Sad

kar raha tha gham-e-jahan ka hisab aaj tum yaad be-hisab aae

sham bhi thi dhuan dhuan husn bhi tha udas udas dil ko kai kahaniyan yaad si aa ke rah gain the couplet links outer scenery with inner feeling: a smoky dusk mirrors a dim, heavy mood. even “beauty” appears depressed, suggesting love itself has lost its shine. in that atmosphere, old memories and unfinished tales rise inside the heart and linger, not becoming clear words—only a persistent ache.

duniya ki mahfilon se ukta gaya hun ya rab kya lutf anjuman ka jab dil hi bujh gaya ho the speaker confesses a deep fatigue with worldly entertainments and social circles. “gatherings” symbolize external glitter, while the “extinguished heart” points to inner deadness—loss of passion, meaning, or faith. without an awakened inner self, even the liveliest assembly feels hollow. the couplet’s emotional core is disillusionment turning into a prayerful yearning for a truer, inward light.

ai mohabbat tere anjam pe rona aaya jaane kyun aaj tere nam pe rona aaya love your sad conclusion makes me weep wonder why your mention makes me weep

hum to samjhe the ki hum bhul gae hain un ko kya hua aaj ye kis baat pe rona aaya

tera milna khushi ki baat sahi tujh se mil kar udas rahta hun

khuda ki itni badi kaenat mein main ne bas ek shakhs ko manga mujhe wahi na mila

kaun rota hai kisi aur ki khatir ai dost sab ko apni hi kisi baat pe rona aaya who does ever weep for others' sake my friend everybody cries

main hun dil hai tanhai hai tum bhi hote achchha hota my loneliness my heart and me would be nice the couplet compresses an entire emotional world into a bare room: the self, the heart, and solitude. “heart” stands for a restless inner life that cannot be comforted by the speaker alone. the second line is a soft, conditional wish—your presence is imagined as the missing piece that could turn emptiness into ease. the pain is quiet, expressed through simplicity rather than complaint.

hum to kuchh der hans bhi lete hain dil hamesha udas rahta hai

kabhi khud pe kabhi haalat pe rona aaya baat nikli to har ek baat pe rona aaya

kuchh to hawa bhi sard thi kuchh tha tera khayal bhi dil ko khushi ke sath sath hota raha malal bhi

chand kaliyan nashat ki chun kar muddaton mahw-e-yas rahta hun tera milna khushi ki baat sahi tujh se mil kar udas rahta hun

ab to khushi ka gham hai na gham ki khushi mujhe be-his bana chuki hai bahut zindagi mujhe

na jaane kis liye ummid-war baitha hun ek aisi rah pe jo teri rahguzar bhi nahin

kisi ke tum ho kisi ka khuda hai duniya mein mere nasib mein tum bhi nahin khuda bhi nahin

hamare ghar ki diwaron pe 'nasir' udasi baal khole so rahi hai

judaiyon ke zakhm dard-e-zindagi ne bhar diye tujhe bhi nind aa gai mujhe bhi sabr aa gaya

wahi karwan wahi raste wahi zindagi wahi marhale magar apne apne maqam par kabhi tum nahin kabhi hum nahin

hamare ghar ka pata puchhne se kya hasil udasiyon ki koi shahriyat nahin hoti

hum gham-zada hain laen kahan se khushi ke git denge wahi jo paenge is zindagi se hum

abhi na chhed mohabbat ke git ai mutrib abhi hayat ka mahaul khush-gawar nahin

us ne pucha tha kya haal hai aur main sochta rah gaya

hum ko na mil saka to faqat ek sukun-e-dil ai zindagi wagarna zamane mein kya na tha

jab hua zikr zamane mein mohabbat ka 'shakil' mujh ko apne dil-e-nakaam pe rona aaya whenever talk of happiness i hear my failure and frustration makes me weep

main rona chahta hun khub rona chahta hun main phir us ke baad gahri nind sona chahta hun main

mujh se nafrat hai agar us ko to izhaar kare kab main kahta hun mujhe pyar hi karta jae

koi khud-kushi ki taraf chal diya udasi ki mehnat thikane lagi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yas sab se najat pae zamane guzar gae

ishq mein kaun bata sakta hai kis ne kis se sach bola hai