bulbul ne jise ja ke gulistan mein dekha
hum ne use har khar-e-bayaban mein dekha

the songbird to the garden went, that one whom to see
in each thorn of wilderness, was visible to me

raushan hai wo har ek sitare mein zulekha
jis nur ko tu ne sar-e-kanan mein dekha

zulekha, each star is by / that brightness glorified
the lustre, that in canaan city, you once had espied

barham kare jamiyyat-e-kaunain jo pal mein
latka wo teri zulf-e-pareshan mein dekha

in moments, men and angels both / that which can distress
that enchantment i have seen / in your dishevelled tress

waiz tu sune bole hai jis roz ki baaten
us roz ko hum ne shab-e-hijran mein dekha

the day of which o preacher, you daily hear and say
in the night of parting / i too have seen that day

ai zakhm-e-jigar suda-e-almas se khu kar
kitna wo maza tha jo namak-dan mein dekha

o heart's wound, with diamond's dust, yourself you should exalt
how great was the delight that lay / in a box of salt

'sauda' jo tera haal hai itna to nahin wo
kya jaaniye tu ne use kis aan mein dekha

'sauda' to your plight compared, she is not apropos
you saw her in what moment? i wonder who would know?