phir mujhe dida-e-tar yaad aaya
dil jigar tishna-e-fariyaad aaya
i remember my moistened eyes again
my heart's thirsty longing and my pain
dam liya tha na qayamat ne hanuz
phir tera waqt-e-safar yaad aaya
barely did doomsday cease to be
the time of your parting came to me
sadgi-ha-e-tamanna yani
phir wo nairang-e-nazar yaad aaya
the innocence of my wishes, surprise
again i think of fascinating eyes
uzr-e-wamandagi ai hasrat-e-dil
nala karta tha jigar yaad aaya
heart's longing, weariness the reason, find
i would have pled but patience came to mind
zindagi yun bhi guzar hi jati
kyun tera rahguzar yaad aaya
life would in any case pass by and by
your street i now recall, tell me why
kya hi rizwan se ladai hogi
ghar tera khuld mein gar yaad aaya
where is the courage now to plead at all
sick of the heart my patience i recall
aah wo jurat-e-fariyaad kahan
dil se tang aa ke jigar yaad aaya
my thought now goes back to your lane
my missing heart i think of now again
phir tere kuche ko jata hai khayal
dil-e-gum-gashta magar yaad aaya
what kind of desolation there this be
home comes to mind the desert when i see
koi virani si virani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aaya
what fight with heaven's doorman there will be
whoughts of your house, if there, trouble me
main ne majnun pe ladakpan mein 'asad'
sang uthaya tha ki sar yaad aaya
when in youth, on majnuu.n's head, a stone
i heft to cast, i then recalled my own