ai mohabbat tere anjam pe rona aaya
jaane kyun aaj tere nam pe rona aaya

love your sad conclusion makes me weep
wonder why your mention makes me weep

yun to har sham umidon mein guzar jati hai
aaj kuchh baat hai jo sham pe rona aaya

every evening was, by hope, sustained
this evening's desperation makes me weep

kabhi taqdir ka matam kabhi duniya ka gila
manzil-e-ishq mein har gam pe rona aaya

lamenting fate, complaining of this life
in course of love each station makes me weep

mujh pe hi khatm hua silsila-e-nauhagari
is qadar gardish-e-ayyam pe rona aaya

the cycle of all mourning stops at me
life's inconstant rotation makes me weep

jab hua zikr zamane mein mohabbat ka 'shakil'
mujh ko apne dil-e-nakaam pe rona aaya

whenever talk of happiness i hear
my failure and frustration makes me weep