aadatan tum ne kar diye vaade aadatan ham ne aitabaar kiyaa terii raaho.n me.n baarahaa ruk kar ham ne apanaa hii intazaar kiiyaa ab naa maa.Nge.nge zindagii yaa rab ye gunaah ham ne ek baar kiyaa

aa.Ndhii chalii to naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa nahii.n milaa dil jis se mil gayaa vo dubaaraa nahii.n milaa [naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa=footprints] aavaaz ko to kaun samajhataa ki duur duur Khaamoshiyo.n kaa dard-shanaasaa nahii.n milaa [dard-shanaasaa=(someone) well acquainted with pain] ham anjuman me.n sab kii taraf dekhate rahe apanii tarah se ko_ii akelaa nahii.n milaa kachche gha.De ne jiit lii nadii [...]

chaa.Nd ke saath ka_ii dard puraane nikale kitane Gam the jo tere Gam ke bahaane nikale fasl-e gul aa_ii phir ik baar asiiraan-e-vafaa apane hii Khuun ke dariyaa me.n nahaane nikale [asiiraan-e-vafaa = prisoners of faithfulness/fidelity] hijr ki choT ajab sang-shikan hotii hai dil kii befaiz zamiino.n se Khazaane nikale [hijr = separation; sang = [...]

aa.Nkhe.n merii talavo.n se mal jaaye to achchhaa hai hasrat-e-paa-bos nikal jaaye to achchhaa [paa-bos=kissing the feet;] jo chashm ke be-nam ho.n, vo ho kor to bahatar jo dil ke ho be-daaG, vo jal jaaye to achchhaa [kor=sightless;] furqat me.n terii taar-e-nafas siine me.n mere kaa.NTaa saa khaTakataa hai, nikal jaaye to achchhaa [furqat=separation; taar-e-nafas=here [...]

aap me.n gum hai.n magar sab kii Khabar rakhate hai.n ghar me.n baiThe hai.n zamaane pe nazar rakhate hai.n nuktaachii.n dekhiye kis kis pe nazar rakhate hai.n ham bhii ai diidaavaro aib-o-hunar rakhate hai.n [nuktaachii.n=critic; diidaavaro=those who analyze/criticize] [aib-o-hunar=vice and virtue] ham se ab ai garadish-e-dauraa.N tumhe.n kyaa lenaa hai ek hii dil hai so [...]

aag puurii kahaa.N bujhii hai abhii diidaa-e-tar me.n tishnagii hai abhii [diidaa-e-tar = wet eyes/eyes filled with tears] [tishnagii = thirst] dosto.n se chukaa rahaa huu.N hisaab dushmano.n se kahaa.N Thanii hai abhii dost kah kar mujhe na de gaalii dil pe ik zaKhm-e-dostii hai abhii kaaT de ye bhii Khud_parastii me.n aur tho.Dii sii [...]

aa bhii jaao kii zindagii kam hai tum nahii.n ho to har Khushii kam hai vaadaa kar ke ye kaun aayaa nahii.n shahar me.n aaj raushanii kam hai jaane kyaa ho gayaa hai mausam ko dhuup ziyaadaa hai chaa.Ndanii kam hai aa_iinaa dekh kar Khayaal aayaa aaj kal un kii dostii kam hai tere dam [...]

Barson se Tere shehr se guzra Nhi hoon main, Lekn Tere kheyal se bichra Nhi hoon main, mujh ko qadm qadm pe mili haar ki soghaat’ ye mera hosla he k toota Nhi hoon main, Shabnm ko dekhna he to dil ki nazar se dekh’ Main aik talkh sach hoon dhoka Nhi hoon main….