ahta hai wahan zikr-e-tuhur-o-mai-e-kausar
hum aaj se kabe ko bhi mai-KHana kahenge
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
sahta raha jafa-e-dost kahta raha ada-e-dost
mere KHulus ne mera jina muhaal kar diya
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
sab honge us se apne taaruf ki fikr mein
mujh ko mere sukut se pahchan jaega
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
sahil ke tamashai har Dubne wale par
afsos to karte hain imdad nahin karte
to a drowning person, they on the shores who stand
do lend their sympathy, but not a helping hand
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
ind jannat mein ja bhi chuke
waiz-e-mohtaram rah gae
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
maujon ke ittihad ka aalam na puchhiye
qatra uTha aur uTh ke samundar uTha liya
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
main us ke samne se guzarta hun is liye
tark-e-talluqat ka ehsas mar na jae
it is for this reason, I often pass her by
the pain of our breaking up, may not ever die
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
tark-e-talluqat ko ek lamha chahiye
lekin tamam umr mujhe sochna paDa
Fana Nizami Kanpuri
qaid-e-gham-e-hayat bhi kya chiz hai 'fana'
rah-e-farar mil na saki umr-bhar phire
Fana Nizami Kanpuri