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maut ik giit raat gaatii thii


maut ik giit raat gaatii thii 
zindagii jhuum-jhuum jaatii thii 

kabhii diivaane ro bhii pa.Date the 
kabhii terii bhii yaad aatii thii 

kis ke maatam me.n chaa.Nd taaro.n se 
raat bazm-e-azaa sajaatii thii 

[bazm-e-azaa=a wake (gathering of mourners)] 

rote jaate the tere hijr nasiib 
raat furqat kii Dhalatii jaatii thii 

[furqat=separation] 

kho_ii kho_ii sii rahatii thii vo aa.Nkh 
dil kaa har bhed paa bhii jaatii thii 

zikr thaa ra.ng-o-buu kaa au' dil me.n 
terii tasviir utaratii jaatii thii 

husn me.n thii in aa.Nsuuo.n kii chamak 
zindagii jin me.n muskuraatii thii 

dard-e-hastii chamak uThaa jis me.n 
vo ham ahal-e-vafaa kii chhaatii thii 

tere un aa.Nsuuo.n kii yaad aa_ii 
zindagii jin me.n muskuraatii thii 

thaa sukuut-e-fazaa tarannum-rez 
buu-e-gesuu-e-yaar gaatii thii 

Gam-e-jaanaa.N ho yaa.N Gam-e-dauraa.N 
lau sii kuchh dil me.n jhil-milaatii thii 

zindagii ko vafaa kii raaho.n me.n 
maut Khud raushanii dikhaatii thii 

baat kyaa thii ki dekhate hii tujhe 
ulfat-e-ziist bhuul jaatii thii 

the na afalaak gosh bar aavaaz 
beKhudii daastaa.N sunaatii thii 

karavaTe.n le ufaq pe jaise subah 
ko_ii doshizaa ras-masaatii thii 

zindagii zindagii ko vaqt-e-safar 
kaaravaa.N-kaaravaa.N chhupaatii thii 

saamane tere jaise ko_ii baat 
yaad aa-aa ke bhuul jaatii thii 

vo teraa Gam ho yaa Gam-e-duniyaa 
shamma-sii dil me.n jhil-milaatii thii 

Gam kii vo daastaan-e-niim-shabii 
aasmaano.n koo nii.nd aatii thii 

maut bhii gosh bhar sadaa thii "Firaq" 
zi.ndagii ko_ii giit gaatii thii 

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