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ham ne maanā ki taGHāful na karoge lekin, 
            Khaak ho jā.eñge ham tum ko Khabar hote tak. 
            partav-e-Khur se hai shabnam ko fanā kī ta.alīm, 
            maiñ bhī huuñ ek ināyat kī nazar hote tak. 

ab tak dil-e-Khush-fehm ko tujh se hai umīdeñ, ye aaKHrī shamm'eñ bhī bujhāne ke liye aa. 

maine samjhā thā ke tū hai to daraKHshāñ hai hayāt, 
            terā Gham hai to Gham-e-dehr kā jhagDā kyā hai? 
            teri sūrat se hai 'aalam meñ bahāroñ ko sabāt, 
            teri aankhoñ ke sivā duniyā meñ rakhā kya hai? 

ab ke hum bichhDe to shāyad Khwāboñ meñ mileñ, 
            jis tarah sūkhe huye phool kitāboñ meñ mileñ. 

dil phir tavāf-e-kū-e-malāmat ko jaa.e hai, 
            pindār ka sanam-kada virāñ kiye huye. 

ghubaar e ku e ao boodam, nami daanam kuja raftam. 
            
            i am like the dust swirling around my beloved's street, 
            i know not where i am going. 

ghulaam e ru e ao boodam, aseer e mu e ao boodam. 
            
            i am the slave of the exotic face, i am the prisoner of her long tresses. 

shudam gharqe visaal e ao, nami daanam kuja raftam. 
            
            i find myself drowning in the moment of meeting my beloved, 
            i know not where i am going.