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Date: 15-Jan-99
Poet: Faiz Ahmed Faiz 

ham ke Thahare ajanabii itane madaaraato.n ke baad 
phir bane.nge aashnaa kitanii mulaaqaato.n ke baad 

[madaaraato.n = hospitality; aashnaa = friend/someone close] 

kab nazar me.n aayegii bedaaG sabze kii bahaar 
Khuun ke dhabbe dhule.nge kitanii barasaato.n ke baad 

[bedaaG = unblemished; sabzaa = greenery]

dil to chaahaa par shikast-e-dil ne mohalat hii na dii 
kuchh gile-shikave bhii kar lete munaajaato.n ke baad 

[mohalat = respite/time; munaajaato.n = prayers] 

the bahut bedard lamhe.n Khatm-e-dard-e-ishq ke 
thii.n bahut bemehar subahe.n meharabaa.N raato.n ke baad 

[bemehar  = unforgiving]

un se jo kahane gaye the "Faiz" jaa.N sadaqaa kiye 
anakahii hii rah ga_ii vo bat sab baato.n ke baad