aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
mohabbat, hijr, nafrat mil chukī hai
maiñ taqrīban mukammal ho chukā huuñ
mohabbat, hijr, nafrat mil chuki hai
main taqriban mukammal ho chuka hun
ek muddat se mirī maañ nahīñ soī 'tābish'
maiñ ne ik baar kahā thā mujhe Dar lagtā hai
ek muddat se meri man nahin soi 'tabish'
main ne ek bar kaha tha mujhe Dar lagta hai
sher mere haiñ go ḳhavās-pasand
par mujhe guftugū avaam se hai
sher mere hain go KHawas-pasand
par mujhe guftugu awam se hai
kahūñ kis se maiñ ki kyā hai shab-e-ġham burī balā hai
mujhe kyā burā thā marnā agar ek baar hotā
of gloomy nights alone and sad, to whom should I complain?
Dying just once would not be bad, but each evening again?
kahun kis se main ki kya hai shab-e-gham buri bala hai
mujhe kya bura tha marna agar ek bar hota
fikr-e-ma.āsh ishq-e-butāñ yād-e-raftagāñ
is zindagī meñ ab koī kyā kyā kiyā kare
fikr-e-maash ishq-e-butan yaad-e-raftagan
is zindagi mein ab koi kya kya kiya kare
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