ye to bat hai log kam janate hai
hame kise mara ye ham janate hai
kisi ko kisi ki mohabbat ne mara
kisi ko kisi ki adavat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara shrafat ali ko

kisi ko kisi ki mohabbat ne mara
kisi ko kisi ki adavat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara shrafat ali ko

falak par zamin par, kahi na kahi par
bani sakht ulajhan bana vaqt dushman
mere gam gusaro muqadar ke maru
mere gam gusaro muqadar ke maru
kisi ko na choda bhram sabka thoda
kisi ko na choda bhram sabka thoda
amiro ko duniya me daulat ne mara
garibo ko duniya me gurabat ne mara
kisi ko kisi ki mohabbat ne mara
kisi ko kisi ki adavat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara shrafat ali ko

dosto har baat ke matalab hai do
ek hai muh me juba aur lab hai do
ham kanvare the to masala ek tha
ho gayi shadi to masale hai do
huyi tumse shadi gayi umr aadhi
mila roz sadma mita na mukdama
udi munh se lali huyi jeb khali
dalilo se tauba, vakilo se tauba
vakilo se tauba, dalilo se tauba
mujhe hay teri vaqalat ne mara
tujhe hay meri adalat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara sharaafat ali ko

kiya tang gam ne magar phir bhi hamne
kiya tang gam ne magar phir bhi hamne
kasam ye na todi sharafat na chodi
nazakat na chodi sadakat na chodi
agarache jahaa me har ek imteha me
agarache jahaa me har ek imteha me
nazakat ali ko nazakat ne mara
sadakat ali ko sadakat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara sharaafat ali ko

vakalat ko chhodo bano tum gavaiya
kama lo rupaiya o babuwa o bhaiya
gazal khub gayi o shaba o shaba
tere nam kitta o tere nam kitta mai chaju da dhaba
kisi ko kisi ki sharafat ne mara
kisi ko kisi ki shikayat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara sharaafat ali ko

kisi ko kisi ki mohabbat ne mara
kisi ko kisi ki adavat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara
shrafat ali ko shrafat ne mara shrafat ali ko

They say the world knows work,
But we know the ones who fell.
Some, by love, were felled,
Some, by spite, were quelled.
Sharrafat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sharrafat Ali, again and again.

Some, by love, were felled,
Some, by spite, were quelled.
Sharrafat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sharrafat Ali, again and again.

On heavens' floor, on earth's embrace,
Always, somewhere, the knotted maze.
Time, a foe, a shifting face.
My mourners, struck by fate's harsh hand,
Spared none, all illusions fanned.
The rich, by fortune, were undone,
The poor, by poverty, overcome.
Some, by love, were felled,
Some, by spite, were quelled.
Sharrafat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sharrafat Ali, again and again.

Friends, each word, a double fold,
Two lips to speak, the story told.
Before the knot, one simple spice,
Married now, the flavors twice.
Wed to you, life's half I lost,
Daily sorrow, a heavy cost.
The bloom from my face, my pockets bare,
Lawyers' words, I cannot bear,
Lawyers' words, no more I'll share.
Your pleading's what has wounded me,
My court has brought you misery.
Sharrafat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sharrafat Ali, again and again.

Grief's grip was tight, but still we vowed,
To keep our grace, our heads unbowed.
Our gentleness, our truth, we held,
Though life's tests our spirits felled.
Though life's tests our spirits felled.
Nazakat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sadaqat Ali, by his truth, was slain.
Sharrafat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sharrafat Ali, again and again.

Leave law behind, become a bard,
Take less, my friend, the world is hard.
The ghazal sings, oh night, oh night,
I dedicate this to your light.
I dedicate this to your light.
Some, by their grace, were felled,
Some, by their grace, were quelled.
Sharrafat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sharrafat Ali, again and again.

Some, by love, were felled,
Some, by spite, were quelled.
Sharrafat Ali, by his own grace, was slain,
Sharrafat Ali, again and again.