yun to har sham umidon mein guzar jati hai
aaj kuchh baat hai jo sham pe rona aaya
Every evening was, by hope, sustained
This evening's desperation makes me weep
Shakeel Badayuni
kabhi mai-kada kabhi but-kada kabhi kaba to kabhi KHanqah
ye teri talab ka junun tha mujhe kab kisi se lagaw tha
At times taverns, temples times, mosques and times, monasteries
`twas frenzy of my search for you, else when was I attached to these.
Shamim Abbas
lijiye bula liya aap ko KHayal mein
ab to dekhiye hamein koi dekhta nahin
now that I have invited you in my reverie
you can look upon me, none is there to see
Shamim Karhani
lijiye bula liya aap ko KHayal mein
ab to dekhiye hamein koi dekhta nahin
now that I have invited you in my reverie
you can look upon me, none is there to see
Shamim Karhani
jis lab ke ghair bose len us lab se 'shefta'
kambaKHt galiyan bhi nahin mere waste
those lips that others get to kiss alas on them I see
not even curses or abuse are now assigned for me
Shefta Mustafa Khan
ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge
mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jaenge
being agitated I express the hope to die, although
in death, if solace is not found, then where shall I go?
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge
mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jaenge
being agitated I express the hope to die, although
in death, if solace is not found, then where shall I go?
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq