sitam-nawazi-e-paiham hai ishq ki fitrat
fuzul husn pe tohmat lagai jati hai

mujhe to qaid-e-mohabbat aziz thi lekin
kisi ne mujh ko giraftar kar ke chhod diya

mujhe aa gaya yaqin sa ki yahi hai meri manzil
sar-e-rah jab kisi ne mujhe dafatan pukara

i then came to believe it was, my goal, my destiny
when someone in my path called out to me repeatedly [...]

mohabbat hi mein milte hain shikayat ke maze paiham
mohabbat jitni badhti hai shikayat hoti jati hai

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 [...]

kya hasin khwab mohabbat ne dikhaya tha hamein
khul gai aankh to tabir pe rona aaya