Sahir ki yaad meN - 1st August, 2013

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itnaa qareeb se

Here is the original poem from which the song for the movie Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka was derived.

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itanaa qareeb se
chehare tamaam lagane lage haiN ajeeb se

is reNgatii hayaat kaa kab tak uThaayeN baar
beemaar ab ulajhane lage haiN tabeeb se

har gaam  par hai majamaa-e-ushshaaq muntazir
maqtal kii raah milati hai koo-e-habeeb se

is tarah zindagii ne diyaa hai hamaaraa saath
jaise ko_iii nibaah rahaa ho raqeeb se

ai rooh-e-asar jaag kahaaN so rahii hai tuu
aawaaz de rahe haiN payambar saleeb se

zindagii = life
qareeb = close
chehare = faces (Plural of cheharaa)
ajeeb = strange
tamaam = all
reNgatii = crawling
hayaat = life
baar = weight
beemaar = ill/sick
tabeeb = healer
gaam = step
majmaa = crowd
ushshaaq = lovers (plural of aashiq)
muntazir = waiting
maqtal = place of execution
raah = path
koo-e-habeeb = lover’s street
raqeeb = rival
payambar = prophets
saleeb = cross