Jis Ki Janib Woh Nazar Apni Uttha Lete Hain
Uss Ki Soyee Hui Taqdeer Jaga Dete Hain
Towards whom they raise their glance
His resting destiny they awaken in a trance
Teri Duzdeeda Nigahon Ko Dua Dete Hain
Jitne Chubte Hain Yeh Teer Utna Maza Dete Hain
For your peeking gazes, I pray
The more these arrows wound, the more delighted I lay
Jab Se Dekha Hai Unhein Apna Mujhe Hosh Nahin
Jane Kya Cheez Woh Nazroon Se Pila Dete Hain
Ever since them I saw, senseless I have become
What they pour from their glances, a mystery it has become
Takht Kya Cheez Hai Aur Laal-o-Jawahir Kya Hai
Ishq Wale To Khudai Bhi Loota Dete Hain
What is a throne and what are lustrous jewels?
Lovers surrender divinity against the rules
Aik Din Aisa Bhi Ata Hai Mohabbat Mein Zaroor
Khud Ko Ghabra Ke Naqab Apna Uttah Lete Hain
There is one such moment in love, indeed!
With nervousness, they raise their veil
Apni Barbadi Pe Khush Hoon Yeh Suna Hai Jabse
Woh Jisse Apna Samajhte Hain Mitta Dete Hain
Happy with my own ruin I am, ever since I have learned
Who they consider their own, obliterated have turned
Apne Daman Ko Zara Aap Bacha Kar Rakhna
Sakhat Aahon Se Bhi Hum Aag Laga Dete Hain
Your own hem a little, you save and claim
With deep sighs, we set the fire aflame
Jis Ki Janib Woh Nazar Apni Uttha Lete Hain
Uss Ki Soyee Hui Taqdeer Jaga Dete Hain*
Towards whom they raise their glance
His resting destiny they awaken in a trance
— Translated by Jamil Hussain, Sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan