hisaar-e-maqtal-e-jaa.N me.n lahuu lahuu mai.n thaa
Alam Tab 'Tashna'

hisaar-e-maqtal-e-jaa.N me.n lahuu lahuu mai.n thaa
rasan rasan merii vahashat guluu guluu mai.n thaa

[hisaar-e-maqtal-e-jaa.N=boundaries of the battleground of life]
[rasan=rope; guluu guluu=neck]

jo rah gayaa nigah-e-sozan-e-mashiyat se
qabaa-e-ziist kaa vo chaak-e-berafuu mai.n thaa

[nigah-e-sozan-e-mashiyat=flaming eyes of God's will]

zamaanaa ha.Nsataa rahaa merii Khud-kalaamii par
tere Khayaal me.n masaruuf-e-guftaguu mai.n thaa

tuu apanii zaat ke har pech-o-Kham se puuchh ke dekh
dar-ba-dar merii dastak thii kuu-ba-kuu mai.n thaa

[pech-o-Kham=complexity]

mere raqiibo.n me.n kab thii ye hausalaama.ndii
navard-e-ishq me.n Khud apane ruu-ba-ruu mai.n thaa

[navard-e-ishq=battle of love]

ma'aal-e-umr-e-muhabbat hai bas yahii "Tashna"
merii talaash thaa vo usakii justajuu mai.n thaa

[ma'aal-e-umr-e-muhabbat=result of love]

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