Lagta Nahin Hai Dil Mera Ujde Dayaar Mein

Lagta nahin hai dil mera ujde dayaar mein
Kis ki bani hai aalam-e-na-paayedaar mein

Bulbul ko baaghbaan se na sayyad se gila
Qismat mein qaid likhi thi fasl-e-bahaar mein

In hasraton se keh do kahin aur ja basein
Itni jagah kahan hai dil-e-daaghdaar mein

Umr-e-daraaz maang ke laaye the chaar din
Do aarzoo mein kat gaye do intezaar mein

Din zindagi ke khatam hue shaam ho gayi
Pheila ke paon soyenge kunj-e-mazaar mein

Kitna hai badnaseeb Zafar dafan ke liye
Do gaz zameen bhi na mili koo-e-yaar mein

My heart finds no solace in this ruined homeland; Who has ever found fulfillment in this transient, fleeting world? The nightingale harbors no grievance against the gardener nor the hunter; Imprisonment was written in its destiny even during the blossoming of spring! Tell these unfulfilled longings to dwell somewhere else; Where is there room left in this scar-laden heart? We pleaded for a long life and were granted merely four brief days: Two vanished in desiring, and two were squandered in waiting! The days of life have ended; the twilight has descended; Now I shall stretch out my legs and sleep in the quiet solitude of the grave. How unfortunate is Zafar, that even for burial, He could not find two yards of earth in the lane of his beloved homeland!