PURKHO.N KII RIVAAYAT HAI ISE TUM BHII NIBHAAO

purkho.n kii rivaayat hai ise tum bhii nibhaao


pyaaso.n ko samandar se bahut duur basaao





[rivaayat = tradition]





yuu.N fikr me.n har shaKhs kii Khud ko na ghulaao


jiinaa hai to phir dil ko bhii patthar kaa banaao





[fikr = worry; shaKhs = person]





ye yaad rahe zulm kii had hotii hai yaaro


tum ham ko sataao magar itanaa na sataao





[zulm = torment; had = limit]





har Khvaab-e-kohan tishnaa-e-tasviir hai jab tak


tum ko_ii nayaa Khvaab na logo.n ko dikhaao





[Khvaab-e-kohan = old dream; tishnaa = thirst]


[tishnaa-e-tasviir = waiting to be realized/given tangible form]





jaage huye sone pe razaamand nahii.n hai.n


soye huye logo.n ko na 'Parwez' jagaao





[razaamand = agreeable]