Jaane Kya Dhoondhti

Lyrics by Kaifi Azmi

jaane kyaa Dhuu.NDhtii rahtii hai.n ye aa.Nkhe.n mujhme.n
raakh ke Dheyr me.n sholaa hai na chi.ngaarii hai

Raakh: Ash
Dheyr: Abundant, Accumulation, Agglomeration, Bulk, Jumble, Kitty, Much
Chingaari: Scintilla, Spark

ab na vo pyaar na us pyaar kii yaade.n baakii
aag yuu.N dil me.n lagii kuchh na rahaa kuchh na bachaa
jiskii tasviir nigaaho.n me.n liye baiThii ho
mai.n vo dil-daar nahii.n uskii huu.N khaamosh chitaa

Daar: Country Gallows, Having, Holding, House, Mansion, Piece Of Wood
Dil-Daar: One who resides in the heart, Lover
Khaamosh: Appease, Lull, Mollify Orderly, Quiet, Silent
Chitaa: Death Pyre

zi.ndagii ha.Ns ke guzartii to bahut achchhaa thaa
khair ha.Ns ke na sahii ro ke guzar jaayegii
raakh barbaad muhabbat kii bachaa rakhii hai.n
baar-baar isko jo chhe.Daa to bikhar jaayegii

Khair: Good, Best, Very Well, Welfare, Happiness
Chhedna: Joke, Kid, Molest, Taunt, Tease
Bikharna: Scatter, Spread, Strew

aarzuu jurm vafaa jurm tamannaa hai gunaah
ye vo duniyaa hai jahaa.N pyaar nahii.n ho saktaa
kaise baazaar kaa dastuur tumhe.n samajhaauu.N
bik gayaa jo vo khariidaar nahii.n ho sakataa

Aarzuu: Aspiration, Desire, Hankering, Hunger, Longing, Solicitude, Wish, Yearning, Yen
Jurm: Crime, Guilt, Offence
Vafaa: ‘Fulfilling A Promise, Fulfillment, Fidelity, Faithful, Sincerity, Sufficiency
Tamannaa: Wish, Desire, Inclination, Request, Hope, Longing, Prayer, Supplication, Petition, Yearning
Gunaah: Crime, Fault, Guilt, Offence, Sin, Transgression
Dastuur: Custom, Law, Manner, Rule, Usage
Khariidaar: Purchaser, buyer; holder by purchase; customer; a lover