in aankhon se aab kuchh na nikla
ghair-az khun-nab kuchh na nikla

from these eyes, no water emerged
save for blood, nothing else was purged

bose ka kya sawal lekin
us munh se jawab kuchh na nikla

i had asked / for a kiss, but sigh!
from those lips / there was no reply

baham hui yun to did-wa-did
par dil ka hijab kuchh na nikla

face to face, our eyes engaged, although
e'en a bit / heart's shyness did not go

juz teri hawa ke apne sar mein
manind-e-habab kuchh na nikla

save desire for you, in my mind
naught was there, bubble-like, to find

karta tha bahut sa mujh pe dawa
par waqt-e-hisab kuchh na nikla

many claims, on me, she chose to mount
but naught was there / on day of account

sine mein jo dil ki ki tafahhus
juz dud-e-kabab kuchh na nikla

whom, i had assumed to be a friend
turned out just a drunkard at the end

hum samjhe the jis ko 'mushafi' yar
wo khana-kharab kuchh na nikla