سلیم کوثر

English rendering

Lazzat-e-hijr le gayi, vasl ke khwab le gayi Qarz thi yaad-e-raftagaan, raat hisaab le gayi Jaam-e-sifaal par meri kitni giraft thi magar Aab-o-hawa-e-roz-o-shab, khana kharaab, le gayi Sohbat-e-hijr mein ghiri junbish-e-chashm-e-surmagin Khud hi sawal kar gayi, khud hi jawab le gayi Tishna-khiraam-e-ishq par abr ke saaye the magar Arsa be-giyah tak chashmak-e-aab le gayi Kar-e-jahan se rooth kar phir teri yaad ki hawas Shaakh-e-nihaal-e-zakhm se boo-e-gulab le gayi Pehle hawa ke zeero-bam hum ko qareeb kar gaye Phir hamein sahilon se door, yoorish-e-aab le gayi Mauj-e-waqt se nidhaal doob rahe hain khadd-o-khaal Sa'at-e-heela-joo Saleem ahd-e-shabab le gayi