ai 'zauq' takalluf mein hai taklif sarasar
aaram mein hai wo jo takalluf nahin karta
save trouble, in formality, zauq nothing else can be
at ease he then remains he who, eschews formality
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
dekh chhoTon ko hai allah baDai deta
aasman aankh ke til mein hai dikhai deta
even to tiny creatures God greatness does provide
in the pupil of the eye skies can be espied
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
ek aansu ne Duboya mujh ko un ki bazm mein
bund bhar pani se sari aabru pani hui
a single tear caused my fall in her company
just a drop of water drowned my dignity
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
haq ne tujh ko ek zaban di aur diye hain kan do
is ke ye mani kahe ek aur sune insan do
the lord did on our face one mouth and two ears array
for to listen twich as much as we are wont to say
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
kal jahan se ki uTha lae the ahbab mujhe
le chala aaj wahin phir dil-e-be-tab mujhe
the place from where my friends had picked me yesterday
my restless heart takes me again to that place today
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
kitne muflis ho gae kitne tawangar ho gae
KHak mein jab mil gae donon barabar ho gae
however many paupers passed, and wealthy went and came
when they were consigned to dust they were all the same
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
kya jaane use wahm hai kya meri taraf se
jo KHwab mein bhi raat ko tanha nahin aata
I wonder to what misgivings she is prone
that even in my dreams she's not alone
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq