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