karb ke shahar se nikale to ye manzar dekhaa

karb ke shahar se nikale to ye manzar dekhaa 
ham ko logo ne bulaayaa hame chhuu kar dekhaa 

[karb=vexation/anguish] 

jab bhii chaahaa hai ki malabuus-e-vafaa ko chhuu le 
misl Khushbuu koii uDataa huaa paikar dekhaa 

[malabuus=garment; misl=like/example; paikar=form] 

vo barasaat me bhiigaa to nigaahe uTThii 
yo lagaa hai koii tarshaa huaa patthar dekhaa 

zindagii kitanii pareshaa hai ye sochaa bhii na thaa 
is ke ataraaf me sholo kaa samandar dekhaa 

[ataraaf=all around] 

aa gaii Gam kii havaa phir tere gesuu chhuukar 
hamane viiraanaa-e-dil phir se mu'attar dekhaa 

[gesuu=hair; mu'attar=fragrant/filled with perfume] 

vo jo uDatii hai sadaa dasht-e-vafaa me "Afzal" 
usii miTTii me nihaa dard kaa gauhar dekhaa 

[dasht=desert/wilderness; nihaa.N=hidden/buried; gauhar=pearl]