malum jo hota hamein anjam-e-mohabbat
lete na kabhi bhul ke hum nam-e-mohabaat
had I known this is how love would end
even its name would not cross my lips my friend
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
maraz-e-ishq jise ho use kya yaad rahe
na dawa yaad rahe aur na dua yaad rahe
he who is stricken by love, remembers naught at all
no cure will come to mind, nor prayer will recall
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
nikalun kis tarah sine se apne tir-e-jaanan ko
na paikan dil ko chhoDe hai, na dil chhoDe hai paikan ko
how do I from my breast dislodge my love's arrow
this barb doesnât leave my heart nor does my heart let go
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
nikalun kis tarah sine se apne tir-e-jaanan ko
na paikan dil ko chhoDe hai, na dil chhoDe hai paikan ko
how do I from my breast dislodge my love's arrow
this barb doesnât leave my heart nor does my heart let go
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
waqt-e-piri shabab ki baaten
aisi hain jaise KHwab ki baaten
in old age talk of youth now seems
to be just like the stuff of dreams
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
aap jate to hain us bazm mein 'shibli' lekin
haal-e-dil dekhiye izhaar na hone pae
shiblii you do go to her gathering today
make sure your heart's condition is kept hidden away
Shibli Nomani
chaaragari ki baat kisi aur se karo
ab ho gae hain yaro purane mariz hum
talk not of cure to me my friends,nor of therapy
I am a chronic patient now, well past remedy
Shuja Khaavar