ajib haal tha ahd-e-shabab mein dil ka
mujhe gunah bhi kar-e-sawab lagta tha
strange was the condition of my heart in youth
when even sinful deeds seemed piety forsooth
Hira Nand Soz
is shahr mein kis se milen hum se to chhuTin mahfilen
har shaKHs tera nam le har shaKHs diwana tera
Who should I meet in this town, all company I eschew
Every one now just talks of you, each one crazy for you
Ibn e Insha
kal chaudhwin ki raat thi shab bhar raha charcha tera
kuchh ne kaha ye chand hai kuchh ne kaha chehra tera
T'was a full moon out last night, all evening there was talk of you
Some people said it was the moon,and some said that it was you
Ibn e Insha
kuche ko tere chhoD kar jogi hi ban jaen magar
jangal tere parbat tere basti teri sahra tera
I should leave your street and go, become a dervish, though
Forests mountains deserts towns are yours where do I go
Ibn e Insha
aane mein sada der lagate hi rahe tum
jate rahe hum jaan se aate hi rahe tum
Delay in arriving always managed to contrive
this world I was leaving, yet you didn't arrive
Imam Bakhsh Nasikh
dil siyah hai baal hain sab apne piri mein safed
ghar ke andar hai andhera aur bahar chandni
in old age my heart is black and my hair is white
the house as though is dark inside, outside there is starlight
Imam Bakhsh Nasikh
KHwab hi mein nazar aa jae shab-e-hijr kahin
so mujhe hasrat-e-didar ne sone na diya
her, on the eve of separation, in dreams I'd hoped to sight
but the yearning for her vision kept me up all night
Imam Bakhsh Nasikh