hans ke farmate hain wo dekh ke haalat meri
kyun tum aasan samajhte the mohabbat meri

seeing my condition, she laughs and asks of me
"easy did you then imagine, loving me would be?"

baad marne ke bhi chhodi na rifaqat meri
meri turbat se lagi baithi hai hasrat meri

long even after death my love for her remains with me
my longing stays back clinging to my grave expectantly

main ne aaghosh-e-tasawwur mein bhi khencha to kaha
pis gai pis gai bedard nazakat meri

tho even in my thoughts when i embraced her lovingly
she complained "you beast - you do bruise me brutally!"

aaina subh-e-shab-e-wasl jo dekha to kaha
dekh zalim ye thi sham ko surat meri

when morn, after a night of bliss,the mirror she did see
said "brute look at my state, tis now beyond propriety"

yar pahlu mein hai tanhai hai kah do nikle
aaj kyun dil mein chhupi baithi hai hasrat meri

bid them to emerge, for she sits close right next to me
why in my heart do my desires hide so bashfully

husn aur ishq ham-aghosh nazar aa jate
teri taswir mein khinch jati jo hairat meri

the lover and beloved would entwined appear to be
if in your picture could be drawn my wonder there to see

kis dhitai se wo dil chhin ke kahte hain 'amir'
wo mera ghar hai rahe jis mein mohabbat meri

tugging at my heart with force she says this stubbornly
"the house wherein my love resides, is now my property"