Garmi-e-hasrat-e-nakaam se jal jate hain

garmi-e-hasrat-e-nakaam se jal jate hain
hum charaghon ki tarah sham se jal jate hain

I burn up in the flames of unfulfilled desire
like lanterns are, at eventide I am set afire

shama jis aag mein jalti hai numaish ke liye
hum usi aag mein gumnam se jal jate 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 aatish-e-sayyal se hum
shola-e-ariz-e-gulfam se jal jate 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 shewa-e-arbab-e-wafa
jin ko jalna ho wo aaram se jal jate hain

exhibition's not the norm for those that faithful be
those who wish to perish then do so quietly

rabt-e-baham pe hamein kya na kahenge dushman
aashna jab tere paigham se jal jate hain

at our mutual fondness why will enemies not fret
when even friends, at your messages, are all het

jab bhi aata hai mera nam tere nam ke sath
jaane kyun log mere nam se jal jate hain

whenever my name happens to be linked to thee
I wonder why these people burn with jealousy