1.      aah  ko chaahiye  ik 'umr  asar hone  tak
        kaun jeeta hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak ?

2.      daam har mauj meiN hai halqa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahaNg
        dekhaiN  kya  guzre hai qatre  pe guhar hone tak

        [ daam = net/trap, mauj = wave, halqa = ring/circle, sad = hundred,
          nahaNg = crocadile, sad_kaam-e-nahaNg = crocadile with a hundred
          jaws, guhar = pearl ]

3.      aashiqee  sabr  talab   aur  tamanna   betaab
        dil ka kya rang karooN KHoon-e-jigar hone tak ?

        [ sabr = patience, talab = search ]

4.      ham ne  maana  ke taGHaful na karoge, lekin
        KHaak ho jaayeNge ham tumko KHabar hone tak

        [ taGHaful = neglect/ignore ]

5.      partav-e-khur se hai shabnam ko fana'a ki taaleem
        maiN  bhee  hooN ik  inaayat  ki  nazar  hone tak

        [ partav-e-khur = sun's reflection/light/image, shabnam = dew,
          fana'a = mortality, inaayat = favour ]

6.      yak_nazar besh naheeN fursat-e-hastee GHaafil
        garmi-e-bazm  hai  ik raqs-e-sharar  hone tak

        [ besh = too much/lots, fursat-e-hastee = duration of life,
          GHaafil = careless, raqs = dance, sharar = flash/fire ]

7.      GHam-e-hastee ka 'Asad' kis'se ho juz marg ilaaz
        shamma'a har rang meiN jaltee hai sahar hone tak

        [ hastee = life/existence, juz = other than, marg = death,
          sahar = morning ]

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