tere ishq kii intahaa chaahataa huu.N

Sir Mohammed Iqbal

tere ishq kii intahaa chaahataa huu.N
merii saadagii dekh kyaa chaahataa huu.N

[intahaa=limit; saadagii=simplicity]

sitam ho ki ho vaadaa-e-behijaabii
ko_ii baat sabr-aazamaa chaahataa huu.N

[vaadaa-e-behijaabii=promise to be unveiled]
[sabr-aazamaa=testing the patience]

ye jannat mubaarak rahe zaahido.n ko
ki mai.n aap kaa saamanaa chaahataa huu.N

[jannat=heaven; zaahid=a person belonging to a higher plane of existence]

ko_ii dam kaa mehamaa.N huu.N ai ahal-e-mahafil
chiraaG-e-sahar huu.N, bujhaa chaahataa huu.N

[ahal-e-mahafil=people present at the gathering]
[chiraaG-e-sahar=light of dawn]

bharii bazm me.n raaz kii baat kah dii
ba.Daa be-adab huu.N, sazaa chaahataa huu.N