ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge
mar ke bhi chain na paaya to kidhar jaenge
being agitated I express the hope to die, although
in death, if solace is not found, then where shall I go?
tum ne thahrai agar ghair ke ghar jaane ki
to irade yahan kuchh aur thahar jaenge
if you are thus resolved to go to my rival’s house
my cause with greater ardor for sure I will espouse
khali ai charagaro honge bahut marham-dan
par mire zakhm nahin aise ki bhar jaenge
O healers, all your potions, balms, may now be at an end
but still my wounds are not the sort that one can ever mend
pahunchenge rahguzar-e-yar talak kyuun kar ham
pahle jab tak na do aalam se guzar jaenge
the path to my beloved’s street how can I ever find
Untll I traverse the course of both the worlds combined
shola-e-ah ko bijli ki tarah chamkaun
par mujhe dar hai ki vo dekh ke dar jaenge
like lightning I would brighten the flame that is my sigh
but then I am afraid that she, in fear would start to cry
ham nahin vo jo karen khuun ka daava tujh par
balki puchhega khuda bhi to mukar jaenge
I am not one of those who will you of murder accuse
even if God would seek to know, I’d blatantly refuse
aag dozakh ki bhi ho jaegi paani paani
jab ye aasi araq-e-sharm se tar jaenge
even the blazing, roaring flames of hell will then be quenched
when these offenders there arrive in sweat of shame all drenched
nahin paega nishan koi hamara hargiz
ham jahan se ravish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge
none will ever find the slightest trace of me perchance
I will leave this world just like the arrow of a glance
samne chashm-e-guhar-bar ke kah do dariya
chadh ke gar aae to nazron se utar jaenge
zauq, by madrasas misled mullahs have gone astray
bring them to the tavern and they will find their way
laae jo mast hain turbat pe gulabi ankhen
aur agar kuchh nahin do phuul to dhar jaenge
rukh-e-raushan se naqab apne ulat dekho tum
mehr-o-mah nazron se yaron ki utar jaenge
ham bhi dekhenge koi ahl-e-nazar hai ki nahin
yaan se jab ham ravish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge
‘zauq’ jo madrase ke bigde hue hain mulla
un ko mai-khane men le aao sanvar jaenge
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