ghussa begana-war hona tha bas yahi tujh se yar hona tha your anger served to alienate love, why are you in such a state kya shab-e-intizar hona tha nahaq ummid-war hona tha just waiting, evenings i did pass why hopeful had to be alas kyun na hote aziz ghair tumhein meri qismat mein khwar hona tha why wouldn't rivals, you hold dear shamed, i was destined to appear mujh se jannat mein wo sanam na mila hashr aur ek bar hona tha her, i, in heaven, did not meet so let now judgement day repeat gar na thi ai dil us ke ranj ki tab kyun shikayat-guzar hona tha --- --- khak hota na main to kya karta us ke dar ka ghubar hona tha --- --- harza-gardi se hum zalil hue charkh ka e'tibar hona tha --- --- marg-e-sham-e-visal-e-hirman hai subh-dam jaan-nisar hona tha --- --- aur se ham-kanar hai dushman aaj to ham-kanar hona tha --- --- shikwa-e-dahr par kaha tum ko aafat-e-rozgar hona tha --- --- chashm-e-be-ikhtiyar-e-jaanan mein kya mera ikhtiyar hona tha --- --- sabr kar sabr ho chuka jo kuchh ai dil-e-be-qarar hona tha has happened all that had to be now patience, restless heart, merely ku-e-dushman mein ja pakadta kyun kya mujhe sharmsar hona tha --- --- wo namak-pash bhi nahin hote yun hi dil ko figar hona tha --- --- khak mein haif ye sharab mile mohtasib baada-khwar hona tha by spilling thus wine is abused the censor too should have caroused na gaya tir-e-nala su-e-raqib murgh-e-arshi shikar hona tha --- --- raat din baada o sanam 'momin' kuchh to parhez-gar hona tha wine, women, nights and days enjoyed should have at times tried to avoid