Regretful Desires: Afsos-e-arzoo

Itni lambee saans le li
Ke aahatein bhi
Ab kouk mein palne lagee

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Doobne ki chaah jaag uthi
Jab paani ki gehrayee ke
Kisse sunne lage

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Gham se koi shikayat nahin
Bas iss umeed se jeete hai
Ki uski aandhi ke zor se aansoon kaheen sookh na jaaye

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Door tak jaane ki soch rahe the
Raaste mein deewaar mil gayee
Aur usko manzil samajh baithe

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Muskurane ka bohat shauq tha humein
Ab surkh laboun ko dekhkar
Hansee aa rahee hai

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Pairon mein zanjeerein phir se baandh li
Yeh kaisi rihaee hai ke
Chalne ki arzoo hi quaid ho gayee

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Kuchch lakeeron ko haathon se mita diya
Taqdeer par zyaada hi
Bojh pad gaya tha

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Muraadon ke mureed tau the hi
Iss taalim ne itna qaabil banaa diya
Ke hasraton ke aalim ho gaye

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Tamanna ke intezar mein baithe hue
Maalum hi nahin padaa kab
Khwaahish poori ho gayee

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Chalo zindagi par
Eik marsiah likh lete hain
Maut ke khauf se shaayad koi nayee dastaan shuroo ho jaaye

~ FV