aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
maktab-e-ishq kā dastūr nirālā dekhā
us ko chhuTTī na milī jis ko sabaq yaad huā
maktab-e-ishq ka dastur nirala dekha
us ko chhuTTi na mili jis ko sabaq yaad hua
kashtiyāñ sab kī kināre pe pahuñch jaatī haiñ
nāḳhudā jin kā nahīñ un kā ḳhudā hotā hai
kashtiyan sab ki kinare pe pahunch jati hain
naKHuda jin ka nahin un ka KHuda hota hai
kabhī kisī ko mukammal jahāñ nahīñ miltā
kahīñ zamīn kahīñ āsmāñ nahīñ miltā
kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta
kahin zamin kahin aasman nahin milta
kar rahā thā ġham-e-jahāñ kā hisāb
aaj tum yaad be-hisāb aa.e
kar raha tha gham-e-jahan ka hisab
aaj tum yaad be-hisab aae
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
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