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samajhaa thaa mai.n mujhe kisii qaabil banaa diyaa


samajhaa thaa mai.n mujhe kisii qaabil banaa diyaa 
ye kyaa kiyaa ki dard ko phir dil banaa diyaa

Gam ne taGaiyuraat ke qaabil banaa diyaa 
jo dard apanii had se ba.Dhaa dil banaa diyaa

[taGaiyuraat=change]

itane muGaalate diye ummiid-o-biim ne 
saahil ko mauj mauj ko saahil banaa diyaa

[muGaalate=illusions; ummiid-o-biim=hope and disappointment] 
[saahil=shore]

itanii ka.Dii nigaah se dekhaa na kiijiye 
har rishta-e-nazar ko rag-e-dil banaa diyaa

[ka.Dii=stern; rag-e-dil=nerve of the heart]

ye kyaa banaane vaale tere jii me.n aa ga_ii 
bijali banaa rahaa thaa magar dil banaa diyaa

har zarraa rah_guzar kaa to hiiraa nahii.n 'Siraj' 
jis me.n salaahiyat thii use dil banaa diyaa

[zarraa=speck of dust; rahaguzar=path; salaahiyat=qualified]

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