Qateel Shifai
garmi-e-hasrat-e-nakam se jal jaate hain
ham charaghon ki tarah shaam se jal jaate hain
I burn up in the flames of unfulfilled desire
like lanterns are, at eventide I am set afire
shama jis aag men jalti hai numaish ke liye
ham usi aag men gumnam se jal jaate hain
the fire,that the flame burns in, for all to see
In that very fire I do burn but namelessly
bach nikalte hain agar atish-e-sayyal se ham
shola-e-ariz-e-gulfam se jal jaate hain
If from the hunter’s fire I manage to escape
I perish in the fire that’s in the flower’s cape
khud-numai to nahin sheva-e-arbab-e-vafa
jin ko jalna ho vo aram se jal jaate hain
exhibition’s not the norm for those that faithful be
those who wish to perish then do so quietly
rabt-e-baham pe hamen kya na kahenge dushman
ashna jab tire paigham se jal jaate hain
at our mutual fondness why will enemies not fret
when even friends, at your messages, are all het
jab bhi aata hai mira naam tire naam ke saath
jaane kyuun log mire naam se jal jaate hain
whenever my name happens to be linked to thee
I wonder why these people burn with jealousy
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