ab jis ke ji mein aae wahi pae raushni
hum ne to dil jala ke sar-e-am rakh diya
whoever so desires may now partake of its heat
for I have set my heart afire and left it on the street
Qateel Shifai
chalo achchha hua kaam aa gai diwangi apni
wagarna hum zamane bhar ko samjhane kahan jate
twas a good thing that my madness was to some avail
else, for my state, what other reason could the world I show?
Qateel Shifai
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
Qateel Shifai
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
Qateel Shifai
nikal kar dair-o-kaba se agar milta na mai-KHana
to Thukrae hue insan KHuda jaane kahan jate
if on leaving temple,mosque no tavern were be found
what refuge would outcasts find? this only God would know
Qateel Shifai
shama jis aag mein jalti hai numaish ke liye
hum usi aag mein gum-nam se jal jate hain
the fire,that the flame burns in, for all to see
In that very fire I do burn but namelessly
Qateel Shifai
tumhaari be-ruKHi ne laj rakh li baada-KHane ki
tum aankhon se pila dete to paimane kahan jate
your indifference has saved the tavern from ignominy
had I quaffed wine from your eyes, where would the goblets be
Qateel Shifai