Ghazal Yaar ki koi khabar lata nahi

I heard this ghazal this evening - the poet (and last king) was Bahadur Shah Zafar (written before Bharat became under British control)

Yaar ki koi khabar lata nahi
Daam labon par hai nikal jata nahi

Ji main ataa hai ke main sajday karoon
Benamazi hoon jhuka jata nahi

Yah-Ilahi kaun si manzil hai woh
Jo gaya wapis idhar ataa nahi

Ji main ataa hai ke main majnoon banon
Dar badar mujhse phira jata nahi....

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Before I breathe my last breath
I wish someone would bring me news about my beloved (homeland).
I wish I could get back my lost love with prayers,
But all my life I never prayed and now I don't know how.
What kind of a place is it where one goes and never returns?
I wish I could search for my love like Majnoo,
But I do not have the strength or the courage to tread on an unknown path....

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