husn ghamze ki kashakash se chhuta mere baad
bare aaram se hain ahl-e-jafa mere baad

after me, beauty was spared the strain of coquetry
in great comfort are these cruel damsels after me

mansab-e-sheftagi ke koi qabil na raha
hui mazuli-e-andaz-o-ada mere baad

of rank, deserving none remains amongst those lovelorn
grace and airs are all deposed, for now that i am gone

shama bujhti hai to us mein se dhuan uthta hai
shoala-e-ishq siyah-posh hua mere baad

from a candle extinguished dark smoke is seen to rise
the flame of love was dressed in black after my demise

khun hai dil khak mein ahwal-e-butan par yani
un ke nakhun hue mohataj-e-hina mere baad

at the beauties' sorry plight, my heart, in earth, does bleed
after i have gone, their nails, from henna favours need

dar-khur-e-arz nahin jauhar-e-bedad ko ja
nigah-e-naz hai surme se khafa mere baad

for her cruelty's address there is no worthy place
she, on my death, collyrium does from her eyes erase

hai junun ahl-e-junun ke liye aaghosh-e-widaa
chaak hota hai gareban se juda mere baad

lunacy now bids adieu to love-crazed all around,
after me the tear's no more, then in the collar found

kaun hota hai harif-e-mai-e-mard-afgan-e-ishq
hai mukarrar lab-e-saqi pe sala mere baad

"the stupefying wine of love, does anyone desire?"
after me, repeatedly, she calls out to inquire

gham se marta hun ki itna nahin duniya mein koi
ki kare taziyat-e-mehr-o-wafa mere baad

i die of grief as in this world there isn't even one
who will mourn for faith and friendship when my life in done

aae hai bekasi-e-ishq pe rona 'ghaalib'
kis ke ghar jaega sailab-e-bala mere baad

for this helplessness of love, now tears i do shed
whose home will this flood inundate, after i am dead

thi nigah meri nihan-khana-e-dil ki naqqab
be-khatar jite hain arbab-e-riya mere baad

tha main guldasta-e-ahbab ki bandish ki giyah
mutafarriq hue mere rufaqa mere baad