ishq paband-e-wafa hai na ki paband-e-rusum
sar jhukane ko nahin kahte hain sajda karna
love is known by faithfulness and not by rituals bound
just bowing of one's head is not
Aasi uldani
dil abhi puri tarah TuTa nahin
doston ki mehrbani chahiye
my heartbreak's not complete, it pends
I need some favours from my friends
Abdul Hamid Adam
dil KHush hua hai masjid-e-viran ko dekh kar
meri tarah KHuda ka bhi KHana KHarab hai
seeing the mosque deserted was to me a source of glee
his house too was desolate, just the same as me
Abdul Hamid Adam
kahte hain umr-e-rafta kabhi lauTti nahin
ja mai-kade se meri jawani uTha ke la
tis said this fleeting life once gone never returns
go to the tavern and bring back my youth again
Abdul Hamid Adam
marne wale to KHair hain bebas
jine wale kamal karte hain
those who are dying can little else contrive
I am truly amazed at those who can survive
Abdul Hamid Adam
saqi mujhe sharab ki tohmat nahin pasand
mujh ko teri nigah ka ilzam chahiye
the charge of being affected by wine, I do despise
I want to be accused of feasting from your eyes
Abdul Hamid Adam
hae wo jis ki ummiden hon KHizan par mauquf
shaKH-e-gul sukh ke gir jae to kashana bane
alas the one whose aspirations do on autumn rest
when the leaves dry off and fall, they would make their nest
Afsar Merathi