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ai khuda shikwa-e-arbab-e-wafa bhi sun le,
khu gar-e-hamd se thora sa gila bhi sun le.
Hear, O Lord, from the faithful ones this sad lamen
t,
From those used to hymn a praise, a word of discont
ent.
thi to maujood azal se hi teri zaat-e-qadim,
phool tha zeb-e-chaman, par na pareshan thi shamim;
Enternally were you present, Lord, eternally omnisc
ent,
The flower hung upon the tree, but without incense.
shart insaaf hai, ai, sahib-e-altaf-e-amim,
boo-e-gul phailti kis tarah jo hoti na nasim?
Be Thou fair, tell us true, O fountsinhead of grace
,
How could the scent spread withoutthe breeze apace?
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hum se pahle tha ajab tere jahan ka manzir,
kahin masjood the pather, kahin maabood shajar,
urn?
Hardly had they stepped inside, when they were exte
rned.
aae ushaaq, gaye waada-e-farda lekar,
ab unhen dhoond chirag-e-rukh-e-zeba lekar!
Thy lovers came and went away, fed on hopes of futu
re grace,
Search them now with the lamp of your glowing face.
dard-e-laila bhi wohi, qais ka pahlu bhi wohi,
nejd ke dasht-o-jabal mein ram-e-aahoo bhi wohi,
Unassuaged is Laila's ache, unquenched is Qais's th
irst,
In the wilderness of Nejd, the wild deer are still
berserk.
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ishq ka dil bhi wohi, husn ka jaadoo bhi wohi,
ummat-e-ahmed-e-mursil bhi wohi, tu bhi wohi,
The same passion thrills the hearts, enchanting sti
ll is beauty's gaze,
You are the same as before, same too is the Prophet
's race.
phir yeh aazurdagi-e-ghair-sabab kya maani,
apne shaidaaon pe yeh chashm-e-ghazab kya maani?
Why then this indifference, without a cause or faul
t?
Why with your threatening looks dost thou break our
heart?
ishq ki khair, who pehli si ada bhi na sahi,
jaada paimaai taslim-o-raza bhi na sahi,
Accepted that the flame of love burneth low and dim
,
We do not, as in your, dance attendance on your whi
ms;
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kabhi hum se, kabhi ghairon se shanasaai hai,