ishq mein ghairat-e-jazbaat ne rone na diya
warna kya baat thi kis baat ne rone na diya

in love i could not weep fearing loss of dignity
else for my not crying what reason could there be

aap kahte the ki rone se na badlenge nasib
umr bhar aap ki is baat ne rone na diya

you had said that weeping would alter no one's fate
coz of this advice of yours i couldn't cry to date

rone walon se kaho un ka bhi rona ro len
jin ko majburi-e-haalat ne rone na diya

tell those who wish to grieve for them i will lament
whom cruel compulsions from crying did prevent

tujh se mil kar hamein rona tha bahut rona tha
tangi-e-waqt-e-mulaqat ne rone na diya

on meeting you i wanted to cry and cry and cry
but due to lack of time this urge i couldn't satisfy

ek do roz ka sadma ho to ro len 'fakir'
hum ko har roz ke sadmat ne rone na diya

if it were but for a day or two i would have cried
but due to daily suffering this too was thus denied