aae ho to ye hijab kya hai
munh khol do naqab kya hai

when you have come / then why this modesty?
unveil yourself / and show your face to me

sine mein thaharta hi nahin dil
ya-rab ise iztirab kya hai

my heart does not remain within my breast
tell me, o lord, what is its unrest?

kal tegh nikal mujh se bola
tu dekh to is ki aab kya hai

she drew her sword and then she said to me
the luster and the shine you ought to see

malum nahin ki apna diwan
hai marsiya ya kitab kya hai

i know not / if my tome of poetry
is it a book / or else an elegy?

jo mar gae mare lutf hi ke
phir un pe miyan itab kya hai

when due to pleasure, itself, you have died
then why, with her, does your anger abide?

auron se to hai ye be-hijabi
mujh se hi tujhe hijab kya hai

to others, you / do deign to show your face
why just with me / is your veil in place?

ai 'mushafi' uth ye dhup aai
itna bhi diwane khwab kya hai

wake 'mus.hafi'! and see the sunlight stream
o crazy one, say how long shall you dream?