chahiye achchhon ko jitna chahiye
ye agar chahen to phir kya chahiye

love beauties to your full relish
if they love back what else to wish

sohbat-e-rindan se wajib hai hazar
ja-e-mai apne ko khincha chahiye

the company of drunks eschew
in bars let wine not near you

chahne ko tere kya samjha tha dil
bare ab is se bhi samjha chahiye

it thought was easy loving you
this with my heart i must pursue

chaak mat kar jaib be-ayyam-e-gul
kuchh udhar ka bhi ishaara chahiye

rend not your clothes till spring is here
a signal from there should appear

dosti ka parda hai beganagi
munh chhupana hum se chhoda chahiye

for love, indifference is a guise
stop hiding from me i'd advise

dushmani ne meri khoya ghair ko
kis qadar dushman hai dekha chahiye

it cost him all, my enmity
behold my foe's hostility

apni ruswai mein kya chalti hai sai
yar hi hangama-ara chahiye

in vain efforts at self-disgrace
do need a stormy sweetheart's face

munhasir marne pe ho jis ki umid
na-umidi us ki dekha chahiye

whose hopes depend on death merely
his despondency you should see

ghafil in mah-talaton ke waste
chahne wala bhi achchha chahiye

you seek these beauties company
the mirror first you need to see

chahte hain khub-ruyon ko 'asad'
aap ki surat to dekha chahiye

these moon-faced beauties, be aware
seek lovers good-looking and fair