Kal chaudhwin ki raat thi shab bhar raha charcha tera

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

hum bhi wahin maujud the hum se bhi sab puchha kiye
hum hans diye hum chup rahe manzur tha parda tera

I too was there, and was asked, by each one to explain
I laughed it off, didn’t say a word, let mystery remain

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

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

hum aur rasm-e-bandagi aashuftagi uftadgi
ehsan hai kya kya tera ai husn-e-be-parwa tera

Me and my trait of loyalty, sadness pain and troubles be
What favours you bestow on me, when act so heartlessly

do ashk jaane kis liye palkon pe aa kar Tik gae
altaf ki barish teri ikram ka dariya tera

Two teardrops, why, I do not know, wait on my lonely brow
Outpourings of your kindness, rivers from your favours flow

ai be-daregh o be-aman hum ne kabhi ki hai fughan
hum ko teri wahshat sahi hum ko sahi sauda tera

O heartless cruel one tell me, did I cry out despairingly?
Crazy for you tho I may be, my madness is precious to me

hum par ye saKHti ki nazar hum hain faqir-e-rehguzar
rasta kabhi roka tera daman kabhi thama tera

Why thus, on me severity, a mendicant I merely be
Did I ever block your street, did I ever trouble thee

han han teri surat hasin lekin tu aisa bhi nahin
ek shaKHs ke ashaar se shohra hua kya kya tera

You're beautiful I do agree, but then not to that degree
It is this poet's poetry, that is cause of fame for thee

bedard sunni ho to chal kahta hai kya achchhi ghazal
aashiq tera ruswa tera shair tera 'insha' tera

O cruel one if you agree come listen to his poetry
Lover, poet, infamous, Inshaa is yours and yours truly