Ab Ke Hum Bichde To Shayad (Complete Ghazal)

Ab ke hum bichde to shayad kabhi khwabon mein milein
Jis tarah sookhe hue phool kitabon mein milein

Dhoond ujde hue logon mein wafa ke moti
Yeh khazane tujhe mumkin hai kharabon mein milein

Tu Khuda hai na mera ishq farishton jaisa
Dono insaan hain to kyun itne hijabon mein milein

Gham-e-duniya bhi gham-e-yaar mein shaamil kar lo
Nasha barhta hai sharabein jo sharabon mein milein

Aaj hum daar pe kheenche gaye jin baaton par
Kya ajab kal woh zamane ko nisaabon mein milein

Ab na woh main hun na tu hai na woh maazi hai Faraz
Jaise do saaye tamanna ke saraabon mein milein

If we part ways now, perhaps we might only meet in dreams, Just as pressed, dried blossoms are discovered inside forgotten books! Seek the pearls of true fidelity among ruined, heartbroken souls; It is possible you may find these rare treasures amid dilapidated ruins! Neither are you God, nor is my mortal love like that of angels; When we are both merely human, why must we meet behind so many veils of hesitation? Blend the sorrow of the world with the poignant sorrow of the beloved; For intoxication intensifies when wines are mixed with other wines! Those revolutionary truths for which we were dragged to the gallows today— What wonder if tomorrow the world encounters them in educational curricula! Neither am I that same person now, nor are you, nor does that past exist, O Faraz; We are merely like two wandering shadows meeting amid the mirages of unfulfilled desire!