Ye daur-e-masarrat te tevar tumhaare.n, 
ubharane se pahale na Duube.n sitaare.n, 
[masarrat=happiness; tevar=mannerisms] 
bha.Nvar se la.Do tu.nd laharo.n se ulajho, 
kahaa.N tak chaloge kinaare-kinaare ,
[tu.nd=fast] 
ajab chiiz hai ye mohabbat kii baazii, 
jo haare vo jiite, jo jiite vo haare ,
siyaah naagine.n banake Dasatii hai.n kiraNno.n 
kahaa.N ko_ii ye roz-e-rausahn guzaare, 
[siyaah=black/dark; roz-e-raushan=bright day] 
safiine vahaa.N Duub kar hii rahe hai.n, 
jahaa.N hausale naaKhudaao.n ne haare ,
[safiinaa=boat; naaKhudaa=boatsman] 
ka_ii i.nqalaabaat aaye jahaa.N me.n ,
magar aaj tak na din na badale hamaare, 
[i.nqalaabaat=revolutions/revolutionary changes] 
"Raza" sail-e-nau kii Khabar de rahe hai.n ,
ufaq ko ye chhute huye tez dhaare. 
[sail-e-nau=new flood; ufaq=zenith]