ab ke tajdid-e-wafa ka nahin imkan jaanan
yaad kya tujh ko dilaen tera paiman jaanan

yunhi mausam ki ada dekh ke yaad aaya hai
kis qadar jald badal jate hain insan jaanan [...]

tumhaare khat mein naya ek salam kis ka tha
na tha raqib to aakhir wo nam kis ka tha

that new greeting in your note, from whom was it do say
if not my rival's signature, whose name was it then, pray? [...]

apne ehsas se chhu kar mujhe sandal kar do
main ki sadiyon se adhura hun mukammal kar do

na tumhein hosh rahe aur na mujhe hosh rahe
is qadar tut ke chaho mujhe pagal kar do [...]

zalim ki to aadat hai satata hi rahega
apni bhi tabiat hai bahalti hi rahegi

hum khuda ke kabhi qail hi na the
un ko dekha to khuda yaad aaya

towards the creator, i was not inclined
but then i saw her, and he came to mind [...]

dekha hilal-e-eid to aaya tera khayal
wo aasman ka chand hai tu mera chand hai