Phir kuchh ek dil ko be-qarari hai

phir kuchh ek dil ko be-qarari hai
sina juya-e-zaKHm-e-kari hai

restless again this heart is found
my breast now seeks a deeper wound

phir jigar khodne laga naKHun
aamad-e-fasl-e-lala-kari hai

'gain nails my liver lacerate
red tulips soon will be in spate

qibala-e-maqsad-e-nigah-e-niyaz
phir wahi parda-e-amari hai

towards the goal are eyes now keen
again the curtain is between

chashm dallal-e-jins-e-ruswai
dil KHaridar-e-zauq-e-KHwari hai

eyes: broker of wares of disgrace
heart: buyer with zest to abase

wahi sad-rang nala-farsai
wahi sad-gona ashk-bari hai

'gain hundred hues of sad lament
and hundred fold are tears spent

dil hawa-e-KHiram-e-naz se phir
mahsharistan-e-be-qarari hai

my heart in hope of graceful gait
is doomsday's ferment incarnate

jalwa phir arz-e-naz karta hai
roz bazar-e-jaan-sipari hai

'gain beauty's airs are on display
life is the price you pay today

phir usi bewafa pe marte hain
phir wahi zindagi hamari hai

dying for that faithless one again
my life, the same, does then remain

phir khula hai dar-e-adalat-e-naz
garm-bazar-e-faujdari hai

doors of her court open again
her lover's lawsuits are amain

ho raha hai jahan mein andher
zulf ki phir sirishta-dari hai

now darkness in this world does reign
her tresses rule here once again

phir diya para-e-jigar ne sawal
ek fariyaad o aah-o-zari hai

heart's pieces file a claim once more
plaint and lament is here galore

phir hue hain gawah-e-ishq talab
ashk-bari ka hukm-jari hai

love's witnesses are in demand
tears need be shed is the command

dil o mizhgan ka jo muqaddama tha
aaj phir us ki ru-bakari hai

suit tween her lashes and my heart
will 'gain be heard today from start

be-KHudi be-sabab nahin 'ghaalib'
kuchh to hai jis ki parda-dari hai

your stupor's not of cause devoid
there's something that want to hide