aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
maiñ ḳhud ko dekhūñ agar dūsre kī āñkhoñ se
mileñgī ḳhāmiyāñ apne hī shah-kāroñ meñ
main KHud ko dekhun agar dusre ki aankhon se
milengi KHamiyan apne hi shah-karon mein
har dam duā-e-āb-o-havā māñgte rahe
nañge daraḳht sabz qabā māñgte rahe
har dam dua-e-ab-o-hawa mangte rahe
nange daraKHt sabz qaba mangte rahe
bevafā umr daġhābāz javānī niklī
na yahī rahtī hai zālim na vahī rahtī hai
bewafa umr daghabaz jawani nikli
na yahi rahti hai zalim na wahi rahti hai
kitne muflis ho ga.e kitne tavañgar ho ga.e
ḳhaak meñ jab mil ga.e donoñ barābar ho ga.e
however many paupers passed, and wealthy went and came
when they were consigned to dust they were all the same
kitne muflis ho gae kitne tawangar ho gae
KHak mein jab mil gae donon barabar ho gae
kis ko us kā ġham ho jis dam ġham se vo zaarī kare
haañ magar terā hī ġham āshiq kī ġham-ḳhvārī kare
kis ko us ka gham ho jis dam gham se wo zari kare
han magar tera hi gham aashiq ki gham-KHwari kare
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