dil ko lagatii hai dil_rubaa kii adaa

dil ko lagatii hai dil_rubaa kii adaa 
jii me.n bastii hai Khush adaa kii adaa 

garche sab Khuub_ruu hai.n Khuub vale 
qatl karatii hai miirazaa kii adaa 

(A beauty's looks are always fair, still 
The beauty of my love has the power to kill) 

harf-e-bejaa bajaa hai gar boluu.N 
dushman-e-hosh hai piyaa kii adaa 

(My reason loses track of where and whence 
For my beloved's beauty stuns my sense) 

naqsh-e-diivaar kyuu.N na ho aashiq 
hairat-afazaa hai bevafaa kii adaa 

[naqsh-e-diivaar=picture on the wall]
[hairat-afazaa=that which amazes; bevafaa=faithless] 

gul huye Gark-e-aab-e-shabanam me.n 
dekh us saahib-e-hayaa kii adaa 

[Gark-e-aab-e-shabanam=to drown in dew] 

ai "Wali" dard-e-sar kii daaruu hai 
mujhako us sa.ndalii qabaa kii adaa 

[daaruu=medicine/cure]
[sandalii qabaa=sandalwood scented robe]