ye aarazuu thii tujhe gul ke ruu-ba-ruu krate

ye aarazuu thii tujhe gul ke ruu-ba-ruu krate


ye aarazuu thii tujhe gul ke ruu-ba-ruu krate
ham aur bul_bul-e-betaab guftaguu karate

[ruu-ba-ruu = in front of; guftaguu = conversation]

payaam bar na mayassar huaa to Khuub huaa
zabaan-e-Gair se kyaa shar kii aarazuu krate

[mayassar = available; shar = mischief]

merii tarah se maah-o-mahar bhii hai.n aavaaraa
kisii habiib ko ye bhii hai.n justajuu krate

[maah-o-mahar = moon and sun; habiib = friend]

jo dekhate terii za.njiir-e-zulf kaa aalam
asiir hone ke aazaad aarazuu karate

[asiir = prisoner]

na puuchh aalam-e-baragashtaa taali-e-"Aatish"
barasatii aag me.n jo baaraa.N kii aarazuu krate

[baragashtaa = turn around/against; baaraa.N = rain]
[taali-e-aatish = burning fate..

by Haider Ali Aatish