Lyrics Tere Gham Ko - Abida Parveen

Tere gham ko jaan ki talaash thi, tere jaan nisaar chale gaye
Teri raah mein karte they sar talab, sar-e-rahguzar chale gaye

{Your sorrows once sought solace in company
But those who were once yours have long gone
Those who would genuflect as you passed
Who once lined your streets are long gone}

Teri kaj-adaai se haar ke, shab-e-intezaar chali gayi
Mere zabt-e-haal se rooth kar, mere gham guzaar chale gaye

{Put off by your willfulness at love,
The waiting night chose not to stay
Dismayed by my patient fortitude,
Those who once comforted me are long gone}

Na sawaal-e-vasl na arz-e-gham na hikaayatein na shikaayatein
Tere ahd mein dil-e-zaar ke sabhi ikhtiyaar chale gaye

{Neither a call for a lover's tryst, nor a sorrowful petition
Neither unending tales, nor nagging complaints
In this your world I remain, afflicted
Those privileges my heart once held are long gone}

Yeh hameen they jin ke libaas par sar-e-raah siyaahi likhi gayi
Yehi daag they jo sajaa ke hum sar-e-bazm-e-yaar chale gaye

{There was no one at the crossroads but us
When our garments were besmirched with ink
We held up soiled habits as ornaments
And walked proudly into soirees of the beloved}

Na raha junoon-e-rukh-e-wafaa, yeh rasan yeh daar karoge kya
Jinhe jurm-e-ishq pe naaz tha, woh gunhagaar chale gaye

{There's no passion now on fealty's fair face
What use this rope, this gallows pole?
Those who once delighted in their crime of love
Those delinquents too are long gone}
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