मेरे नाम की जो शराब थी, कहीं रास्ते में छलक गयी

भला हम मिले भी तो क्या मिले, वही दूरियां वही फ़ासले
न कभी हमारे क़दम बढे, न कभी तुम्हारी झिझक गयी
Bhala hum mile bhi to kyaa mile, Vahi dooriya.n vahi Faasle
Na kabhi humaare qadam badhe, Na kabhi tumhaari Jhijhak gayi
We have barely been able to meet, the distances still remain
Neither could  I ever come forward, nor did you let go of your hesitation

तेरे हाथ से मेरे होंठ तक, वही इंतिज़ार की प्यास है
मेरे नाम की जो शराब थी, कहीं रास्ते में छलक गयी
Tere haath se mere honth tak, vahi intizaar ki pyaas hai
Mere naam kii jo sharaab thii, kahii.n raaste me.n chhalak gayii
What you had ordained for me, never quite reached me
The benefits that were meant for me, was stolen by someone else along the way

तुझे भूल जाने की कोशिशें, कभी कामयाब न हो सकी
तेरी याद शाख़ ए गुलाब है, जो हवा चली तो लचक गयी
Tujhe bhool jaane ki koshishe.n, kabhii kaamyaab na ho sakii
terii yaad shaaKh e gulaab hai, jo hawaa chalii to lachak gayii
My attempts to forget you, were doomed to be unsuccessful
Your memory is like the stem of a rose, a slight breeze does bend it


Bashir Badr
बशीर बद्र