subah kii aas kisii lamhe jo ghaT jaatii hai
Jan Nissar Akhtar

subah kii aas kisii lamhe jo ghaT jaatii hai
zindagii saham ke Khvaabo.n se lipaT jaatii hai

[aas=hope; lamhe=moment; saham=scared]

shaam Dhalate hii teraa dard chamak uThataa hai
tiiragii duur talak raat kii chhaT jaatii hai

[tiiragii=darkness]

barf siino.n kii na pighale to yahii ruud-e-hayaat
juu-e-kam-aab kii maani.nd simaT jaatii hai

[ruud-e-hayaat=river of life; juu-e-kam-aab=stream with little water]

aahaTe.n kaun sii Khvaabo.n me.n basii hai jaane
aaj bhii raat gaye nii.nd uchaT jaatii hai

haa.N Khabar-daar ki ik laGzish-e-paa se bhii kabhii
saarii taariiKh kii raftaar palaT jaatii hai

[laGzish=stagger; taariiKh=history; raftaar=speed]

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