kya aae tum jo aae ghaDi do ghaDi ke baad
sine mein hogi sans aDi do ghaDi ke baad
to what avail is if you come after such a wait
my breath belabours in my breast, it may be too late
kya roka apne girye ko hum ne ki lag gai
phir wo hi aansuon ki jhaDi do ghaDi ke baad
how the river of my tears I managed to restrain
the cataract, soon afterwards, was flowing again
koi ghaDi agar wo mulaem hue to kya
kah baiThenge phir ek kaDi do ghaDi ke baad
what is the point if she is kind for a while today?
for moments later something harsh she will surely say
us lal-e-lab ke hum ne liye bose is qadar
sab uD gai misi ki dhaDi do ghaDi ke baad
with such passion did I kiss her crimson lips today
the colour of her painted lips soon was washed away
allah re zof-e-sina se har aah-e-be-asar
lab tak jo pahunchi bhi to chaDhi do ghaDi ke baad
Lord my weakness caused each prayer to be of no avail
even though it reached my lips, in rising it did fail
kal us se hum ne tark-e-mulaqat ki to kya
phir us baghair kal na paDi do ghaDi ke baad
what if yesterday I swore to never meet or see
without her heart was restless then momentarily
the do ghaDi se shaiKH ji sheKHi baghaarte
sari wo sheKHi un ki jhaDi do ghaDi ke baad
for a time the priest did go on bragging endlessly
but his swagger soon thereafter vanished suddenly
kahta raha kuchh us se adu do ghaDi talak
ghammaz ne phir aur jaDi do ghaDi ke baad
my rival kept talking to her quite a while you see
thus the rascal further added to his calumny
parwana gird shama ke shab do ghaDi raha
phir dekhi us ki KHak paDi do ghaDi ke baad
for a while the moth did then, circle the flame around
later then I saw its ashes heaped there on the ground
tu do ghaDi ka wada na kar dekh jald aa
aane mein hogi der baDi do ghaDi ke baad
do not pledge to come at length, I beg you do make speed
any further you delay, will be too late indeed
go do ghaDi tak us ne na dekha idhar to kya
aaKHir hamin se aankh laDi do ghaDi ke baad
what if she did not glance this way for a moments few
finally our eyes did meet after those moments two
kya jaane do ghaDi wo rahe 'zauq' kis tarah
phir to na Thahre panw ghaDi do ghaDi ke baad
for so long, I wonder how Zauq managed to sustain
when even for two moments still his feet do not remain
Ghazal
Kya aae tum jo aae ghaDi do ghaDi ke baad
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq