daa_im padaa huaa tere dar par nahi hun mai
khaaq aisi zindagi pe, ki patthar nahi hun mai

[daa_im = forever]

kyo gadrish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil
insaan hun, pyaalaa-o-saagar nahi hun mai

[gardish-e-mudaam = never ending sorrow mudaam = never ending]
[pyaalaa-o-saagar = goblet of wine]

yaa rab zamaanaa mujhako mitaataa hai kis liye
lauh-e-jahaan pe harf-e-muqarrar nahi hun mai

[lauh-e-jahaan = paper of the world, metaphorically speaking]
[hafr-e-muqarrar = redundant word / letter]

had chaahiye sazaa me aqubat ke vaaste
aakhir gunaah_gaar hun qaafir nahi hun mai

[aqubat = torture, pain]

kis vaaste aziz nahi jaanate mujhe
laal-o-zamurd-o-zar-o-gauhar nahi hun mai

[laal-o-zamurd-o-zar-o-gauhar = ruby, emerald, gold or pearl]

rakhate ho tum qadam meri aankho se kyo direg
rutabe me mahar-o-maah se kamatar nahi hun mai

karate ho mujhako man-o-qadam-bos kis liye
kyaa aasamaan ke bhi baraabar nahi hun mai

'gaalib' vazifaakhvaar ho, do shaah ko duaa
vo din gaye ki kahate the, naukar nahi hun mai