dekh to dil ki jaan se uThta hai

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?