mere dard ko jo zabaa.N mile
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

meraa dard naGmaa-e-besadaa
merii zaat zarraa-e-benishaa.N
mere dard ko jo zubaa.N mile
mujhe apanaa naam-o-nishaa.N mile
merii zaat ko jo nishaa.N mile
mujhe raaz-e-nazm-e-jahaa.N mile
jo mujhe ye raaz-e-nihaa.N mile
merii Khaamoshii ko bayaa.N mile
mujhe qaayanaat kii saravarii
mujhe daulat-e-do-jahaa.N mile

[naGmaa-e-besadaa=voiceless song; zaat=existence]
[zarraa=atom; benishaa.N=that which leaves no mark]
[raaz-e-nazm-e-jahaa.N=the secret of ruling the universe]
[raaz-e-nihaa.N=hidden secret]
[qaayanaat=universe; saravarii=lordship]

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