jis zakhm ki ho sakti ho tadbir rafu ki
likh dijiyo ya rab use qismat mein adu ki

a wound which can by stitching seal and find its remedy
such wound, o lord, you may write in my rival's destiny

achchha hai sar-angusht-e-hinai ka tasawwur
dil mein nazar aati to hai ek bund lahu ki

tis good that thought of henna painted fingers comes to mind
for, in my heart, a drop of blood i now at least can find

kyun darte ho ushshaq ki be-hauslagi se
yan to koi sunta nahin fariyaad kisu ki

what reason that you are afraid that lovers lack restraint
for none here pays slightest heed to anybody's plaint

dashne ne kabhi munh na lagaya ho jigar ko
khanjar ne kabhi baat na puchhi ho gulu ki

alas a hundred times alas my end i didn't attain
i, for a bellicose beloved, longing did remain

sad-haif wo nakaam ki ek umr se 'ghaalib'
hasrat mein rahe ek but-e-arbada-ju ki

to bring my liver to its lips a dagger never tried
and conversation with a knife, my throat too was denied

go zindagi-e-zahid-e-be-chaara abas hai
itna hai ki rahti to hai tadbir wazu ki