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Qaisar-ul-Jafri
Hum
teray shehar may aayey hain musaafir ki tarah,
Sirf ik baar mulakaat ka mauka
dey dey !
[I have come to your town like a traveler,
Please, just give
one chance to meet you !]
Meri manzil hai kahan mera thikana hai kahan,
Suboh tak
tujh say bichad kar mujhay jaana hai kahan,
Sochnay kay liyey ik raat ka
mauka dey dey !
[Where is my destination, where is my lodging,
In the
morning, where will I have to go after leaving you,
Please, just give me one
night's time to think over it !]
Apni aankho mein chupa rakhey hain jugnu mainay,
Apni
palkon pay saja rakhay hain aansoo mainay,
Meri aankho ko bhi barsaat ka
mauka dey dey !
[I have kept glowworms hidden in my eyes,
I have kept tears
decorated on my eyelids,
Please give a chance to my eyes to drip
!]
Aaj ki raat mera dard-e-mohabbat sun ley,
Kup kapatay huey
hothon ki shikayat sun ley,
Aaj izhaar-e-khayalaat ka mauka dey dey
!
[Please listen to my painful love story tonight,
Please
listen to the complaints of shivering lips,
Please, give me a chance to
express my thoughts and feelings !]
Bhoolna tha to yeh ikraar kiya hi kyon tha,
Bewafa toonay
mujhay pyaar kiya hi kyon tha,
Sirf do chaar sawaalaat ka mauka dey dey
!
[If you had to forget, why did you say *yes* in the first
place,
You insincere, why did you even love me in the first place,
Please
give me a chance to ask just few questions !]
Hum teray shehar may aayey hain musaafir ki tarah,
Sirf ik
baar mulakaat ka muaka dey dey !