-- Ho Na Ho --

Maangne ko haath uthte to hein, rokta hei ek jhijak,
wahan duao.n ki bheed mein meri kubul ho na ho..

Chalne ke liye kadam badhte to hein, rokta hei ek jhijak,
Kuu-e-qatil ki bheed mein, mulaqaat ho na ho..

Nazre.n dhoondneko to betaab hei.n, rokta hei ek jhijak,
thande dilo.n ke registhaan mein, unka mashaal jalta ho na ho...

Dard dasta.n bayan karne ko bekaraar hei, rokta hei ek jhijak,
Gum-e-hayaat ki mehfil mein, kisiki humse kam ho na ho..

Likhne ko kalam uthta to hei, rokta hei ek jhijhak,
Shaayaro.n ke bheed mein Gumnaam ki khaatir ho na ho..


(jhijak = hesitation, duaon = prayers, bheed = crowd, kubul = accept,
kadam = feet, kuu-e-qatil = house of the killer (beloved), thande =
cold, registhaan = desert, mashaal = fire, dasta.n = story,
gum-e-hayaat = sorrows of life, mehfil = get together, kalam = pen,
Gumnaam = unknown/poet)