Yun meri ummeedon ke mahal ho gaye mismar,

jis tarah koi ret ki deewar na thahre

pahuncha naye halat ke dhare pe safina,

mumkin hai mere haath mein patvar na thahre!


*mismar: ruined

*safina: boat

Apni marzi se kahan apne safar ke hum hain

rukh hawaon ka jidhar ka hai udhar ke hum hain!

Khamoshi se musibat aur bhi sangeen hoti hai

tadap ai dil tadapne se zara taskeen hoti hai!



*taskeen: satisfaction, comfort

Main tha wafa-sarisht mujhe thi wafa aziz,
wo tha bahana-ju use khu-e-baha na thi

yun koi mere paas se ho kar guzar gaya,

jaise kabhi nazar se nazar ashna na thi!


* wafa-sarisht: disposition of constancy

* bahana-ju: one who seeks an excusedi

Kachhe makaan jitne the barish mein beh gaye

varna jo mera dukh tha vo dukh umar bhar ka tha!

Woh khushi thi umeed thi ik ehsaas tha

baad mein ye ghuman hua bas pal do pal ka sath tha

rehta hai aaj bhi intezar is aankh ko kisi apne ka

woh ja kar aaj bhi saath hai jo kabi hamare pass tha!