mai nahi jiske muqaddar me
wo mahkhana hu mai
hoth tak aakar chhalak jaye
wo paimana hu main
hay paimana hu main

aasma ki gardisho se
anjuman wale dare
aasma ki gardisho se
anjuman wale dare
mujhko kya darna tabahi se
ki veeraan hu mai
hay veeraan hu mai

tumse jab puchegi duniya
usko kya batlaaunoge
tumse jab puchegi duniya
usko kya batlaaunoge
mera kya hai log kahte hain
ki diwana hu mai
hay diwana hu main
mai nahi jiske muqaddar me
wo mahkhana hu mai
hay mahkhana hu mai

I am the tavern, forbidden, unknown,
Where fate itself is never fully shown.
A chalice brimming, poised to spill and gleam,
A moment’s tremble, lost within a dream.
Oh, chalice I am, forever near the brim.

Let gatherings of souls fear the heavens' sway,
The turning cosmos, threatening to decay.
Why should I tremble, facing ruin's breath?
I am the wasteland, embracing even death.
Oh, wasteland I am, where silence holds its sway.

When the world questions, seeking truth's embrace,
What words will echo, reflecting time and space?
What is my essence? The whispers softly say,
A lover lost, gone mad along the way.
Oh, madman I am, adrift in endless day.
I am the tavern, forbidden, unknown,
Oh, tavern I am, in solitude alone.