taskeen-e-dile mehzum na huyi
wo saiye karam farma bhi gaye
taskeen-e-dile mehzum na huyi
wo saiye karam farma bhi gaye
is saiye karam ko kya kahiye
bahla bhi gaye, tadpa bhi gaye

hum marj-e-wafa bhi kar na sake
kuch kah na sake, kuch sun na sake
hum marj-e-wafa bhi kar na sake
kuch kah na sake, kuch sun na sake
yaha humne jaba hi kholi thi
waha aankh jhuki sharma bhi gaye
yaha humne jaba hi kholi thi
waha aankh jhuki sharma bhi gaye

is mehfil kaifo masti me
is anjumane irfani me
is mehfil kaifo masti me
is anjumane irfani me
sab jaam vakuf me peete nahi
hum pee bhi gaye, chhalka bhi gaye
sab jaam vakuf me peete nahi
hum pee bhi gaye, chhalka bhi gaye

The heart's ache, it wouldn't cease,
Though grace descended, offering peace.
The heart's ache, it wouldn't cease,
Though grace descended, offering peace.
What shall we call this tender play?
They soothed our souls, then turned away.

We, love's true malady, could not
Speak forth our pain, nor be forgot.
We, love's true malady, could not
Speak forth our pain, nor be forgot.
Our tongues, they opened, trembling then,
Their eyes, in shame, looked down again.
Our tongues, they opened, trembling then,
Their eyes, in shame, looked down again.

Within this realm of drunken bliss,
In this enlightened, knowing kiss,
Within this realm of drunken bliss,
In this enlightened, knowing kiss,
All sip from cups of measured time,
But we, we drank, and spilled the wine.
All sip from cups of measured time,
But we, we drank, and spilled the wine.