us bazm mein mujhe nahin banti haya kiye
baitha raha agarche ishaare hua kiye

i couldn't chance at bashfulness, there in her company
though signaled to get up and leave, stayed sitting stubbornly

dil hi to hai siyasat-e-darban se dar gaya
main aur jaun dar se tere bin sada kiye

tis just a heart, so it got scared then by your sentry's clout
else i from your doorstep depart sans even calling out?

rakhta phirun hun khirqa o sajjada rahn-e-mai
muddat hui hai dawat aab-o-hawa kiye

i for a draught of wine do my possessions seek to pawn
has ages been since to a feast of drinking i have gone

be-sarfa hi guzarti hai ho garche umr-e-khizr
hazrat bhi kal kahenge ki hum kya kiya kiye

it wasted then would surely be, if khizr's lifespan obtained,
will himself wonder and query "well what have i attained?"

maqdur ho to khak se puchhun ki ai laim
tu ne wo ganj-ha-e-garan-maya kya kiye

if had capacity would ask the earth "o miser say"
what have you done with all those precious treasures come your way

kis roz tohmaten na tarasha kiye adu
kis din hamare sar pe na aare chala kiye

pray when did not my enemies with pointed barbs accuse
which day upon my head were not, say, sharpened saws in use

sohbat mein ghair ki na padi ho kahin ye khu
dene laga hai bosa baghair iltija kiye

i hope she hasn't learnt this form, at my rival's behest
she's started giving kisses now, with nary a request

zid ki hai aur baat magar khu buri nahin
bhule se us ne saikdon wade wafa kiye

her nature, stubbornness apart, is not bad, i am thrilled
she in her absent-mindedness, has several vows fulfilled

'ghaalib' tumhin kaho ki milega jawab kya
mana ki tum kaha kiye aur wo suna kiye

you think her response you'll receive? do tell me truthfully
though i agree while you beseeched, she listened carefully