ishq mujh ko nahin wahshat hi sahi
meri wahshat teri shohrat hi sahi

if not love, then madness, my feelings deem you be
and so be it my craziness is cause of fame for thee

qata kije na talluq hum se
kuchh nahin hai to adawat hi sahi

i beg of you not to sever, all contact with me
if nothing else can be i will bear with your enmity

mere hone mein hai kya ruswai
ai wo majlis nahin khalwat hi sahi

if in meeting me you feel shame and ignominy
in seclusion we can meet, for no one there to see

hum bhi dushman to nahin hain apne
ghair ko tujh se mohabbat hi sahi

how, at my rival's love for you, offended can i be
does my love for you make me my own enemy

apni hasti hi se ho jo kuchh ho
aagahi gar nahin ghaflat hi sahi

should be with one's own being whatever that you see
if not with enlightenment then with ignorance let be

umr har-chand ki hai barq-e-khiram
dil ke khun karne ki fursat hi sahi

tho merely a lightning flash this life is seemingly
even then to bleed this heart time enough there be

hum koi tark-e-wafa karte hain
na sahi ishq musibat hi sahi

wherever do i waver say from my constancy
even if these paths of love present adversity

kuchh to de ai falak-e-na-insaf
aah o fariyaad ki rukhsat hi sahi

o unjust heavens this much,you must give to me
the leave to sigh and cry out if only it must be

hum bhi taslim ki khu dalenge
be-niyazi teri aadat hi sahi

i will learn the habit of saluting constantly
tho it may be your wont to behave indifferently

yar se chhed chali jae 'asad'
gar nahin wasl to hasrat hi sahi

dalliance with the loved one should be incessantly
if union is not possible the hope for it should be