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Date: 22-Mar-2000
Poet: Ahmed Faraz

dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 
dil bhii maanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

aaj tak apanii be-kalii kaa sabab 
Khud bhii jaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

[bekalii = uneasiness/restlessness; sabab = reason]

ek tuu harf-aashnaa thaa magar 
ab zamaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

be-tarah dil hai aur tujh se 
dostaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

** I am not sure of the first word of this sher. Can 
someone confirm? **

ai Khudaa dard-e-dil hai baKhshiish-e-dost 
aab-o-daanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

[baKhshiish = gift/grant; aab-o-daanaa = subsistence]


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