Har Tamaashaaii Faqat Saahil Se Manzar Dekhataa
Kaun Dariyaa Ko Ulatataa Kaun Gauhar Dekhataa
[Tamaashaa_ii = Spectator; Faqat = Merely; Saahil=river Side]
[Manzar = Spectacle/show/view; Gauhar = Pearl]
Vo To Duniyaa Ko Merii Diivaangii Khush Aa Ga_ii
Tere Haathon Men Vagarnaa Pahalaa Patthar Dekhataa
[Vagarnaa = Otherwise]
Aankh Men Aansuu Jade The Par Sadaa Tujh Ko Na Dii
Is Tavaqqo Par Ki Shaayad Tuu Palat Kar Dekhataa
[Sadaa = Call; Tavaqqo = Hope]
Merii Qismat Kii Lakiiren Mere Haathon Men Na Thiin
Tere Maathe Par Ko_ii Meraa Muqaddar Dekhataa
[Qismat = Fate; Lakiiren = Lines; Maathe = Forehead]
[Muqaddar = Destiny/fate]
Zindagii Phailii Hu_ii Thii Shaam-E-Hijraan Kii Tarah
Kis Ko Itanaa Hausalaa Thaa Kaun Jii Kar Dekhataa
[Shaam-E-Hijraan = Evening Of Separation; Hausalaa = Strength]
Duubane Vaalaa Thaa Aur Saahil Pe Cheharon Kaa Hujuum
Pal Kii Mohalat Thii Main Kis Ko Aankh Bhar Ke Dekhataa
[Hujuum = Crowd; Mohalat=(Free) Time]
Tuu Bhii Dil Ko Ik Lahuu Kii Buund Samajhaa Hai ‘Faraz’
Aankh Gar Hotii To Qatre Men Samandar Dekhataa
[Lahuu = Blood; Qatre=drops; Samandar = Ocean]