is raah-e-muhabbat me.n tuu saath agar hotaa
Alam Tab 'Tashna'
is raah-e-muhabbat me.n tuu saath agar hotaa
har gaam pe gul khilate Khushbuu kaa safar hotaa
[gaam=step]
uThataa mere pahaluu se vo mehr-e-shanaasaa_ii
ik roz to aisaa bhii aaGaaz-e-sahar hotaa
[shanaasaa_ii=acquaintance; aaGaaz=start]
ashk-e-sar-e-mizshgaa.N ko chun letaa vo palko.n se
ik roz to aisaa bhii diidaa-e-tar hotaa
[mizshgaa.N=eyelid; diidaa-e-tar=eyes filled with tears]
ye tark-e-ta'alluq kii sun lete nasihat bhii
"Tashna" jo ko_ii us kaa mahabuub-e-nazar hotaa
[tark-e-ta'alluq=to give up acquaintanceship; nasihat=advice]