vada-e-vaslat se dil ho shaad kya
tum se dushman ki mubarakbad kya
why should vows of union now enthuse?
compliments from foes like you, what use?
kuchh qafas men in dinon lagta hai ji
ashiyan apna hua barbad kya
being caged now-a-days is easeful rest
is it that someone has destroyed my nest?
nala-e-paiham se yaan fursat nahin
hazrat-e-naseh karen irshad kya
there is no leisure from constant lament
O preacher what account can I present
hain asiir us ke jo hai apna asiir
ham na samjhe said kya sayyad kya
when imprisoned by my prisoner then
who is captor, captive’s hard to ken
shokh-bazari thi shirin bhi magar
varna farq-e-khusrau-o-farhad kya
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nashsha-e-ulfat se bhule yaar ko
sach hai aisi be-khudi men yaad kya
love’s headiness made me forget her too
in stupor nought can one recall it’s true
naala ik dam men uda daale dhuen
charkh kya aur charkh ki buniyad kya
a plaintive cry of mine will vaporize
the very foundations of lofty skies
jab mujhe ranj-e-dil-azari na ho
bevafa phir hasil-e-bedad kya
torture’s not a source of pain to me
O faithless one why then this cruelty
paanv tak pahunchi vo zulf-e-kham-ba-kham
sarv ko ab bandhiye azad kya
curling tresses reach her feet you see
can the cypress now held to be free?
kya karun allah sab hain be-asar
valvala kya naala kya fariyad kya
Lord! what can I do? Of no avail
is to weep or vent or even wail
in nasibon par kiya akhtar-shanas
asman bhi hai sitam-ijad kya
just in counting stars my life is spent
what tortures these cruel skies invent
roz-e-mahshar ki tavaqqo hai abas
aisi baton se ho khatir shaad kya
futile is the hope for judgement day
such talk won’t raise my spirits any way
gar baha-e-khun-e-ashiq hai visal
intiqam-e-zahmat-e-jallad kya
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but-kada jannat hai chaliye be-hiras
lab pe ‘momin’ harche bada-bad kya
the idol’s house is heaven, come don’t fret
whatever be Momin, there’s nothing to regret
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