lo chal diye woh hamko tasallee diye bagair
ek chand chhup gaya hai ujala kiye bagair

unase bichhadake hamko tamanna hai maut kee
aatee nahee hai maut bhee lekin jiye bagair

hay vakte ishk aaj abb toh naa le imtihane gam
ham ro rahe hain nam kisika liye bagair

mange se mil sakee naa hamen toh kabhee kushee
paye hain lakh ranj tamanna kiye bagair

They departed, leaving solace unsung,
A moon concealed, its light un-flung.
Parted from them, death’s embrace we crave,
Yet death itself evades, life we must save.

Alas, O time of love, now cease your test,
Of sorrow’s burden, in this aching breast.
We weep, a name unspoken on our tongue,
Joy we never grasped, though for it we’ve sung.
A million griefs we hold, unbidden, unknown.
A thousand desires, that we have not sown.