Aaye der se who toh kya hai
Aaye toh sahi
Zindagi bhar na aaye toh kya hai
Meri mazaar pe hi sahi
Rukh-e-gulzar pe noor aaya hai
Muddaton baad sahi
Khursheed sa roshan na ho to kya hai
Raat ka aaftab sahi
Aashiq giraftaar hua hai
Kisi qaid me na sahi
Paak mohabbat ki hai lekin
Hai toh mulzim hi sahi
Chand lamhon ka bhi karte hain farishtey hisab
Toh huzoor hisab sahi
Ta-umr hum unme guzaar lenge
Thode khushnuma thode kharaab sahi
Rooh nahi jism me toh kya
Rooh-e-aks hi sahi
Sukoon mayassar kar aaye hum
Mile na mile jahaan sahi
Translation:
Thoughts
They came late so what is there
they at least came
they did not come during my lifetime
it matters not that it was at my grave
Beautiful face of theirs has lit up
after eons yes, but that is alright
it may not be as bright as the sun
it is still like the moon of the night
The admirer has been imprisoned
but not in a prison
he has pure love in his heart but
a culprit, he still is
The angels cruelly count the moments and give them to me,
which are already too few
So let them do the math
I can live my whole life in those few
Some happy and some unpleasant
The body is without a soul so what is there
A mere sign of a soul is enough
I have achieved my peace of mind
So what if I did not conquer the world
(mazaar=grave)
(rukh-e-gulzar is actually the ‘garden of their face’, but literal
translation is not always pleasant J)
(muddaton=long time)
(khursheed=Sun)
(aaftab=moon)
(paak mohabbat = pure love)
Farishtey=angels of death/angels; chand= few)
(hisab=math/balance)
(rooh-e-aks= soul's shadow/sign)
(sukoon=piece of mind, mayassar= to make available, to achieve)
