kya aae tum jo aae ghadi do ghadi ke baad
sine mein hogi sans adi do ghadi ke baad

to what avail is if you come after such a wait
my breath belabours in my breast, it may be too late

kya roka apne girye ko hum ne ki lag gai
phir wo hi aansuon ki jhadi do ghadi ke baad

how the river of my tears i managed to restrain
the cataract, soon afterwards, was flowing again

koi ghadi agar wo mulaem hue to kya
kah baithenge phir ek kadi do ghadi ke baad

what is the point if she is kind for a while today?
for moments later something harsh she will surely say

us lal-e-lab ke hum ne liye bose is qadar
sab ud gai misi ki dhadi do ghadi ke baad

with such passion did i kiss her crimson lips today
the colour of her painted lips soon was washed away

allah re zof-e-sina se har aah-e-be-asar
lab tak jo pahunchi bhi to chadhi do ghadi ke baad

lord my weakness caused each prayer to be of no avail
even though it reached my lips, in rising it did fail

kal us se hum ne tark-e-mulaqat ki to kya
phir us baghair kal na padi do ghadi ke baad

what if yesterday i swore to never meet or see
without her heart was restless then momentarily

the do ghadi se shaikh ji shekhi baghaarte
sari wo shekhi un ki jhadi do ghadi ke baad

for a time the priest did go on bragging endlessly
but his swagger soon thereafter vanished suddenly

kahta raha kuchh us se adu do ghadi talak
ghammaz ne phir aur jadi do ghadi ke baad

my rival kept talking to her quite a while you see
thus the rascal further added to his calumny

parwana gird shama ke shab do ghadi raha
phir dekhi us ki khak padi do ghadi ke baad

for a while the moth did then, circle the flame around
later then i saw its ashes heaped there on the ground

tu do ghadi ka wada na kar dekh jald aa
aane mein hogi der badi do ghadi ke baad

do not pledge to come at length, i beg you do make speed
any further you delay, will be too late indeed

go do ghadi tak us ne na dekha idhar to kya
aakhir hamin se aankh ladi do ghadi ke baad

what if she did not glance this way for a moments few
finally our eyes did meet after those moments two

kya jaane do ghadi wo rahe 'zauq' kis tarah
phir to na thahre panw ghadi do ghadi ke baad

for so long, i wonder how zauq managed to sustain
when even for two moments still his feet do not remain