Sookhe phool, murjhayee patiyaan
gham ki ladiyaan pironaa kya!

Jab dil ki dhadkan har pal baaje
Maut se pehle sona kya!

Sheesha -e- dil tootna tha
phir isko itna rona kya!

Pyaar ki dori kho baithe
Aab sapnon ke haar pironaa kya!

Why weave a garland of grief
with shrivelled flowers and withered leaves!

Why wish for death before time
when my heart pulsates to your rhyme!

Why cry for my shattered heart
It had to break when you did depart!

Why weave a garland of dreams
when love's cord has been smashed to smithereens!

~ Aashna~

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