chand roz aur meri jaan faqat chand hi roz
zulm ki chhanw mein dam lene pe majbur hain hum

aur kuchh der sitam sah len tadap len ro len
apne ajdad ki miras hai mazur hain hum

jism par qaid hai jazbaat pe zanjiren hain
fikr mahbus hai guftar pe taziren hain

apni himmat hai ki hum phir bhi jiye jate hain
zindagi kya kisi muflis ki qaba hai jis mein

har ghadi dard ke paiwand lage jate hain
lekin ab zulm ki miad ke din thode hain

ek zara sabr ki fariyaad ke din thode hain
arsa-e-dahr ki jhulsi hui virani mein

hum ko rahna hai pe yunhi to nahin rahna hai
ajnabi hathon ka be-nam giran-bar sitam

aaj sahna hai hamesha to nahin sahna hai
ye tere husn se lipti hui aalam ki gard

apni do roza jawani ki shikaston ka shumar
chandni raaton ka bekar dahakta hua dard

dil ki be-sud tadap jism ki mayus pukar
chand roz aur meri jaan faqat chand hi roz

a few days more, my love


a few days more, my love, just a few days—
are we fated to live in tyranny's shadow.

let us endure a little longer—oppression, writhing
and tears.

all this is our legacy we are helpless.
body imprisoned, emotions shackled,

thought chained and speech censored.
it's just our courage that keeps us going.

life's a beggar's tunic that picks on
patches of pain each moment.

but now the days of tyranny are numbered.
just a little patience,

since the days of entreaty are nearly done.


in this scorched wasteland of life,
we're destined to live, but not like this.

this nameless, heavy oppression of alien hands,
we may have to endure today, but not forever.

this dust of torments smearing yuor beauty—
this dwelling on frustration of our passing youth,

this futile, throbbing pain of moonlit nights,
this vain writhing of the heart, the body's helpless cry—

a few days more, my love, just a few days!