خالد احمد

English rendering

Khaak par khaak ki dheriyaan reh gayeen Aadmi uṭh gaye nekiyaan reh gayeen Kis ki taaleem ka aakhiri saal tha Choorhiyaan bik gayeen baaliyaan reh gayeen Ishq ik roop tha husn ki dhoop ka Yaad kyun dhoop ki sakhtiyaan reh gayeen Khoon mein ghul gayeen saanwli qurbatein Tan mein tapti hui haddiyaan reh gayeen Dard angoor ki bel the phal gaye Gham kashon ke liye talkhiyaan reh gayeen Arsa-e-fisq mein qismat-e-ishq mein Hikmat aamez paspaaiyaan reh gayeen Qumqumon ki tarah qahqahe jal bujhe Mez par chaay ki piyaaliyaan reh gayeen Is bulandi pe hum ne paṛao kiya Jis ke aage faqat pastiyaan reh gayeen Husn ke haath se aaina gir paṛa Farsh-e-pindaar par kurchiyaan reh gayeen Hum ne kaaghaz ko bhi aaina kar diya Lekin apni siyah-bakhtiyaan reh gayeen