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Date: 29-Jul-99
Poet: Makhdoom Mohiuddin

Today's nazm is titled Intezaar.

raat bhar diidaa-e-Gam-naak me.n laharaate rahe
saa.Ns kii tarah se aap aate rahe, jaate rahe

Khush the ham apanii tamannaao.n kaa Khvaab aayegaa
apanaa aramaan bar-afga.ndaa naqaab aayegaa

[bar-afga.ndaa = without covering/unveiled]

nazare.n niichii kiye sharmaaye huye aayegaa
kaakule.n chehare pe bikharaaye huye aayegaa

[kaakule.n = curls of hair]

aa ga_ii thii dil-e-muztar me.n shakebaa_ii sii
baj rahii thii mere Gam-khaane me.n shahanaa_ii sii

[muztar = restless; shakebaa_ii = peace]

shab ke jaage huye taaro.n ko bhii nii.nd aane lagii
aap ke aane kii ik aas thii ab jaane lagii

subah ne sej se uThate huye lii a.ngaraa_ii
o sabaa tuu bhii jo aa_ii to akele aa_ii

[sabaa = breeze]

mere mahabuub merii nii.nd u.Daane vaale
mere masajuud merii ruuh pe chhaane vaale

[masajuud = to whom one bows/worships]

aa bhii jaa taa ke merii sajado.n kaa aramaa.N nikale
aa bhii jaa ke tere qadamo.n pe merii jaa.N nikale