[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]kabhii kabhii yaad me.n ubharate hai.n naqsh-e-maazii miTe miTe se
vo aazamaa_ish sii dil-o-nazar kii, vo qurabate.n sii vo faasale se
[maazii=past; naqsh=trace/memories; aazamaa_ish=test; qurabate.n=nearness; faasale=distances]
(Sometimes memories of the past come to mind, blurred and faint
subtly testing the heart and eye, some near, some far away)
kabhii aarazuu ke seharaa me.n aake rukate hai.n qaafile se
vo saarii baate.n lagaav kii sii vo saare unavaa.N visaal ke se
[seharaa=desert; qaafilaa=caravan; lagaav=attachment]
[unavaa.N=start; visaal=meeting with a beloved]
(they stop in the desert of desire, like caravans half-unseen
like words of love left unsaid, like a meeting that might have been)
nigah-o-dil ko qaraar kaisaa nishaat-o-Gam me.n kamii kahaa.N kii
vo jab mile hai.n to un se har baar kii hai ulfat naye sire se [/FONT]
vo aazamaa_ish sii dil-o-nazar kii, vo qurabate.n sii vo faasale se
[maazii=past; naqsh=trace/memories; aazamaa_ish=test; qurabate.n=nearness; faasale=distances]
(Sometimes memories of the past come to mind, blurred and faint
subtly testing the heart and eye, some near, some far away)
kabhii aarazuu ke seharaa me.n aake rukate hai.n qaafile se
vo saarii baate.n lagaav kii sii vo saare unavaa.N visaal ke se
[seharaa=desert; qaafilaa=caravan; lagaav=attachment]
[unavaa.N=start; visaal=meeting with a beloved]
(they stop in the desert of desire, like caravans half-unseen
like words of love left unsaid, like a meeting that might have been)
nigah-o-dil ko qaraar kaisaa nishaat-o-Gam me.n kamii kahaa.N kii
vo jab mile hai.n to un se har baar kii hai ulfat naye sire se [/FONT]