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1.

KHayaaloN kaa lafzoN meN aanaa kab aasaaN rahaa
yak sher in lafzoN kaa banaanaa kab aasaaN rahaa

(jazbaat=emotion, lafzoN=words, yak=single)

2.

ek to mufeed lafz DHooNDne kaa hai kaam mushkil
aur to sabko maa'ne samjhaanaa kab aasaaN rahaa

(mufeed=appropriate, lafz=word, maa'ane=meanings)

3.

naamse unke husn-naamaa liKHnaa aasaaN hai magar
saamne unke ye ishq jataanaaa kab aasaaN rahaa

(husn-naamaa=chronicle of beauty, jataanaa=to assert)

4.

murawwat samjho apne kalaam pe daad samaeeN ki
karnaa naqsh koi dilkash taraanaa kab aasaaN rahaa

(murawwat=formality, kalam=writing/poetry, saamaeeN=audience, naqsh=write, dilkash=pleasing, taraanaa=poem)

5.

lagtaa hai rahooNgaa `shaahid' taa-umr gumnaam
ik shaayar kaa maSHhoor ho jaanaa kab aasaaN rahaa

(taa-umr=throughout life, gumnaam=anonymous, maSHhoor=famous)