To.D kar uThe hai.n jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa ham, 
kis se kah de.n aaj raaz-e-gardish-e-mastaanaa ham,
[jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa=bottles and glasses of wine] 
[raaz-e-gardish-e-mastaanaa=secret of the cycle of madness]
bijaliyaa.N ruuposh tuufaa.N dam baKhud saharaa Khaamosh ,
jaa rahe hai.n kis taraf ai laGhzish-e-mastaanaa ham,
[ruuposh=hidden; baKhud=stunned; saharaa=desert] 
[laGhzish-e-mastaanaa=drunken stagger]
zindagii ik mustaqil sharah-e-tamannaa thii magar ,
umr bhar terii tamannaa se rahe begaanaa ham,
[mustaqil=continuous]
tujh me.n bhii kuchh hosh-ma.ndaanaa adaaye.N aa ga_ii.n, 
tujh se bhii ab badagumaa.N hai.n ai dil-e-diivaanaa ham,
Khushk aa.Nkhe.n dil shikastaa ruuh tanhaa lab Khaamosh ,
bastiyo.n se dekhate hai.n suurat-e-viiraanaa ham,
[shikaastaa=defeated]
ham tak ab aaye na aaye daur-e-paimaanaa "Ravish" ,
mutama_in baiThe hai.n zer-e-saayaa-e-maiKhaanaa ham.
[mutama_in=content]