Meaning of

main shajar tumko bhool jaoongi
roz kahti thii baat baat pe jo

paagalon ki tarah bhatkati hai
dar-b-dar ab meri talash men vo

suna hai badr sahab mehfilon ki jaan hote the
bahut din se vo patthar hain na hanste hain na rote hain

kahii se dukh to kahii se ghutan utha laaye
kahaan-kahaan se na deewaanaapan uthaa laaye

ajeeb KHvaab tha dekha ke dar badar ho ke
ham apne mulq se apna watan utha laaye

kya bataaun kaisa KHud ko dar-b-dar maine kiya
umr bhar kis kiske hisse ka safar maine kiya

tu to nafrat bhi na kar paayega is shiddat ke saath
jis bala ka pyaar tujhse be-KHabar maine kiya

kise hai waqt mohabbat men dar-b-dar bhatke
main uske shahar gaya tha kisi zaroorat se

hai qabr yuñ bechain ab meri nigaah ko
maa dekhti ho jaise ki bete kii raah ko

tu dhoondhta firta hai jo sehra men bastiyaan
main dar-b-dar firta raha teri panaah ko

dar-b-dar thokren khaaiin to ye maaloom hua
ghar kise kahte hain kya cheez hai be-ghar hona

ab kyun amaan dhundhte hain us ko dar-b-dar
jis ko nikaal fenk chuke zindagi se ham

kyuuñ teri kalpana main karoon umrbhar
kyuuñ teri vedana men phiroun dar-b-dar

dar se tere jo nikle ham phir bhatke kooche kooche men
phir darbadar hue sanam teri gali men mar ga.e

main shajar tumko bhool jaoongi
roz kahti thii baat baat pe jo

paagalon ki tarah bhatkati hai
dar-b-dar ab meri talash men vo

suna hai badr sahab mehfilon ki jaan hote the
bahut din se vo patthar hain na hanste hain na rote hain