ab to uTh sakataa nahii.n aa.Nkho.n se baar-e-intazaar
ab to uTh sakataa nahii.n aa.Nkho.n se baar-e-intazaar
kis tarah kaaTe ko_ii lail-o-nahaar-e-intazaar
[baar = weight]
un kii ulfat kaa yaqii.n ho un ke aane kii ummiid
ho.n ye dono.n suurate.n tab hai bahaar-e-intazaar
merii aahe.n naa_rasaa merii duaae.n naa_qubuul
yaa ilaahii kyaa karuu.N mai.n sharm_saar-e-intazaar
[naa_rasaa = not reaching; naa_qubuul = not acceptable]
un ke Khat kii aarazuu hai un ke aamad kaa Khayaal
kis qadar phailaa huaa hai kaarobaar-e-intazaar
[aamad = arrival]
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