khamosh ho kyun dad-e-jafa kyun nahin dete
bismil ho to qatil ko dua kyun nahin dete

why are you silent, why don’t you applaud her cruelty
why don’t you then bless the killer, if injured you be

wahshat ka sabab rauzan-e-zindan to nahin hai
mehr o mah o anjum ko bujha kyun nahin dete

the prison window well may be cause for insanity
why not douse the moon and stars' soft serenity

ek ye bhi to andaz-e-ilaj-e-gham-e-jaan hai
ai chaaragaro dard badha kyun nahin dete

this too is used as a means to render remedy
healers why don't you increase my pain's intensity

munsif ho agar tum to kab insaf karoge
mujrim hain agar hum to saza kyun nahin dete

when will you render justice, if, a judge you claim to be
and if a criminal i am, why don’t you punish me

rahzan ho to hazir hai mata-e-dil-o-jaan bhi
rahbar ho to manzil ka pata kyun nahin dete

if be a highway robber, heart and life, at your mercy
and if you be a guide, why not, point out the path to me

kya bit gai ab ke 'faraaz' ahl-e-chaman par
yaran-e-qafas mujh ko sada kyun nahin dete

what has befallen people of the garden suddenly
companions of my prison why no longer call to me