Maar Hi Daal Chasm-e-Ada Se Pehle..!!

maar hi Daal mujhe chasm-e-adaa se pahale

maar hi Daal mujhe chasm-e-adaa se pahale
apanii ma.nzil ko pahu.Nch jauu.N qazaa se pahale


[qazaa=death]


ik nazar dekh luu.N aa jaao qazaa se pahale
tum se milane kii tamannaa hai Khudaa se pahale


hashr ke roz mai.n puuchhuu.Ngaa Khudaa se pahale
tuu ne rokaa nahii.n kyuu.N mujhako Khataa se pahale


[hashr=day of judgement]


ai merii maut Thahar unako zaraa aane de
zahar ka jaam na de mujhako davaa se pahale


haath pahu.Nche bhii na the zulf dotaa tak "Momin"
hathaka.Dii Daal dii zaalim ne Khataa se pahale


[dota=bent]

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mai.n ehavaal-e-dil mar gayaa kahate kahate

mai.n ehavaal-e-dil mar gayaa kahate kahate
thake tum na "bas, bas, sunaa!" kahate kahate


[ehavaal-e-dil=tale of my heart]


mujhe chup lagii mudd'aa kahate kahate
ruke hai.n vo jaane kyaa kahate kahate


zabaa.N gu.ng hai ishq me.n gosh kar hai
buraa sunate sunate bhalaa kahate kahate


[gu.ng=dumb]


shab-e-hijr me.n kyaa hajuum-e-balaa hai
zabaa.N thak ga_ii marhabaa kahate kahate


[shab-e-hijr=night of separation; hajuum=crowd]
[balaa=calamity; marhabaa=Encore! (A exclamation of extreme pleasure)]


gilaa harzaa-gardii kaa bejaa na thaa kuchh
vo kyuu.N muskuraaye bajaa kahate kahate

sad afasos jaatii rahii vasl kii shab
"zaraa Thahar ai bevafaa" kahate kahate


[sad=a hundred; afasos=regrets; vasl=union/meeting; shab=night]


chale tum kahaa.N mai.n ne to dam liyaa thaa
fasaanaa dil-e-zaar kaa kahate kahate


sitam haaye! garduu.N mufassil na puuchho
ke sar phir gayaa maajaraa kahate kahate


nahii.n yaa sanam 'Momin' ab kufr se kuchh
ke Khuu ho ga_ii hai sadaa kahate kahate

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naavak a.ndaaz jidhar diidaa-e-jaanaa.N ho.nge

naavak a.ndaaz jidhar diidaa-e-jaanaa.N ho.nge
niim-bismil ka_ii ho.nge ka_ii bejaa.N ho.nge

taab-e-nazaaraa nahii.n aa_iinaa kyaa dekhane duu.N
aur ban jaaye.nge tasviir jo hairaa.N ho.nge

tuu kahaa.N jaayegii kuchh apanaa Thikaanaa kar le
ham to kal Khvaab-e-adam me.n shab-e-hijaraa.N ho.nge

phir bahaar aa_ii vahii dasht-e-naavardii hogii
phir vahii paao.n vahii Khaar-e-muGelaa.N ho.nge

naasihaa dil me.n tuu itanaa to samajh apane ke ham
laakh naadaa.N huye kyaa tujh se bhii naadaa.N ho.nge

ek ham hai.n ke huye aise pashemaa.N ke bas
ek vo hai.n ke ji.nhe.n chaah ke armaa.N ho.nge

minnat-e-hazarat-e-isaa na uThaaye.Nge kabhii
zindagii ke liye sharmi.ndaa-e-ehasaa.N ho.nge

umr to saarii kaTii ishq-e-butaa.N me.n "Momin"
ab aaKhirii vaqt me.n kyaa Khaak musalamaa.N ho.nge


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