek nashaa saa taarii hai
kyaa ko_ii parii saaqii shiishe me.n utaarii hai

[taarii=spreading/happening]

kyaa us ko rijhaaye.nge jannat ke hasii.n jalve
dahaliiz tere dar kii jis shaKhs ko pyaarii hai

[rijhaanaa=to please/charm; jannat=heaven]
[jalvaa=splendour/display/show; dahaliiz=threshold]

virase me.n milii ham ko shaahii bhii faqiirii bhii
aur Gam to “Shafaq” goyaa jaagiir hamaarii hai

[virase=inheritance/heritage; shaahii=royalty]