Kab mera nasheman ahl-e-chaman gulshan mein gawara karte hain

kab mera nasheman ahl-e-chaman gulshan mein gawara karte hain
ghunche apni aawazon mein bijli ko pukara karte hain

when did the people in the park, my humble refuge like?
buds in their voices shrill and stark, bid lightning to strike

ab naza ka aalam hai mujh par tum apni mohabbat wapas lo
jab kashti Dubne lagti hai to bojh utara karte hain

my end is near I'm on the brink, take back the love bestowed
whenever a ship's about to sink, it's prudent to unload

jati hui mayyat dekh ke bhi wallah tum uTh ke aa na sake
do chaar qadam to dushman bhi taklif gawara karte hain

inspite of seeing my hearse go by, she did not condescend
at such times even foes comply, take trouble to attend

be-wajah na jaane kyun zid hai un ko shab-e-furqat walon se
wo raat baDha dene ke liye gesu ko sanwara karte hain

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ponchho na araq ruKHsaron se rangini-e-husn ko baDhne do
sunte hain ki shabnam ke qatre phulon ko nikhaara karte hain

wipe not the droplets from your face, let beauty's lustre grow
drops of dew when flowers grace, enhance their freshness so

kuchh husn o ishq mein farq nahin hai bhi to faqat ruswai ka
tum ho ki gawara kar na sake hum hain ki gawara karte hain

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taron ki bahaaron mein bhi 'qamar' tum afsurda se rahte ho
phulon ko to dekho kanTon mein hans hans ke guzara karte hain

tho starry climes and sunlit morns, you stay mournful, pining
see these flowers despite the thorns,stay radiant and shining