mere alawa use khud se bhi mohabbat hai
aur aisa karne se wo bewafa nahin hoti

kuchh to duniya ki inayat ne dil tod diya
aur kuchh talkhi-e-haalat ne dil tod diya

this world's benefaction broke my heart to some extent
and then by bitter circumstance partly my heart was rent [...]

tum jafa par bhi to nahin qaem
hum wafa umr bhar karen kyun-kar

qaem hai ab bhi meri wafaon ka silsila
ek silsila hai un ki jafaon ka silsila

adhuri wafaon se ummid rakhna
hamare bhi dil ki ajab sadgi hai

ab zamana hai bewafai ka
sikh len hum bhi ye hunar shayad