Dil-e-Mann Musafir Mann

Mere dil, mere musafir
Hua phir se hukm sadr
Ke watan-badar hon hum tum
Dein gali gali sadaaein
Karein rukh nagar nagar ka
Ke suraag koi paayein
Kisi yaare naamabar ka
Har ek ajnabee se poochein
Jo pata hai apne ghar ka
Sar-e-koo-e-naashnaayan
Hamein din se raat karna
Kabhi is se baat karna
Kabhi us se baat karna
Tumhe kya kahoon ke kya hai
Shab-e-gam buri bala hai
Hamein yeh bhi tha ganeemat
Jo koi shumaar hota
Hamein kya bura tha marna
Agar ek baar hota!

-Faiz Ahmed Faiz


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My heart, my wandering heart
It has been decreed once again
That you and I leave our land
Crying out from lane to lane
Seeking town after town
For some kind of sign
From a friendly messenger
Asking every stranger
The way to our own home
Heading into unfamiliar avenues
We turn day into night
Now speaking with him
Now talking to her
How can I explain what it is
The eve of sorrow is a wicked curse
I could have accepted it
Had it brought me some notice
Dying wouldn't be so bad
If it were only once!