Another gem from talKhiyaaN

apne siine se lagaaye hue ummiid kii laash
muddatoN ziist ko naashaad kiyaa hai maiN ne
tu ne to ek hi sadme se kiyaa tha do-chaar
dil ko har taraH se barbaad kiyaa hai maiN ne
jab bhii raahoN meiN nazar aaye Hariirii malboos
sard aahoN meiN tujhe yaad kiyaa hai maiN ne
aur ab jab ke miri rooH kii pahnaaii meiN
ek sunsaan sii maGhmoom ghaTaa chhaaii hai
tu damakte hue ‘aariz kii sh’uaa’eiN le kar
gulshudah shamaa’eiN jalaane ko chalii aaii hai
meri mehboob, ye haNgaama-e-tajdiid-e-vafaa
meri afsurdah javaanii ke liye raas nahiiN
maiN ne jo phool chune the tire qadmoN ke liye
un ka dhuNdhlaa saa tasavvur bhii mire paas nahiiN
ek yaKhbastaa udaasii hai dil-o-jaaN pe muHiit
ab miri rooH meiN baaqii hai na ummiid na josh
rah gayaa dab ke giraaNbaar salaasil ke tale
merii darmaandaa javaanii kii umangoN ka Kharosh
regzaaroN meiN baguuloN ke sivaa kuchh bhi nahiiN
saaya-e-abr-e-gurezaaN se mujhe kyaa lenaa
bujh chuke haiN mire siine meiN muhabbat ke kaNval
ab tire husn-e-pashemaaN se mujhe kyaa lenaa
tire ‘aariz pe ye Dhalke hue siimiiN aaNsoo
merii afsurdagii-e-gham ka mudaavaa to nahiiN
terii mahjuub nigaahoN ka payaam-e-tajdiid
ik talaafii hii sahii —- meri tamannaa to nahiiN!

Glossary:

muddatoN = for ages
ziist = life
naashaad = sad, unhappy
Hariirii malboos = silky dress
rooH ki pahnaaii = inside my soul
maGhmoom = sad
‘aariz = cheeks
shu’aa’eiN = rays
gulshudaa = extinguished
haNgaama-e-tajdiid-e-vafaa = this uproar about the renewal of love
afsurda = sad
tasavvur = imagination
yaKhbastaa = frozen
muhiit = encircling, surrounding
giraaNbaar = heavily laden
salaasil = chains
darmaaNdaa = helpless
Kharosh = loud noise, tumult
regzaaroN = desert
saaya-e-abr-e-gurezaaN = the shadow of the leaving cloud
husn-e-pashemaaN = embarrased beauty
siimii = silvery (of silver)
mudaavaa = cure
mahjuub = ashamed
payaam-e-tajdiid = notice of renewal
talaafii = compensation, recompense… making amends