aa ke patthar to mere sahan me.n do-chaar gire
aa ke patthar to mere sahan me.n do-chaar gire
jitane us pe.D ke phal the pas-e-diivaar gire
[sahan = courtyard; pas-e-diivaar = other side of the wall]
aisii dahashat thii fazaao.n me.n khule paanii kii
aa.Nkh jhapakii bhii nahii.n haath se patavaar gire
mujhe giranaa hai to mai.n apane hii qadamo.n me.n giruu.N
jis tarah saayaa-e-diivaar pe diivaar gire
[saayaa-e-diivaar = wall's shadow]
tiiragii chho.D gaye din me.n ujaale ke Khutuut
ye sitaare mere ghar TuuT ke bekaar gire
[tiiragii = darkness; Khutuut = letters]
dekh kar apane dar-o-baam laraz uThataa huu.N
mere ham_saaye me.n jab bhii ko_ii diivaar gire
[dar-o-baam = walls and roofs; laraz = tremble]
[ham_saaye = neighbourhood]
vaqt kii Dor Khudaa jaane kahaa.N se TuuTe
kis gha.Dii sar pe ye laTakii hu_ii talvaar gire
[Dor = string]
ham se Takaraa ga_ii Khud ba.Dh ke andhere kii chaTTaan
ham sambhal_kar jo bahut chalate the naachaar gire
haath aayaa nahii.n kuchh raat kii dal_dal ke sivaa
haaye kis mo.D pe Khvaabo.n ke parastaar gire
kyaa kahuu.N diidaa-e-tar ye to meraa cheharaa hai
sang kaT jaate hai.n baarish kii jahaa.N dhaar gire
[diidaa-e-tar = tear filled eyes; sang = stone]
dekhate kyo.n ho 'Shakeb' itanii bulandii kii taraf
na uThaayaa karo sar ko ki ye dastaar gire
[bulandii = height; dastaar = turban]
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