ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge
mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jaenge

being perturbed i now express / the wish to die, although
e'en in death, no peace is found, then where shall i go?

tum ne thahrai agar ghair ke ghar jaane ki
to irade yahan kuchh aur thahar jaenge

if you are resolved to go / thus to my rival's house
my cause with greater ardor / i'll surely then espouse

khali ai chaaragaro honge bahut marham-dan
par mere zakhm nahin aise ki bhar jaenge

healers, all your potions, balms, may now be at an end
but my wounds are not the sort / that can be ever mend

pahunchenge rahguzar-e-yar talak kyun kar hum
pahle jab tak na do aalam se guzar jaenge

the path to my beloved's street / how can i ever find
until i traverse the course / of both the worlds combined

shola-e-ah ko bijli ki tarah chamkaun
par mujhe dar hai ki wo dekh ke dar jaenge

like lightning i would brighten / the flame that is my sigh
but then i am afraid that she, in fear, would start to cry

hum nahin wo jo karen khun ka dawa tujh par
balki puchhega khuda bhi to mukar jaenge

i'm not one who'll seek to pin / my murder at your side
in fact i'd deny if god / too asks me how i died

aag dozakh ki bhi ho jaegi pani pani
jab ye aasi araq-e-sharm se tar jaenge

even blazing, roaring flames / of hell will then be quenched
when sinners, in the sweat of shame / go there fully drenched

nahin paega nishan koi hamara hargiz
hum jahan se rawish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge

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samne chashm-e-guhar-bar ke kah do dariya
chadh ke gar aae to nazron se utar jaenge

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lae jo mast hain turbat pe gulabi aankhen
aur agar kuchh nahin do phul to dhar jaenge

to my grave, she ventures with / rose tinted eyes aglow
if nothing else, then now at least, two buds she will bestow

rukh-e-raushan se naqab apne ulat dekho tum
mehr-o-mah nazron se yaron ki utar jaenge

let now your radiant face unveil, do let it come to light
the sun and moon will fade away / from everybody's sight

hum bhi dekhenge koi ahl-e-nazar hai ki nahin
yan se jab hum rawish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge

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'zauq' jo madrase ke bigde hue hain mulla
un ko mai-khane mein le aao sanwar jaenge

'zauq', misled by madrasas, mullahs have gone astray
bring them to the tavern, there, they will mend their way