Qissa hai bohot purana tumhe bataayen kaisay
Kacchay dhaagon pe bhatki yaadein piroyen kaisay
Na talkh nigaahein hain, na koi karway bol hain uske
Shayad khaffa hai wo mujhse ab usse manaayen kaisay
Agar roshan hai meri khaak-e-aarzu se kehkashaan
Dil kyun nahi bharta, iss dunya ko jalaayen kaisay
Bohot mushqilon se dobara zinda hua hai dil
Faraghat mein sochte hain isse phir rulaayen kaisay
Waqt e rukhsat bhool gaya mere paas kuch purani yaadein
Hum bhi hain bewaffa, aadab e firaaq nibhaayen kaisay
Palkon ke kinaaron mein ulajh sa gaya hai wo shakhs
Samajh nahi aata chashm-e-tar se usse giraayen kaisay
Jaffaon ke samundar mein qaed hain taqdeer ke jazeeray
Batao iss paishani mein garhay khamm mitaayen kaisay
Wo aksar khojta hai harf e waffa meri khaamoshion main
Bohot mushqil mein hain ke baat aagaye barhaayen kaisay
Uske dil-o-zehen mein hain naqsh-e-kadam kissi aur ke
Samajh nahi aata wahan apni jaggah banaayen kaisay
Na raheem hai tu, na hai tu beniyaaz, ae insaan bataa,
Tere sajde mein dobara sarr jhukaayen kaisay…
Jazeeray: Islands
Paishani: Forehead
Khamm: obstacles
Naqsh-e-kadam: Footprints
Beniyaz: Unconditional
Kehkashan: Skies/galaxi
Faraghat: Free time
Firaaq: Separation
Chashm-e-tar: Tearful eyes
Jaffa: Oppression