dil hi to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aae kyun

dil hī to hai na sañg-o-ḳhisht dard se bhar na aa.e kyuuñ

ro.eñge ham hazār baar koī hameñ satā.e kyuuñ

it'sjustaheart,nostonyshard;whyshouldn'titfillwithpain

iwillcryathousandtimes,whyshouldsomeonecomplain?

dair nahīñ haram nahīñ dar nahīñ āstāñ nahīñ

baiThe haiñ rahguzar pe ham ġhair hameñ uThā.e kyuuñ

neitherdoornorthreshold'tis,notemple'tisnormosque

whyshouldrivalsbidmeleave?thestreet'spublicdomain

jab vo jamāl-e-dil-faroz sūrat-e-mehr-e-nīm-roz

aap hī ho nazzāra-soz parde meñ muñh chhupā.e kyuuñ

har ek baat pe kahte ho tum ki tu kya hai

har ek baat pe kahte ho tum ki tū kyā hai

tumhīñ kaho ki ye andāz-e-guftugū kyā hai

ateveryturnyouquestionme,asking"whatareyou?'

tellmepraywhatmannerofspeechdoyoupursue?

na sho.ale meñ ye karishma na barq meñ ye adā

koī batāo ki vo shoḳh-e-tund-ḳhū kyā hai

ham ko ma.alūm hai jannat kī haqīqat lekin

ham ko ma.alūm hai jannat kī haqīqat lekin 

dil ke ḳhush rakhne ko 'ġhālib' ye ḳhayāl achchhā hai 

ishq ne 'ġhālib' nikammā kar diyā 

varna ham bhī aadmī the kaam ke