Ku-ba-ku phail gai baat shanasai ki

ku-ba-ku phail gai baat shanasai ki
us ne KHushbu ki tarah meri pazirai ki

The news of our affinity has spread to every door
He welcomed me like fragrance which he did adore

kaise kah dun ki mujhe chhoD diya hai us ne
baat to sach hai magar baat hai ruswai ki

How can I say that I have been deserted by my beau
Its true but this will cause me to be shamed for evermore

wo kahin bhi gaya lauTa to mere pas aaya
bas yahi baat hai achchhi mere harjai ki

Each time he deserted me, came back to me once more
I like this very aspect of my faithless paramour

tera pahlu tere dil ki tarah aabaad rahe
tujh pe guzre na qayamat shab-e-tanhai ki

Just as your heart is full of love, be dear ones by your side
May pain of long and lonely nights be never in your store

us ne jalti hui peshani pe jab hath rakha
ruh tak aa gai tasir masihai ki

When he gently placed his hand upon my burning brow
It was as though the saviour's touch had infused my core

ab bhi barsat ki raaton mein badan TuTta hai
jag uThti hain ajab KHwahishen angDai ki

Till even now in rainy climes, my limbs are aching, sore
The yen to stretch out languidly then comes to the fore