shafaq ke rang nikalne ke baad aai hai
ye sham dhup mein chalne ke baad aai hai

after the colours of dusk have been splayed out
the evening has come after walking in the sun

ye raushni tere kamre mein khud nahin aai
shama ka jism pighalne ke baad aai hai

this light didn't appear in your room on its own
it has come after burning the body of the candle

isi tarah se rakho band meri aankhen ab
ki nind khwab badalne ke baad aai hai

keep my eyes closed in such a way now
for sleep has come after changing my dreams

yaqin hai ki kabhi be-asar nahin hogi
dua labon pe machalne ke baad aai hai

i am convinced that it shall never go unheeded
for this prayer has come after twitching on my lips

nadi jo pyar se bahti hai regzaron mein
ye pattharon mein uchhalne ke baad aai hai

the river that runs sweetly through the deserts
has come after bounding through the boulders

thi jis bahaar ki uljhan tamam muddat se
wo 'indira' ke bahalne ke baad aai hai

that spring which caused such distress for so long
has finally arrived, now that indira has calmed down