dekh to dil ki jaan se uthta hai
ye dhuan sa kahan se uthta hai

see if it rises from the heart or from the soul it flows
does anybody know the source from where this smoke arose?

gor kis diljale ki hai ye falak
shola ek subh yan se uthta hai

the sky is the grave of which person burnt in love?
a ball of fire every morn rises there above

khana-e-dil se zinhaar na ja
koi aise makan se uthta hai

without a reason, do not leave the quarters of the heart
does anyone in such a way from his home depart?

nala sar khinchta hai jab mera
shor ek aasman se uthta hai

when my feelings find their voice in these my plaintive cries
a deafening uproar occurs and resonates the skies

ladti hai us ki chashm-e-shokh jahan
ek aashob wan se uthta hai

where'er her am'rous glance its mark darts out to find
thereon a storm's unleashed,with chaos close behind

sudh le ghar ki bhi shola-e-awaz
dud kuchh aashiyan se uthta hai

be mindful too of your abode, you of the flaming voice
smoke is rising from your nest, take heed ere you rejoice

baithne kaun de hai phir us ko
jo tere aastan se uthta hai

who then will let him sit again, at peace how will he be
if someone rises and departs from your company

yun uthe aah us gali se hum
jaise koi jahan se uthta hai

in such a manner from her street i had to go, i grieve
from this universe as though someone were to leave

ishq ek 'mir' bhaari patthar hai
kab ye tujh na-tawan se uthta hai

love is a real burden, miir, it is a heavy stone
how can it be lifted by a weak person alone?