sochtaa huuN ke mahfuuz kar luuN ise apne siine meN lafz-o-bayaaN kii tarah

sochtaa huuN ke mahfuuz kar luuN ise apne siine meN lafz-o-bayaaN kii tarah
thoRii hii der meN yeh mulaaqaat bhii Khatm ho jaayegi daastaaN kii tarah

(mahfuuz : safe; lafz-o-bayaaN : words and description; daastaaN : story)

yeh rafaaqat bahut muKhtasar hai mirii hamsafar laa mire haath meiN haath de
tuu havaa-e-sar-e-rahguzar kii tarah, maiN kisii nakhat-e-raayegaaN kii tarah

(rafaaqat : friendship; muKhtasar : short; havaa-e-sar-e-rahguzar : wind over the pathways; nakhat-e-raayegaaN : smell that is not of any use)

haal zaalim shikaarii kii suurat mujhe, vaqt kii ziin se baandh kar le chalaa
mera maazii mire saath chaltaa rahaa duur tak ek majbuur maaN kii tarah

(ziin : saddle; maazii : past)

sang-e-aazaar kii baarisheN tez thiiN, aur bachne ka koii tariiqaa na thaa
raftaa raftaa sabhii ne saroN par ko’ii be-hisii taan lii saayebaaN kii tarah

(sang : rocks; aazaar : difficulties)

KhvahishoN ke samandar se ek mauj uThhi, aur sail-e-balaa-Khez bantii gayii
jism kashtii kii maanind ulaTne lage, pairahan uR gaye baadbaaN kii tarah

(sail-e-balaa-Khez : ?)

Irfan Siddiqui