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MEER DARD
Tumharay
khat mein naya ik salaam kis ka tha,
Na tha rakeeb to aakhir woh naam kis ka
tha !
[Whose new greeting was it in your letter,
If it was not a
paramour, then whose name was it !]
Raha na dil mein woh be-dard aur dard raha,
Maqeem kaun
hua hai maqaam kiska tha !
[That stone-hearted didn't stay in my heart, but that pain
stayed,
Whose destination it was, and who has reached that destination
!]
Wafa karengay nibayengay baat maanaygay,
Tumhay bhi yaad
hai kuch yeh kalaam kiska tha !
[We will be sincere, we will obey, and will agree,
Do you
also know who had said these things !]
Guzar gaya woh zamaana kahein to kis say kahein,
Khayaal
meray dil ko subah-o-shaam kis ka tha !
[That time has passed, and whom should we tell if we have to
tell,
Whose thought my heart had all morning and evening !]
Tumharay khat mein naya ik salaam kis ka tha,
Na tha
rakeeb to aakhir woh naam kis ka tha
!