Dil me.n mahak rahe.n hai.n kisii aarazuu ke phuul
palakon me.n khilane vaale hai.n shaayad lahuu ke phuul
Ab tak hai ko_ii baat mujhe yaad harf harf
ab tak mai.n chun rahaa huu.N kisii guftaguu ke phuul
[harf-harf=each and every letter (of the alphabet)]
[guftaguu=conversation]
Kaliyaa.N chaTak rahii thii ki aavaaz thii ko_ii
ab tak sama'ato.n me.n hai ik Khush-guluu ke phuul
[sama'ato.n=hearing; Khush-guluu=one with sweet voice]
Mere lahuu kaa rang hai har nok-e-Khaar par
seharaa me.n har taraf hai merii justajuu ke phuul
[nok-e-Khaar=tip of the thorn; seharaa=desert/wilderness]
Diivaane kal jo log the phuulo.n ke ishq me.n
ab un ke daamano.n me.n bhare hai.n rafuu ke phuul
palakon me.n khilane vaale hai.n shaayad lahuu ke phuul
Ab tak hai ko_ii baat mujhe yaad harf harf
ab tak mai.n chun rahaa huu.N kisii guftaguu ke phuul
[harf-harf=each and every letter (of the alphabet)]
[guftaguu=conversation]
Kaliyaa.N chaTak rahii thii ki aavaaz thii ko_ii
ab tak sama'ato.n me.n hai ik Khush-guluu ke phuul
[sama'ato.n=hearing; Khush-guluu=one with sweet voice]
Mere lahuu kaa rang hai har nok-e-Khaar par
seharaa me.n har taraf hai merii justajuu ke phuul
[nok-e-Khaar=tip of the thorn; seharaa=desert/wilderness]
Diivaane kal jo log the phuulo.n ke ishq me.n
ab un ke daamano.n me.n bhare hai.n rafuu ke phuul