uzr aane mein bhi hai aur bulate bhi nahin
bais-e-tark-e-mulaqat batate bhi nahin

she is loth to come to me and keeps me well away
the cause for this hostility,she does not care to say

muntazir hain dam-e-rukhsat ki ye mar jae to jaen
phir ye ehsan ki hum chhod ke jate bhi nahin

she bothers not i live or die, awaits my dying breath
and even a favour does imply, that she's not gone away

sar uthao to sahi aankh milao to sahi
nashsha-e-mai bhi nahin nind ke mate bhi nahin

at least do lift your face and let your eyes look into mine
no wine that stupefies as yet nor sleep that holds in sway

kya kaha phir to kaho hum nahin sunte teri
nahin sunte to hum aison ko sunate bhi nahin

what you just said do say once more,"i will pay you no heed"
to all of those, who thus ignore i have no words to say

khub parda hai ki chilman se lage baithe hain
saf chhupte bhi nahin samne aate bhi nahin

what coyness this is, to abide,a screen beside her face
which neither does she clearly hide nor openly display

mujh se laghar teri aankhon mein khatakte to rahe
tujh se nazuk meri nazron mein samate bhi nahin

while you profess my ugliness does irritate your sight
and in my eyes your daintiness, can't be contained i say

dekhte hi mujhe mahfil mein ye irshad hua
kaun baitha hai use log uthate bhi nahin

noticing my presence near, she asks of those around
say who is this intruder here? and who has let him stay?

ho chuka qata talluq to jafaen kyun hon
jin ko matlab nahin rahta wo satate bhi nahin

if all relations have been spurned, then why this cruelty?
those that are really unconcerned, don’t trouble you this way

zist se tang ho ai 'dagh' to jite kyun ho
jaan pyari bhi nahin jaan se jate bhi nahin

daag if you're tired of this strife, why then remain alive?
as neither do you love your life nor do you leave the fray