aaj phir chand us ne manga hai
chand ka dagh phir chhupana hai

once again he has asked for the moon
the scar in the moon must again be hidden

chand ka husn to hai la-sani
phir bhi kitna falak pe tanha hai

the beauty of the moon is without compare
yet it is so lonesome in the skies

kash kuchh aur mangta mujh se
chand khud gardishon ka mara hai

if only you had asked me for something else
the moon is caught in its own turmoil

dur hai chand is zamin se bahut
phir bhi har shab tawaf karta hai

the moon is far, far away from this world
yet every night it is spinning around in circles

bastiyon se nikal ke sahra mein
justuju kis ki roz karta hai

coming out of the neighbourhoods to go into the wilderness
in whose search does he go night agter night

kis khata ki saza mili us ko
kis liye roz ghatta badhta hai

for what fault is he being so punished
that he must wax and wane every night

chand se ye zamin nahin tanha
ai falak tu bhi jagmagaya hai

the earth is not the only one
the sky too is lit by the moon

aaj taron ki bazm chamki hai
chand par baadalon ka saya hai

the cluster of stars is resplendent today
the moon is covered by the shadow of the clouds

raushni phut nikli misron se
chand ko jab ghazal mein socha hai

rediance burst out of my verses
when i potray the moon in my ghazals