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SHAAYAD ABHII HAI RAAKH ME.N KO_II SHARRAR BHII

shaayad abhii hai raakh me.n ko_ii sharaar bhii


kyo.n varnaa intazaar bhii hai iztiraar bhii





[sharaar = spark; iztiraar = restlessness]





dhyaan aa gayaa hai marg-e-dil-e-naamuraad kaa


milane ko mil gayaa hai sukuu.N bhii qaraar bhii





[marg-e-dil-e-naamuraad = death of an unsuccessful/unlucky heart]





ab Dhuu.NDhane chale ho musaafir ko dosto


hadd-e-nigaah tak na rahaa jab Gubaar bhii





[hadd-e-nigaah = (to the) limits of one's vision]





har aastaa.N pe naasiyaa_farsaa hai.n aaj vo


jo kal na kar sake the teraa intazaar bhii





[aastaa.N = threshold; naasiyaa_farsaa = one who rubs his forehead]





[ik raah ruk ga_ii to ThiThak kyo.n ga_ii 'Ada'


aabaad bastiyaa.N hai.n pahaa.Do.n ke paar bhii





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