juda thi baam se diwar dar akela tha
makin the khud mein magan aur ghar akela tha

ab khak ud rahi hai yahan intizar ki
ai dil ye baam-o-dar kisi jaan-e-jahan ke the

hum hi un ko baam pe lae aur hamin mahrum rahe
parda hamare nam se uttha aankh ladai logon ne

i had brought her to the stage and then i was denied
the curtain, in my name, was raised, but others gratified [...]

mujh ko bhi jagne ki aziyyat se de najat
ai raat ab to ghar ke dar-o-baam so gae

mujhe rahne ko wo mila hai ghar ki jo aafaton ki hai rahguzar
tumhein khaksaron ki kya khabar kabhi niche utre ho baam se

ai kash hamari qismat mein aisi bhi koi sham aa jae
ek chand falak par nikla ho ek chand sar-e-baam aa jae