ek juu-e-dard dil se jigar tak ravaa.N hai aaj 
pighalaa huaa rago.n me.n ik aatish-fishaa.N hai aaj

[juu-e-dard=river of pain; ravaa.N=flowing/moving]
[rag=vein; aatish-fishaa.N=volcano]

lab sii diye hai.n taa na shikaayat kare ko_ii 
lekin har ek zaKhm ke muu.Nh me.n zabaa.N hai aaj

[sii denaa=to sew up; taa=so that; shikaayat=complaint] 
[zaKhm=wound]

taariikiyo.n ne gher liyaa hai hayaat ko
lekin kisii kaa ruu-e-hasii.n darmiyaa.N hai aaj

[taariikii=darkness; hayaat=life; ruu=face; darmiyaa.N=in between]

jiine kaa vaqt hai yahii marane kaa vaqt hai 
dil apanii zindagii se bahut shaadamaa.N hai aaj

[shaadamaa.N=happy]

ho jaataa huu.N shahiid har ahal-e-vafaa ke saath 
har daastaan-e-shauq merii daastaa.N hai aaj

[shahiid=martyr; ahal-e-vafaa=those who are faithful] 
[daastaa.N-e-shauq=story of love]

aaye hai.n kis nishaat se ham qatl-gaah me.n 
zaKhmo.n se dil hai chuur nazar gul-fishaa.N hai aaj

[nishaat=happiness; qatl-gaah=place of killing/slaughter] 
[chuur=broken; gul-fishaa.N=spreading flowers]

zindaaniyo.n ne to.D diyaa zulm kaa Guruur
vo dab-dabaa vo raub-e-hukuumat kahaa.N hai aaj

[zindaanii=prisoners; Guruur=pride/arrogance] 
[dab-dabaa=pomp and show; raub=awe/terror; hukuumat=reign]