Meri shaam e ghum ko wo bahalaa rahe hain

merii shaam-e-Gam ko vo bahalaa rahe hai.n


merii shaam-e-Gam ko vo bahalaa rahe hai.n
likhaa hai ye Khat me.n ki ham aa rahe hai.n

Thahar jaa zaraa aur dard-e-furqat
hamaare tasavvur me.n vo aa rahe hai.n

[dard-e-furqat=sorrow of parting]

Gam-e-aaqabat hai na fikr-e-zamaanaa
piye jaa rahe hai.n jiye jaa rahe hai.n

[aaqabat=life after death]

nahii.n shikavaa-e-tashnagii mayakasho.n ko
vo aa.Nkho.n se maiKhaane barasaa rahe hai.n

vo rashk-e-bahaar aanevaalaa hai "Akhtar"
ka.Nval hasarato.n ke khile jaa rahe hai.n

[rashk=envy].

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vo kahate hai.n ranjish kii baate.n bhulaa de.n


vo kahate hai.n ranjish kii baate.n bhulaa de.n
muhabbat kare.n Khush rahe.n muskuraa de.n

javaanii ho gar jaavidaanii to yaa rab
terii saadaa duniyaa ko jannat banaa de.n

shab-e-vasl kii beKhudii chhaa rahii hai
kaho to sitaaro.n kii shamae.N bujhaa de.n

tum afsaanaa-e-qais kyaa puuchhate ho
idhar aao ham tum ko lailaa banaa de.n

bahaare.n simaT aaye.N khil jaaye.N kaliyaa.N
jo ham tum chaman me.n kabhii muskuraa de.n

vo aaye.nge aaj ai bahaar-e-muhabbat
sitaaro.n ke bistar me.n kaliyaa.N bichha de.n.