aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
ik baar us ne mujh ko dekhā thā muskurā kar
itnī to hai haqīqat baaqī kahāniyāñ haiñ
ek bar us ne mujh ko dekha tha muskura kar
itni to hai haqiqat baqi kahaniyan hain
kashtī-e-mai ko hukm-e-ravānī bhī bhej do
jab aag bhej dī hai to paanī bhī bhej do
kashti-e-mai ko hukm-e-rawani bhi bhej do
jab aag bhej di hai to pani bhi bhej do
jhuk kar salām karne meñ kyā harj hai magar
sar itnā mat jhukāo ki dastār gir paḌe
jhuk kar salam karne mein kya harj hai magar
sar itna mat jhukao ki dastar gir paDe
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
itnī pī jaa.e ki miT jaa.e maiñ aur tū kī tamīz
yaanī ye hosh kī dīvār girā dī jaa.e
the formality of you and I should in wine be drowned
meaning that these barriers of sobriety be downed
itni pi jae ki miT jae main aur tu ki tamiz
yani ye hosh ki diwar gira di jae
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