~ Khushbuu kaa safar dekhegaa kaun ~

ab ke rut badalii to Khushbuu kaa safar dekhegaa kaun

zaKhm phuulo.n kii tarah mahake.nge par dekhegaa kaun

 

dekhanaa sab raqs-e-bismal me.n magan ho jaaye.nge

jis taraf se tiir aayegaa udhar dekhegaa kaun

 

vo havas ho yaa vafaa ho baat maharuumii kii hai

log to phal-phuul dekhe.nge shajar dekhegaa kaun

 

ham chiraaG-e-shab hii jab Thahare to phir kyaa sochanaa

raat thii kis kaa muqaddar aur sahar dekhegaa kaun

 

aa fasiil-e-shahar se dekhe.n Ganiim-e-shahar ko

shahar jalataa ho to tujh ko baam par dekhegaa kaun

 

 

[fasiil-e-shahar=city wall/boundary; Ganiim-e-shahar=city's enemy]

[maharuum=deprived; shajar=tree]

[chiraaG-e-shab=night lamp]

 

~ Ahmed Faraz ~