lagta nahin hai dil mera ujDe dayar mein

lagta nahin hai dil mera ujde dayar mein
kis ki bani hai aalam-e-na-paedar mein
my heart wanders ill at ease / in this ravaged reign
who has found fruition / in transient terrain


in hasraton se kah do kahin aur ja basen
itni jagah kahan hai dil-e-dagh-dar mein
tell these woeful wishes to / go elsewhere and remain
this heart has little room as it / is scarred and full of pain


kanton ko mat nikal chaman se o baghban
ye bhi gulon ke sath pale hain bahaar mein
from throwing throns out of the vale
o gardener


abstain
they too grew
along with flowers
during spring's domain


bulbul ko baghban se na sayyaad se gila
qismat mein qaid likkhi thi fasl-e-bahaar mein
neither to the groundsman nor / to hunter does complain
for songbird to be caged


in spring
did destiny ordain
kitna hai bad-nasib 'zafar' dafn ke liye
do gaz zamin bhi na mili ku-e-yar mein


say how ill-starred is 'zafar'
that he could not obtain
e'en two yards
to be interred


in his beloved's lane