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HAATH UTHE HAI.N MAGAR LAB PE DUAA KO_II NAHII.N

haath uThe hai.n magar lab pe duaa ko_ii nahii.n


kii ibaadat bhii vo jis kii jazaa ko_ii nahii.n





[duaa = prayer; jazaa = reward]





ye bhii vaqt aanaa thaa ab to gosh har aavaaz hai


aur mere barbaad-e-dil me.n sadaa ko_ii nahii.n





aa ke ab tasliim kar le.n tuu nahii.n to main sahii


kaun maanegaa ke ham me.n bevafaa ko_ii nahii.n





vaqt ne vo Khaak u.Daa_ii hai ke dil ke dasht se


qaafile guzare hai.n phir bhii naqsh-e-paa ko_ii nahii.n





[dasht = desert/wildnerness; qaafile = caravans]


[naqsh-e-paa = footprints]





Khud ko yuu.N mahasuur kar baiThaa huu.N apanii zaat me.n


manzile.n chaaro.n taraf hai raastaa ko_ii nahii.n





[mahasuur = surrounded; zaat = self/one's personality]





kaise raasto.n se chale aur kis jagah pahu.Nche 'Faraz'


yaa hujuum-e-dostaa.N thaa saath yaa ko_ii nahii.n





[hujuum = crowd]





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