zaalim ab ke bhii na royegaa to mar jaayegaa...

[~¤Akash¤~]

Ahmed Faraz

aa.Nkh se duur na ho dil se utar jaayegaa
vaqt kaa kyaa hai guzarataa hai guzar jaayegaa

itanaa maanuus na ho Khilvat-e-Gam se apanii
tuu kabhii Khud ko bhii dekhegaa to Dar jaayegaa

[maanuus=intimate; Khilvat-e-Gam=sorrow of loneliness]

tum sar-e-raah-e-vafaa dekhate rah jaaoge
aur vo baam-e-rafaaqat se utar jaayegaa

[sar-e-raah-e-vafaa=path of love; baam-e-rafaaqat=responsibility towards love]

zindagii terii ataa hai to ye jaanevaalaa
terii baKhshiish terii dahaliiz pe dhar jaayegaa

[ataa=gift; baKhshiish=donation; dahaliiz=doorstep]

Duubate Duubate kashtii to ochhaalaa de duu.N
mai.n nahii.n ko_ii to saahil pe utar jaayegaa

[ochhaalaa=upward push]

zabt laazim hai magar dukh hai qayaamat kaa 'Faraz'
zaalim ab ke bhii na royegaa to mar jaayegaa...