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laa_ii hayaat aaye qazaa le chalii chale
laa_ii hayaat aaye qazaa le chalii chale
na apanii Khushii aaye na apanii khushii chale

[qazaa=death]

behatar to hai yahii ke na duniyaa se dil lage
par kyaa kare.n jo kaam na bedillagii chale

ho umr-e-Khizr bhii to kahe.nge ba_vaqt-e-marg
ham kyaa rahe yahaa.N abhii aaye abhii chale

[ba_vaqt-e-marg=at the time of death]

duniyaa ne kis ka raah-e-fanaa me.n diyaa hai saath
tum bhii chale chalo yuu.N hii jab tak chalii chale

[fanaa=cessation of life, end]

naazaa.N na ho Khirad pe jo honaa hai vo hii ho
daanish terii na kuchh merii daanishvarii chale

[naazaa.N hona=to be proud; Khirad=intellect]
[daanish=intellect]

kam ho.nge is bisaat pe ham jaise bad_qimaar
jo chaal ham chale vo nihaayat burii chale

jaa ki havaa-e-shauq me.n hai.n is chaman se 'Zauq'
apanii balaa se baad-e-sabaa kahii.n chale

[baad=wind]