awwal to tere kuche mein aana nahin milta
aaun to kahin tera thikana nahin milta

first of all, i'm not allowed / to come into your lane
and if i come, then your address, i cannot obtain

milna jo mera chhod diya tu ne to mujh se
khatir se teri sara zamana nahin milta

as you gave up meeting me, so in regard for thee
in the world, now everyone, keeps away from me

aawe to bahane se chala shab mere ghar ko
aisa koi kya tujh ko bahana nahin milta

my home, at night, on some pretext, visit if you do
can you not find, some excuse, to make this come true?

kya faeda gar hirs kare zar ki tu nadan
kuchh hirs se qarun ka khazana nahin milta

even by mistake she didn't / say a word for me
"what happened? that the mad one, no longer can i see"

bhule se bhi us ne na kaha yun mere haq mein
kya ho gaya jo ab wo diwana nahin milta

pleasure, in being seated, i could not then abide
till such time our shoulders / weren't touching side by side

phir baithne ka mujh ko maza hi nahin uthta
jab tak ki tere shane se shana nahin milta

'mus.hafi'! master of the versifier's art
for your sort, i scoured the earth, but you stand apart

ai 'mushafi' ustad-e-fan-e-rekhta-goi
tujh sa koi aalam ko main chhana nahin milta