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Date: 23-Mar-2000
Poet: Meer Taqi Meer

Gam rahaa jab tak ki dam me.n dam rahaa
dil ke jaane kaa nihaayat Gam rahaa

[nihaayat = extremely/very much]

husn thaa teraa bahut aalam_fareb
Khat ke aane par bhii ek aalam rahaa

[aalam = world; fareb = deception/deceit]

mere rone kii haqiiqat jis me.n thii
ek muddat tak vo kaaGaz nam rahaa

[muddat = length of time; nam = wet]

jaamaa-e-eharaam-e-zaahid par na jaa
thaa haram me.n lekin naa-maharam rahaa

[jaamaa-e-eharaam = robe worn on Haj; zaahid = devout/one who abstains]
[naa-maharam = immodest/impure] 


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