hazaron khwahishen aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle
bahut nikle mere arman lekin phir bhi kam nikle
i have a thousand yearnings , each one afflicts me so
many were fulfilled for sure, not enough although
the couplet captures the endlessness of human wanting: desires are so overpowering that each seems life-draining. even when some dreams are fulfilled, satisfaction remains out of reach, because the heart keeps multiplying new demands. the metaphor of “breath leaving” intensifies the emotional weight of longing and exhaustion.
in hasraton se kah do kahin aur ja basen
itni jagah kahan hai dil-e-dagh-dar mein
tell all my desires to go find another place
in this scarred heart alas there isn't enough space
the speaker addresses their own “hasratein” (unfulfilled desires) as if they were people occupying space. the heart is portrayed as already stained with pain—so full of wounds that it cannot hold any new cravings. the emotional core is exhaustion: sorrow has crowded the inner world, leaving no capacity for further yearning.
main to ghazal suna ke akela khada raha
sab apne apne chahne walon mein kho gae
insan ki khwahishon ki koi intiha nahin
do gaz zamin bhi chahiye do gaz kafan ke baad
aarzu hai ki tu yahan aae
aur phir umr bhar na jae kahin
ab dil ki tamanna hai to ai kash yahi ho
aansu ki jagah aankh se hasrat nikal aae
kuchh nazar aata nahin us ke tasawwur ke siwa
hasrat-e-didar ne aankhon ko andha kar diya
save visions of her, nothing comes to mind
the longing for her sight surely turned me blind
sab khwahishen puri hon 'faraaz' aisa nahin hai
jaise kai ashaar mukammal nahin hote
aarzu hasrat aur ummid shikayat aansu
ek tera zikr tha aur bich mein kya kya nikla
khwab, ummid, tamannaen, talluq, rishte
jaan le lete hain aakhir ye sahaare sare
kis kis tarah ki dil mein guzarti hain hasraten
hai wasl se ziyaada maza intizar ka
katti hai aarzu ke sahaare pe zindagi
kaise kahun kisi ki tamanna na chahiye
aarzu wasl ki rakhti hai pareshan kya kya
kya bataun ki mere dil mein hai arman kya kya
dil mein wo bhid hai ki zara bhi nahin jagah
aap aaiye magar koi arman nikal ke
arman wasl ka meri nazron se tad ke
pahle hi se wo baith gae munh bigad ke
baad marne ke bhi chhodi na rifaqat meri
meri turbat se lagi baithi hai hasrat meri
even after death my love did not forsake
at my grave my desires kept a steady wake
zindagi ki zaruraton ka yahan
hasraton mein shumar hota hai
hasraton ka ho gaya hai is qadar dil mein hujum
sans rasta dhundhti hai aane jaane ke liye
khwahishon ne dubo diya dil ko
warna ye bahr-e-be-karan hota
yar pahlu mein hai tanhai hai kah do nikle
aaj kyun dil mein chhupi baithi hai hasrat meri
my love beside me, solitude, tell them to play a part
why do my desires cower hidden in my heart
ek bhi khwahish ke hathon mein na mehndi lag saki
mere jazbon mein na dulha ban saka ab tak koi
jine walon se kaho koi tamanna dhunden
hum to aasuda-e-manzil hain hamara kya hai
dekhna hasrat-e-didar ise kahte hain
phir gaya munh teri jaanib dam-e-murdan apna
mai-kade ko ja ke dekh aaun ye hasrat dil mein hai
zahid us mitti ki ulfat meri aab-o-gil mein hai
mahaz khwabon khayalon mein tera didar ho kab tak
haqiqat mein bhi tujh se aashnai chahte hain hum
faqat aankhen charaghon ki tarah se jal rahi hain
kisi ki dastaras mein hai kahan koi sitara
ajib waqt hai ab doston ke chaqu ko
mere qalam ki nahin ungliyon ki hasrat hai
dubta hun to mujhe hath kai milte hain
kitni hasrat se kinaron ki taraf dekhta hun
kab alam aur hasraten apni kahen ai dostan
raat ko bulbul hain hum aur din ko parwane hain hum
apne aangan mein parinde dekh kar
jism ki tahni se ud jate hain hum