ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge
mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jaenge

being perturbed i now express / the wish to die, although
e'en in death, no peace is found, then where shall i go? [...]

didar se pahle hi kya haal hua dil ka
kya hoga jo ultenge wo rukh se naqab aakhir

kab tak chhupaoge rukh-e-zeba naqab mein
barq-e-jamal rah nahin sakta hijab mein

zara naqab-e-hasin rukh se tum ulat dena
hum apne dida-o-dil ka ghurur dekhenge

hazar chehre hain maujud aadmi ghaeb
ye kis kharabe mein duniya ne la ke chhod diya

charagh-e-tur jalao bada andhera hai
zara naqab uthao bada andhera hai