aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
dil ābād kahāñ rah paa.e us kī yaad bhulā dene se
kamra vīrāñ ho jaatā hai ik tasvīr haTā dene se
dil aabaad kahan rah pae us ki yaad bhula dene se
kamra viran ho jata hai ek taswir haTa dene se
āḳhir gil apnī sarf-e-dar-e-mai-kada huī
pahuñchī vahīñ pe ḳhaak jahāñ kā ḳhamīr thā
aaKHir gil apni sarf-e-dar-e-mai-kada hui
pahunchi wahin pe KHak jahan ka KHamir tha
baḌe logoñ se milne meñ hamesha fāsla rakhnā
jahāñ dariyā samundar se milā dariyā nahīñ rahtā
baDe logon se milne mein hamesha fasla rakhna
jahan dariya samundar se mila dariya nahin rahta
andāz apnā dekhte haiñ aa.ine meñ vo
aur ye bhī dekhte haiñ koī dekhtā na ho
looking in the mirror she sees her savoir-faire
and also looks to see no one is peeping there
andaz apna dekhte hain aaine mein wo
aur ye bhi dekhte hain koi dekhta na ho
ab to jaate haiñ but-kade se 'mīr'
phir mileñge agar ḳhudā laayā
ab to jate hain but-kade se 'mir'
phir milenge agar KHuda laya
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