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Date: 18-May-99
Poet: Firaq Gorakhpuri

jab nazar aap kii ho ga_ii hai 
zi.ndagii zi.ndagii ho ga_ii hai 

baarahaa bar-Khilaaf-e-har-ummiid 
dostii dushmanii ho ga_ii hai 

[baarahaa = everytime]
[bar-Khilaaf-e-har ummiid = contrary to every expectation] 

hai vo takamiil purakaariyo.n kii 
jo merii saadagii ho ga_ii hai 

[takamiil = completion; purakaarii = slyness/cunning] 

terii har pursish-o-meharbaanii 
ab merii bekasii ho ga_ii hai 

[pursish-o-meharbaanii = hospitality and benevolence]
[bekasii = despair/helplessness] 

bhuul baiThaa hai tuu kah ke jo baat 
vo merii zi.ndagii ho ga_ii hai 

bazm me.n aa.Nkh uThaane kii taqasiir 
ai "Firaq" aaj bhii ho ga_ii hai 

[taqasiir = mistake]