shuru hotaa hai phir baato kaa mausam
shuru hotaa hai phir baato kaa mausam
suhaani chaandani raato kaa mausam
bujhaaen kis tarah dil ki lagi ko
lagaaen aag ham is chaandani ko
ki chaand saa koi chehraa na pahalu me ho

arz kiyaa hai
haay, ki chaand saa koi chehraa na pahalu me ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chehra na pahalu me ho
chaand saa koi chehra na pahalu me ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahi aataa
are, jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaae to
ho, jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaae to
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaae to
mayakashi kaa mazaaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pahalu me ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahi aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaae to
mayakashi kaa mazaaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chehra na pahalu me ho

zindagi hai mukammal adhuri nahi
zindagi hai mukammal adhuri nahi
chaand saa koi chehra zaruri nahi
husn saiyyaad hai, ishq fariyaad hai
ye jo do naam hai, dono badanaam hai
tum to naadaan ho, gam ke mehamaan ho
dil zaraa thaam lo, aql se kaam lo
agarach roshani hoti hai saahab sab karaaro me
zaraa saa farq hotaa hai dilo me aur dimaago me
ai mere dosto, aql se kaam lo
baat dil ki karo
kyoki
sher dil ko na tadapaake rakh de agar
to shaayari kaa mazaa nahi aataa
ki chaand saa koi chehra
chaand saa koi chehra na pahalu me ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahi aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaae to
mayakashi kaa mazaaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chehra na pahalu me ho

sharbati aankh ke dushmano se bacho
sharbati aankh ke dushmano se bacho
reshmi zulf ki ulajhano se bacho
vo gali chhod do, ye bharam tod do
yun na aahe bharo, in se taubaa karo
ye jo diladaar hai, sab sitamagar hai
dil jo dete hain ye, to jaan lete hai ye
vafaa ke naam ko aashiq kabhi rusvaa nahi karate
kataa dete hai vo gardan magar shikavaa nahi karate
dil machal jaane do, tir chal jaane do, dam nikal jaane do
aur, maut se aadami ko agar dar lage
maut se aadami ko agar dar lage
to zindagi kaa mazaa aataa nahi
chaand saa koi chehra na pahalu me ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahi aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaae to
mayakashi kaa mazaaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chehra na pahalu me ho

ishq me yaad kuchh aur hotaa nahi
aashiqi khub ki, dil se mahabub ki
yaad jaati nahi, nid aati nahi
dard khilataa nahi, chain milataa nahi
yaa khudaa kyaa kare, ham davaa kyaa kare
davaa dard-e-jigar ki puchhate ho tum divaane se
ye dil ki aag bujhegi faqat aansu bahaane se
yah sitam kis lie, gam ho kam kis lie, roe ham kis lie
aag par koi paani agar daal de
aag par koi paani agar daal de
to dillagi kaa mazaa aataa nahi
aag par koi paani agar daal de
to dillagi kaa mazaa aataa nahi
chaand saa koi chaharaa na pahalu me ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahi aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaae to
mayakashi kaa mazaaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chaharaa na pahalu me ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chaharaa na pahalu me ho

The season of talk begins anew,
A season of nights, bathed in gentle dew.
How to quench the heart's burning fire?
Shall we set the moonlight higher?
If a moon-like face is not near,

I present this:
Alas, if a moon-like face is not near,
The moonlit nights lose their sheen.
If a moon-like face is not near,
The moonlit nights lose their sheen.
If the drunkard does not stumble and fall,
If the drunkard does not stumble and fall,
If the drunkard does not stumble and fall,
The joy of the tavern is unseen.
If a moon-like face is not near,
The moonlit nights lose their sheen.
If the drunkard does not stumble and fall,
The joy of the tavern is unseen.
If a moon-like face is not near.

Life is not complete, it is not half-told,
A moon-like face isn't wholly behold.
Beauty, the hunter; love, the plea,
These two names, both in infamy.
You are naive, a guest to sorrow,
Hold your heart, wisdom to borrow.
Though light may gleam in every place,
A subtle difference in heart and mind we trace.
My friends, use wisdom, let it lead,
Speak from the heart, for indeed,
If a poem fails to stir the soul,
Poetry loses its very goal.
If a moon-like face,
If a moon-like face is not near,
The moonlit nights lose their sheen.
If the drunkard does not stumble and fall,
The joy of the tavern is unseen.
If a moon-like face is not near.

Beware those eyes, like nectar sweet,
Avoid the tangles of silken feet.
Leave that lane, break this belief,
Do not sigh, from them find relief.
These beloveds, all are cruel,
They take the heart, then take their rule.
Lovers never bring disgrace to faith,
They’ll sever the neck, without a wraith.
Let the heart flutter, let the arrow fly,
Let the breath depart, and then, die.
And if man fears death's cold hand,

If man fears death's cold hand,
Life's pleasures will never expand.
If a moon-like face is not near,
The moonlit nights lose their sheen.
If the drunkard does not stumble and fall,
The joy of the tavern is unseen.
If a moon-like face is not near.

In love, remembrance is all, it's true,
Loved with the heart, and through and through.
Memory lingers, sleep won't come,
The pain remains, peace is numb.
Oh God, what shall we do, what is the cure?
You ask the madman for the heart's sore,
This fire of the heart, it will cease,
Only with tears, it can find release.

Why this cruelty, why lessen grief, why we weep?
If water is poured upon the fire's keep,
The playfulness of love won't arise.
If water is poured upon the fire's keep,
The playfulness of love won't arise.
If a moon-like face is not near,
The moonlit nights lose their sheen.
If the drunkard does not stumble and fall,
The joy of the tavern is unseen.
If a moon-like face is not near,
The moonlit nights lose their sheen.
If a moon-like face is not near.