raat aur rel

phir chalii hai rel isTeshan se laharaatii hu_ii 
niim-shab kii Khaamoshii me.n zer-e-lab gaatii hu_ii 

[isTeshan=station; niim-shab=midnight; zer-e-lab=humming] 

Dag-magaatii, jhuumatii, siiTii bajaatii, khelatii 
vaadii-o-kohasar kii Tha.nDii havaa khaatii hu_ii 

[vaadii-o-kohasar=valley and mountains] 

tez jho.nko.n me.n vo chham chham kaa sarod-e-dil-nashii.n 
aa.Ndhiyo.n me.n meh barasane kii sadaa aatii hu_ii 

[meh=rain] 

jaise maujo.n kaa tarannum jaise jal-pariyo.n ke giit 
ik-ik lay me.n hazaaro.n zam-zame.n gaatii hu_ii 

naunihaalo.n ko sunaatii miThii miThii loriyaa.N 
naaz-niino.n ko sunahare Khvaab dikhalaatii hu_ii 

Thokare.n khaakar, lachakatii, gunagunaatii, jhumatii 
sar-Khushii me.n ghu.ngharuuo.n kii taal par gaatii hu_ii 

naaz se har mo.D par khaatii hu_ii sau pech-o-Kham 
ik dulhan apanii adaa se aap sharmaatii hu_ii 

[pech-o-Kham=twists and turns] 

raat kii taariikiyo.n me.n jhil-milaatii, kaa.Npatii 
paTariyo.n pe duur tak siimaab chhalakaatii hu_ii 

[taariikii=darkness; siimaab=mercury] 

jaise aadhii raat ko nikalii ho ik shaahii baraat 
shaadiyaano.n kii sadaa se vazd me.n aatii hu_ii 

[shaadiyaano.n=musical instruments; vazd=extreme happiness] 

mu.ntashir kar ke fazaa me.n jaa-ba-jaa chi.ngaariyaa.N 
daaman-e-mauj-e-havaa me.n phuul barasaatii hu_ii 

[mu.ntashir=in disarray] 

tez-tar hotii hu_ii ma.nzil-ba-ma.nzil dam-ba-dam 
raftaa raftaa apanaa asalii ruup dikhalatii hu_ii 

siinaa-e-kohasar par cha.Dhatii hu_ii be-iKhtiyaar 
ek naagan jis tarah mastii me.n laharaatii hu_ii 

[kohasar=mountain; be-iKhtiyaar=without control] 
[naagan(naagin)=snake] 

ik sitaaraa TuuT kar jaise ravaa.N ho arsh par 
rifat-e-kohasar se maidaan me.n aatii hu_ii 

[rifat-e-kohasar=mountain peak] 

ik baguule kii tarah ba.Dhatii hu_ii maidaan me.n 
ja.ngalo.n me.n aa.Ndhiyo.n kaa zor dikhalaatii hu_ii 

yaad aa jaaye puuraane devataao.n kaa jalaal 
in qayaamat-Kheziyo.n ke saath balakhaatii hu_ii 

[jalaal=brilliance] 

ek raKhsh-e-be-inaa.N kii barq-raftaarii ke saath 
Kha.ndaqo.n ko phaa.Ndatii Tiilo.n se kataraatii hu_ii 

[raKhsh-e-be-inaa.N=a horse without reins] 
[Kha.ndaqo.n=chasms] 

murG-zaaro.n me.n dikhaatii juu-e-shirii.n kaa Khiraam 
vaadiyo.n me.n abr ke maani.nd ma.Dalaatii hu_ii 

[murG-zaaro.n=green jungles; juu-e-shiirii.n=sweet water river] 
[Khiraam=slow pace; abr=cloud; maani.nd=like] 

ik pahaa.Dii par dikhaatii aabashaaro.n kii jhalak 
ik biyaabaa.N me.n chiraaG-e-tuur dikhalaatii hu_ii 

justajuu me.n ma.nzil-e-maqasuud kii diivaanaavaar 
apanaa sar dhunatii fazaa me.n baal bikharaatii hu_ii 

chhe.Datii ik vazd ke aalam me.n saaz-e-saramadii 
Gaiz ke aalam me.n muu.Nh se aag barasaatii hu_ii 

[saaz-e-saramadii=immortal music; Gaiz=anger] 

re.ngatii, mu.Datii, machalatii, til-milaatii, haa.Npatii 
apane dil kii aatish-e-pinhaa.N ko bha.Dakaatii hu_ii 

[aatish-e-pinhaa.N=hidden fire] 

Khud-ba-Khud ruuThii hu_ii, bifarii hu_ii, bikharii hu_ii 
shor-e-paiham se dil-e-getii ko dha.Dakaatii hu_ii 

shor-e-paiham=continuous noise; dil-e-getii=world's heart] 

pul pe dariyaa ke damaadam kau.Ndatii lalakaaratii 
apanii is tuufaan-a.ngezii pe itaraatii hu_ii 

pesh karatii biich nadii me.n chiraaGaa.N kaa samaa.N 
saahilo.n pe ret ke zarro.n ko chamakaatii hu_ii 

muu.Nh me.n ghusatii hai surango.n ke yakaayak dau.D kar 
dan-danaatii, chiiKhatii, chi.nghaa.Datii gaatii hu_ii 

aage aage justajuu-aamez nazare.n Daalatii 
shab ke haibatanaak nazzaaro.n se ghabaraatii hu_ii 

[justajuu-aamez=inquisitive; haibatanaak=terrifying] 

ek mujarim kii tarah sahamii hu_ii simaTii hu_ii 
ek mufalis kii tarah sardii me.n tharraatii hu_ii 

[mufalis=poor] 

tezii-e-raftaar ke sikke jamaatii jaa-ba-jaa 
dasht-o-dar me.n zindagii kii lahar dau.Daatii hu_ii 

[dasht-o-dar=deserted and populated areas] 

safaah-e-dil se miTaatii ahad-e-maazii ke nuquush 
haal-o-mustaqabil ke dil-kash Khvaab dikhalaatii hu_ii 

[safaah-e-dil=paper of the heart; ahad-e-maazii=past] 
[nuquush=picture/mark; haal-o-mustaqabil=present and future] 

Daalatii behis chaTTaano.n par hiqaarat kii nazar 
koh par ha.Nsatii falak ko aa.Nkh dikhalatii hu_ii 

[falak=sky] 

daaman-e-taariikii-e-shab kii u.Daatii dhajjiyaa.N 
qasr-e-zulmat par musal-sal tiir barasaatii hu_ii 

[qasr-e-zulmat=palace of darkness] 

zad me.n ko_ii chiiz aa jaaye to us ko piis kar 
irtiqaa-e-zindagii ke raaz batalaatii hu_ii 

[irtiqaa-e-zindagii=progress of life] 

zom me.n peshaanii-e-seharaa pe Thokar maaratii 
phir subak-raftaariyo.n ke naaz dikhalaatii hu_ii 

[zom=pride; subak-raftaariyo.n=slow pace] 

ek sarkarsh fauj kii suurat alam khole hue 
ek tuufaanii garaj ke saath darraatii hu_ii 

[alam=flag] 

har qadam par top kii sii ghan-garaj ke saath saath 
goliyo.n kii san-saanaahaT kii sadaa aatii hu_ii 

vo havaa me.n saika.Do.n ja.ngii duhal bajate hue 
vo bigul kii jaa.N-fazaa aavaaz laharaatii hu_ii 

[ja.ngii duhal=war drum] 

al-Garaz u.Datii chalii jaatii hai beKhauf-o-Khatar 
shaayar-e-aatish-nafas kaa Khuun khaulaatii hu_ii 

[al-Garaz=meaning that]