vo buto.n ne Daale hai.n vasvase ki dilo.n se Khauf-e-Khudaa gayaa

vo pa.Dii hai.n roz qayaamate.n ki Khayaal-e-roz-e-jazaa gayaa

[vasvase=doubts; Khauf-e-Khudaa=fear of God]

[Khayaal-e-roz-e-jazaa=(any) thought about the day of judgement]

jo nafas thaa Khaar-e-gul banaa jo uThaa to haath qalam huye

vo nishaat-e-aah-sahar ga_ii vo viqaar-e-dast-e-duaa gayaa

[nafas=breath; Khaar=thorn; qalam honaa=chopped off]

[nishaat-e-aah-sahar=pleasure in the morning plea]

[viqaar-e-dast-e-duaa=respect for the hands raised in prayer]

na vo rang fasl-e-bahaar kaa na ravish vo abr-e-bahaar kii

jis adaa se yaar the aashnaa vo mizaaj-e-baad-e-sabaa gayaa

[aashnaa=known; mizaaj=nature/state of being]

abhii baadabaa.N ko tah rakho abhii muzatarib hai ruKh-e-havaa

kisii raaste me.n hai.n mu.ntazir vo sukuu.N jo aake chalaa gayaa

[tah=to keep closed; muzatarib=impatient; mu.ntazir=waiting]