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 [...]

ishq mein ghairat-e-jazbaat ne rone na diya
warna kya baat thi kis baat ne rone na diya

in love i could not weep fearing loss of dignity
else for my not crying what reason could there be [...]

dil ke diwar-o-dar pe kya dekha
bas tera nam hi likha dekha

teri aankhon mein hum ne kya dekha
kabhi qatil kabhi khuda dekha [...]

ba-wafai ki ada pane laga hun tujh mein
ai jafa-dost ye kya dekh raha hun tujh mein

tu ne ab tak mujhe kanton ke siwa kuchh na diya
main to ek phul ki manind khila hun tujh mein [...]

mere ham-nafas mere ham-nawa mujhe dost ban ke dagha na de
main hun dard-e-ishq se jaan-ba-lab mujhe zindagi ki dua na de

my companion, my intimate, be not a friend and yet betray
the pain of love is fatal now, for my life please do not pray [...]

koi ai 'shakil' puchhe ye junun nahin to kya hai
ki usi ke ho gae hum jo na ho saka hamara

but for madness what is this, can anyone divine?
i am hers forevermore, who never can be mine [...]