nahin ishq men is ka to ranj hamen ki qarar o shakeb zara na raha
gham-e-ishq to apna rafiq raha koi aur bala se raha na raha
in love I harbour no regret, that peace, patience are nowhere
sorrow is still my intimate, if no one else, I do not care
diya apni khudi ko jo ham ne utha vo jo parda sa biich men tha na raha
rahe parde men ab na vo parda-nashin koi dusra us ke siva na raha
when I erased the “self” in me, the veil no longer was between
no longer shrouded was He; save Him no other could be seen
na thi haal ki jab hamen apne khabar rahe dekhte auron ke aib o hunar
padi apni buraiyon par jo nazar to nigah men koi bura na raha
while unknowing of myself, in others faults did often see
when my own shortcomings saw, found no one else as bad as me
tire rukh ke khayal men kaun se din uthe mujh pe na fitna-e-roz-e-jaza
tiri zulf ke dhyan men kaun si shab mire sar pe hujum-e-bala na raha
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in serving wine to me today, if she, alas, does now delay
impermanent, this age of youth, this time of joy shall go away
hamen saghar-e-bada ke dene men ab kare der jo saaqi to haae ghazab
ki ye ahd-e-nashat ye daur-e-tarab na rahega jahan men sada na raha
in ages has the moon-faced one deigned to reveal herself to me
my calm, composure I have lost, she’s lost her veiled timidity
kai roz men aaj vo mehr-liqa hua mere jo samne jalva-numa
mujhe sabr o qarar zara na raha use pas-e-hijab-o-haya na raha
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tire khanjar o tegh ki ab-e-ravan hui jab ki sabil-e-sitam-zadgan
gae kitne hi qafile khushk-zaban koi tishna-e-ab-e-baqa na raha
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mujhe saaf batae nigar agar to ye puchhun main ro ro ke khun-e-jigar
male paanv se kis ke hain dida-e-tar kaf-e-pa pe jo rang-e-hina na raha
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use chaha tha main ne ki rok rakhun miri jaan bhi jaae to jaane na duun
kiye laakh fareb karod fusun na raha na raha na raha na raha
pierced by a thousand darts of pain, writhing in dust I do remain
as by the twin-edged scimitar of airs and grace I have been slain
lage yuun to hazaron hi tir-e-sitam ki tadapte rahe pade khaak pe ham
vale naaz o karishma ki tegh-e-do-dam lagi aisi ki tasma laga na raha
deem him not a human being, however wise he may appear
in pleasure he forgets the Lord, and in anger Him does not fear
‘zafar’ aadmi us ko na janiyega vo ho kaisa hi sahab-e-fahm-o-zaka
jise aish men yad-e-khuda na rahi jise taish men khauf-e-khuda na raha
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