aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Grand father of noted lyricist Jawed Akhtar.
na kisī kī aañkh kā nuur huuñ na kisī ke dil kā qarār huuñ
kasī kaam meñ jo na aa sake maiñ vo ek musht-e-ġhubār huuñ
I'm not the light of any eye, for me none has a care
no use to anyone am I, dust merely scattered there
na kisi ki aankh ka nur hun na kisi ke dil ka qarar hun
kasi kaam mein jo na aa sake main wo ek musht-e-ghubar hun
I'm not the light of any eye, for me none has a care
no use to anyone am I, dust merely scattered there