waqt-e-piri doston ki be-ruKHi ka kya gila
bach ke chalte hain sabhi girti hui diwar se
in old age friends forsake, why should one complain at all
nobody treads in the shadow of a crumbling wall
Firaq Gorakhpuri
dushmanon ki jafa ka KHauf nahin
doston ki wafa se Darte hain
I do nor fear injury from my enemies
what frightens me is my friend's fidelities
Hafeez Banarasi
agar tu ittifaqan mil bhi jae
teri furqat ke sadme kam na honge
even if perchance we meet
my ache for you will not deplete
Hafeez Hoshiarpuri
dosti aam hai lekin ai dost
dost milta hai baDi mushkil se
friendship is commonplace my dear
but friends are hard to find I fea
Hafeez Hoshiarpuri
mohabbat karne wale kam na honge
teri mahfil mein lekin hum na honge
those that love you will not shrink
But I will be gone I think
Hafeez Hoshiarpuri
zamane bhar ke gham ya ek tera gham
ye gham hoga to kitne gham na honge
your sorrow or a world of pain
if this be there none will remain
Hafeez Hoshiarpuri
doston ko bhi mile dard ki daulat ya rab
mera apna hi bhala ho mujhe manzur nahin
may my friends too receive this wealth of pain
I cannot envisage my solitary gain
Hafeez Jalandhari