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Date: 06-Aug-99
Poet: Altaf Husain Hali

haq vafaa kaa jo ham jataane lage
aap kuchh kahake muskuraane lage

ham ko jiinaa pa.Degaa furqat me.n
vo agar himmat aazamaane lage

[furqat = separation]

Dar hai merii zubaa.N na khul jaaye
ab vo baate.n bahut banaane lage

jaan bachatii nazar nahii.n aatii
Gair ulfat bahut jataane lage

tum ko karanaa pa.Degaa uzr-e-jafaa
ham agar dard-e-dil sunaane lage

[uzr-e-jafaa = reason for being unfaithful]

bahut mushkil hai shevaa-e-tasliim
ham bhii aaKhir ko jii churaane lage

[shevaa-e-tasliim = style of greeting]

vaqt-e-ruKhsat thaa saKht "Hali" par
ham bhii baiThe the jab vo jaane lage

[vaqt-e-ruKhsat = time of separation; saKht = difficult]