mera dard naghma-e-be-sada
meri zat zara-e-be-nishan

mere dard ko jo zaban mile
mujhe apna nam-o-nishan mile

meri zat ka jo nishan mile
mujhe raaz-e-nazm-e-jahan mile

jo mujhe ye raaz-e-nihan mile
meri khamushi ko bayan mile

mujhe kaenat ki sarwari
mujhe daulat-e-do-jahan mile

if pain could speak
my pain, a voiceless song,

my being a nameless mote.
if only my pain could speak,

i'd know who i am.
and if my self could find its essence,

i’d unravel the mystery of this world.
if i could seize this hidden mystery,

my silence would find expression.
then would i lord it over the universe,

possess all treasures of the two worlds.