aa ke patthar to mere sahan me.n do-chaar gire

aa ke patthar to mere sahan me.n do-chaar gire

jitane us pe.D ke phal the pas-e-diivaar gire

[sahan = courtyard; pas-e-diivaar = other side of the wall]

aisii dahashat thii fazaao.n me.n khule paanii kii

aa.Nkh jhapakii bhii nahii.n haath se patavaar gire

mujhe giranaa hai to mai.n apane hii qadamo.n me.n giruu.N

jis tarah saayaa-e-diivaar pe diivaar gire

[saayaa-e-diivaar = wall's shadow]

tiiragii chho.D gaye din me.n ujaale ke Khutuut

ye sitaare mere ghar TuuT ke bekaar gire

[tiiragii = darkness; Khutuut = letters]

dekh kar apane dar-o-baam laraz uThataa huu.N

mere ham_saaye me.n jab bhii ko_ii diivaar gire

[dar-o-baam = walls and roofs; laraz = tremble]

[ham_saaye = neighbourhood]

vaqt kii Dor Khudaa jaane kahaa.N se TuuTe

kis gha.Dii sar pe ye laTakii hu_ii talvaar gire

[Dor = string]

ham se Takaraa ga_ii Khud ba.Dh ke andhere kii chaTTaan

ham sambhal_kar jo bahut chalate the naachaar gire

haath aayaa nahii.n kuchh raat kii dal_dal ke sivaa

haaye kis mo.D pe Khvaabo.n ke parastaar gire

kyaa kahuu.N diidaa-e-tar ye to meraa cheharaa hai

sang kaT jaate hai.n baarish kii jahaa.N dhaar gire

[diidaa-e-tar = tear filled eyes; sang = stone]

dekhate kyo.n ho 'Shakeb' itanii bulandii kii taraf

na uThaayaa karo sar ko ki ye dastaar gire

[bulandii = height; dastaar = turban]