kisi ko de ke dil koi nawa-sanj-e-fughan kyun ho
na ho jab dil hi sine mein to phir munh mein zaban kyun ho

having parted with ones heart why should one cry in pain
when the heart is missing why should one's voice remain

wo apni khu na chhodenge hum apni waza kyun chhoden
subuk-sar ban ke kya puchhen ki hum se sargiran kyun ho

she will not leave her wont then why should i differently behave
why should i abase myself and cringingly her favours crave

kiya gham-khwar ne ruswa lage aag is mohabbat ko
na lawe tab jo gham ki wo mera raaz-dan kyun ho

rather than console, aspersed, such friendship is in vain
why be my confidante when he cannot soothe my pain

wafa kaisi kahan ka ishq jab sar phodna thahra
to phir ai sang-dil tera hi sang-e-astan kyun ho

whence love, what romance, if one, has to break one's head
then heartless one, why only on, the stone beneath your tread

qafas mein mujh se rudad-e-chaman kahte na dar hamdam
giri hai jis pe kal bijli wo mera aashiyan kyun ho

in prison do not shirk from telling me the garden's plight
why should it only be my nest where lightning struck last night

ye kah sakte ho hum dil mein nahin hain par ye batlao
ki jab dil mein tumhin tum ho to aankhon se nihan kyun ho

tho you may say that i've no place in your heart, but you
and only you are in my heart then why hidden from view

ghalat hai jazb-e-dil ka shikwa dekho jurm kis ka hai
na khincho gar tum apne ko kashakash darmiyan kyun ho

whose fault is it? on my emotions, you harp wrongfully
if you don't pull away from me, why should this struggle be

ye fitna aadmi ki khana-virani ko kya kam hai
hue tum dost jis ke dushman us ka aasman kyun ho

is this trouble not enough, to ruin one what else should be
if you are someone's friend then why needs heaven be his enemy

yahi hai aazmana to satana kis ko kahte hain
adu ke ho liye jab tum to mera imtihan kyun ho

if this a trial, test, then pray what is torment? please explain
you've chosen my rival now, what need to test and cause me pain

kaha tum ne ki kyun ho ghair ke milne mein ruswai
baja kahte ho sach kahte ho phir kahiyo ki han kyun ho

you said there's no disgrace in meeting with my rival then
you are right, you speak the truth, repeat it once again

nikala chahta hai kaam kya tanon se tu 'ghaalib'
tere be-mehr kahne se wo tujh par mehrban kyun ho

what will you attain with taunts, gaalib, do tell me
if merciless you call her why should merciful she be