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ek hunar hai jo kar gayaa huuN maiN
sab ke dil se utar gayaa huuN maiN

(hunar : skill)

kaise apnii haNsii ko zabt karuuN
sun rahaa huuN ke ghar gayaa huuN maiN

(zabt : control)

kyaa bataauuN ke mar nahiiN paataa
jiite ji jab se mar gayaa huuN maiN

ab hai bus apna saamnaa darpesh
har kisii se guzar gayaa huuN maiN

(darpesh : to confront)

voh hii naaz-o-adaa, voh hii Ghamze
sar-ba-sar aap par gayaa huuN maiN

kab uskaa visaal chaahiye thaa
bas aik Khayaal chaahiye thaa

(visaal : meeting)

kab dil ko javaab se Gharz thii
hoNToN ko savaal chaahiye thaa

shauq ek nafas thaa aur vafaa ko
paas-e-maah-o-saal chaahiye thaa

(nafas : moment; maah-o-saal : months and years)

ek chehraa-e-saadaa thaa jo hamko
be-misl-o-misaal chaahiye thaa

(be-misl-o-misaal : incomparable)

ek qarb meN zaat-o-zindagii haiN
mumkin ko muhaal chaahiye thaa

Jaun Elia

badan ke donoN kinaaroN se jal rahaa huuN maiN
ke chhuu rahaa huuN tujhe, aur pighal rahaa huuN maiN

tujhii pe Khatm hai jaanaaN mire zavaal kii raat
tuu ab tulu bhii ho jaa, ke Dhal rahaa huuN maiN

(zavaal : nadir; tulu :  appearing)

bulaa rahaa hai miraa jaamaa-zeb milne ko
to aaj pairahan-e-jaaN badal rahaa huuN maiN

(jaamaa-zeb : ?;  pairahan-e-jaaN : clothes of the soul)

Ghubaar-e-rahguzar kaa ye hauslaa bhii to dekh
havaa-e-taazaa! tire saath chal rahaa huuN maiN