\startsong
\stitle{saaf zaahir hai nigaaho.n se ki ham marate hai.n}
\singers{Akhtar Ansari}
% Contributed by Hardshad Kamat
\printtitle
#indian

saaf zaahir hai nigaaho.n se ki ham marate hai.n
muu.Nh se kahate huye ye baat magar Darate hai.n

ek tasvir-e-muhabbat hai javaanii goyaa
jis me.n ra.ngo.n kii ivaz Kunn-e-jigar bharate hai.n

%[ivaz = instead of]

isharat-e-raftaa ne jaa kar na kiyaa yaad hame.n
isharat-e-raftaa ko ham yaad kiyaa karate hai.n

%[isharat-e-raftaa = happiness of the days gone by]

aasmaa.N se kabhii dekhii na ga_ii apanii Kushii
ab ye haalaat hai.n ki ham ha.Nsate hue Darate hai.n

sher kahate ho bahut Kuub tum "Akhtar" lekin
achchhe shaayar ye sunaa hai ki javaa.N marate hai.n

#endindian
\endsong