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Date: 25-May-99
Poet: Ravish Siddiqui

to.D kar uThe hai.n jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa ham
kis se kah de.n aaj raaz-e-gardish-e-mastaanaa ham

[jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa = bottles and glasses of wine]
[raaz-e-gardish-e-mastaanaa = secret of the cycle of madness]

bijaliyaa.N ruuposh tuufaa.N dam baKhud saharaa Khaamosh
jaa rahe hai.n kis taraf ai laGzish-e-mastaanaa ham

[ruuposh = hidden; baKhud = stunned; saharaa = desert]
[laGzish-e-mastaanaa = drunken stagger]

zi.ndagii ik mustaqil sharah-e-tamannaa thii magar
umr bhar terii tamannaa se rahe begaanaa ham

[mustaqil = continuous/never-ending]

tujh me.n bhii kuchh hosh-ma.ndaanaa adaaye.N aa ga_ii.n
tujh se bhii ab badagumaa.N hai.n ai dil-e-diivaanaa ham

Khushk aa.Nkhe.n dil shikastaa ruuh tanhaa lab Khaamosh
bastiyo.n se dekhate hai.n suurat-e-viiraanaa ham

[shikaastaa = defeated]

ham tak ab aaye na aaye daur-e-paimaanaa "Ravish"
mutamu_in baiThe hai.n zer-e-saayaa-e-maiKhaanaa ham

[mutamu_in = content]