hasti apni habab ki si hai

hasti apni habab ki si hai
ye numaish sarab ki si hai
my life is like a bubble now
mirage-like appears this show


nazuki us ke lab ki kya kahiye
pankhudi ek gulab ki si hai
the softness of her lips is close
to velvet petals of a rose


chashm-e-dil khol is bhi aalam par
yan ki auqat khwab ki si hai
do let your heart's eye see this world
tis but a dreamlike state unfurled


bar bar us ke dar pe jata hun
haalat ab iztirab ki si hai
repeatedly to her address
i go


lo
such is my distress
nuqta-e-khal se tera abru
bait ek intikhab ki si hai


your brow inscribed upon your skin
a line of poetry akin
main jo bola kaha ki ye aawaz
usi khana-kharab ki si hai


when i spoke out
she did complain
that derelict is here again
aatish-e-gham mein dil bhuna shayad


der se bu kabab ki si hai
this heart long burnt in sorrow's hell
there is a barbecue like smell
dekhiye abr ki tarah ab ke


meri chashm-e-pur-ab ki si hai
just as a monsoon cloud appears
these eyes of mine are full of tears
'mir' un nim-baz aankhon mein


sari masti sharab ki si hai
miir in her half-ope eyes there is
the fullness of wine's heady bliss