tere bistar pe miri jaan kabhi
be-karan raat ke sannate men
jazba-e-shauq se ho jaate hain aaza madhosh
aur lazzat ki giran-bari se
zehn ban jaata hai daldal kisi virane ki
aur kahin is ke qarib
nind, aghaz-e-zamistan ke parinde ki tarah
khauf dil men kisi mauhum shikari ka liye
apne par taulti hai, chikhti hai
be-karan raat ke sannate men!
tere bistar pe miri jaan kabhi
arzuen tire siine ke kuhistanon men
zulm sahte hue habshi ki tarah rengti hain!
In the dead Silence of a Shoreless Night
ek lamhe ke liye dil men khayal aata hai
to miri jaan nahin
balki sahil ke kisi shahr ki doshiza hai
aur tire mulk ke dushman ka sipahi huun men
ek muddat se jise aisi koi shab na mili
ki zara ruuh ko apni vo subuk-bar kare!
be-panah aish ke haijan ka arman le kar
apne daste se kai roz se mafrur huun main!
ye mire dil men khayal aata hai
tere bistar pe miri jaan kabhi
be-karan raat ke sannate men!
Sometimes on your bed, my love
In the dead silence of a shoreless night
Limbs go lifeless with passion
And beneath this burden of pleasure
the mind sinks
Into a quagmire of some wilderness
And somewhere nearby
Sleep, like a bird fearing
Predators at Winter’s dawn
Prepares its wing, and screams
In the dead silence of a shoreless night