Jo Faghan Dilon Mein Tarap Rahi Thi, Nawaye Ziar-e-Labi Rahi
No wonder if the garden birds remained fond of poetry even under the net
The lament fluttering in hearts as silent song remained
Wohi Garya-e-Sehri Raha, Wohi Aah-e-Neem Shabi Rahi
Thy Effulgence could not satisfy the restless heart at all
The same dawn’s lament remained, the same midnight sighs remained
Na Rahi Kahin Asadullah, Na Kahin Abu Lahbi Rahi
Neither God, nor idols nor the rivals of temple and the Harem remained
Neither ‘Ali’s prowess nor Abu Lahab’s infidelity remained
Woh Shaheed-e-Zauq Wafa Hun Mein Ke Nawa Meri Arabi Rahi
Though my orchestra remained oppressed by `Ajam’s plectrum
I am that martyr in fidelity’s cause whose song ever Arabic remained!