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Date: 8-Jul-99
Poet: Josh Malihabadi

qadam i.nsaa.N kaa raah-e-dahar me.n tharraa hii jaataa hai
chale kitanaa hii ko_ii bachake Thokar khaa hii jaataa hai

[raah-e-dahar = path of life]

nazar ho Khvaah kitanii hii haqaa_iq-aashnaa phir bhii
hujuum-e-kash_ma_kash me.n aadamii ghabaraa hii jaataa hai

[haqaa_iq-aashnaa = one who is in touch with reality]
[hujuum-e-kash_ma_kash = crowd of difficulties]

Khilaaf-e-masalehat mai.n bhii samajhataa huu.N magar naaseh
vo aate hai.n to chehare par tahayyur aa hii jaataa hai

[Khilaaf-e-masalehat = against wisdom; tahayyur = change]

havaa_e.N zor kitanaa hii lagaa_e.N aa.Ndhiyaa.N banakar
magar jo ghir ke aataa hai vo baadal chhaa hii jaataa hai

shikaayat kyo.n ise kahate ho ye fitarat hai i.nsaa.N kii
musiibat me.n Khayaal-e-aish-e-raftaa aa hii jaataa hai

[fitarat = nature; Khayaal-e-aish-e-raftaa = thoughts of bygone days of leisure/happiness]

samajhatii hai.n ma'al-e-gul magar kyaa zor-e-fitarat hai
sahar hote hii kaliyo.n ko tabassum aa hii jaataa hai

[ma'al-e-gul = result; sahar = dawn; tabassum = smile]