kahte hain umr-e-rafta kabhi lautti nahin ja mai-kade se meri javani utha ke la tis said this fleeting life once gone never returns go to the tavern and bring back my youth again

aisa nahin ki un se mohabbat nahin rahi

aisa nahin ki un se mohabbat nahin rahi jazbat men vo pahli si shiddat nahin rahi zof-e-quva ne amad-e-piri ki di naved vo dil nahin raha vo tabiat nahin rahi sar men vo intizar ka sauda nahin raha dil par vo dhadkanon ki hukumat nahin rahi kamzori-e-nigah ne sanjida kar diya jalvon se chhed-chhad ki aadat nahin rahi hathon se intiqam liya irtiash ne daman-e-yar se koi nisbat nahin rahi paiham tavaf-e-kucha-e-janan ke din gae pairon men chalne phirne ki taqat nahin rahi chehre ko jhurriyon ne bhayanak bana diya aina dekhne ki bhi himmat nahin rahi allah jaane maut kahan mar gai 'khumar' ab mujh ko zindagi ki zarurat nahin rahi aisa nahin ki un se mohabbat nahin rahi jazbaat mein wo pahli si shiddat nahin rahi zof-e-quwa ne aamad-e-piri ki di nawed wo dil nahin raha wo tabiat nahin rahi sar mein wo intizar ka sauda nahin raha dil par wo dhadkanon ki hukumat nahin rahi kamzori-e-nigah ne sanjida kar diya jalwon se chhed-chhad ki aadat nahin rahi hathon se intiqam liya irtiash ne daman-e-yar se koi nisbat nahin rahi paiham tawaf-e-kucha-e-jaanan ke din gae pairon mein chalne phirne ki taqat nahin rahi chehre ko jhurriyon ne bhayanak bana diya aaina dekhne ki bhi himmat nahin rahi allah jaane maut kahan mar gai 'khumar' ab mujh ko zindagi ki zarurat nahin rahi

main to 'munir' aine men khud ko tak kar hairan hua ye chehra kuchh aur tarah tha pahle kisi zamane men

dil fasurda to hua dekh ke us ko lekin umr bhar kaun javan kaun hasin rahta hai

gudaz-e-ishq nahin kam jo main javan na raha vahi hai aag magar aag men dhuan na raha no longer am i young, love's passion still remains the fire as yet burns, no smoke tho it contains

vaqt-e-piri shabab ki baten aisi hain jaise khvab ki baten in old age talk of youth now seems to be just like the stuff of dreams the poet expresses how distant and unreal the past feels when one reaches old age. recalling the vigor and energy of youth becomes a melancholic experience, as those memories seem so far removed from the current reality of frailty that they resemble a fleeting dream rather than actual life events.

talatum aarzu men hai na tufan justuju men hai javani ka guzar jaana hai dariya ka utar jaana

khamosh ho gaiin jo umangen shabab ki phir jurat-e-gunah na ki ham bhi chup rahe

ab vo piiri men kahan ahd-e-javani ki umang rang maujon ka badal jaata hai sahil ke qarib

piiri men shauq hausla-farsa nahin raha vo dil nahin raha vo zamana nahin raha

kahte hain umr-e-rafta kabhi lautti nahin ja mai-kade se meri javani utha ke la tis said this fleeting life once gone never returns go to the tavern and bring back my youth again

aisa nahin ki un se mohabbat nahin rahi

aisa nahin ki un se mohabbat nahin rahi jazbat men vo pahli si shiddat nahin rahi zof-e-quva ne amad-e-piri ki di naved vo dil nahin raha vo tabiat nahin rahi sar men vo intizar ka sauda nahin raha dil par vo dhadkanon ki hukumat nahin rahi kamzori-e-nigah ne sanjida kar diya jalvon se chhed-chhad ki aadat nahin rahi hathon se intiqam liya irtiash ne daman-e-yar se koi nisbat nahin rahi paiham tavaf-e-kucha-e-janan ke din gae pairon men chalne phirne ki taqat nahin rahi chehre ko jhurriyon ne bhayanak bana diya aina dekhne ki bhi himmat nahin rahi allah jaane maut kahan mar gai 'khumar' ab mujh ko zindagi ki zarurat nahin rahi aisa nahin ki un se mohabbat nahin rahi jazbaat mein wo pahli si shiddat nahin rahi zof-e-quwa ne aamad-e-piri ki di nawed wo dil nahin raha wo tabiat nahin rahi sar mein wo intizar ka sauda nahin raha dil par wo dhadkanon ki hukumat nahin rahi kamzori-e-nigah ne sanjida kar diya jalwon se chhed-chhad ki aadat nahin rahi hathon se intiqam liya irtiash ne daman-e-yar se koi nisbat nahin rahi paiham tawaf-e-kucha-e-jaanan ke din gae pairon mein chalne phirne ki taqat nahin rahi chehre ko jhurriyon ne bhayanak bana diya aaina dekhne ki bhi himmat nahin rahi allah jaane maut kahan mar gai 'khumar' ab mujh ko zindagi ki zarurat nahin rahi

main to 'munir' aine men khud ko tak kar hairan hua ye chehra kuchh aur tarah tha pahle kisi zamane men

dil fasurda to hua dekh ke us ko lekin umr bhar kaun javan kaun hasin rahta hai

gudaz-e-ishq nahin kam jo main javan na raha vahi hai aag magar aag men dhuan na raha no longer am i young, love's passion still remains the fire as yet burns, no smoke tho it contains

maut ke saath hui hai miri shadi so 'zafar' umr ke akhiri lamhat men dulha hua main

piiri men valvale vo kahan hain shabab ke ik dhuup thi ki saath gai aftab ke

talatum aarzu men hai na tufan justuju men hai javani ka guzar jaana hai dariya ka utar jaana

rukhsat hua shabab to ab aap aae hain ab aap hi bataiye sarkar kya karen

ab vo piiri men kahan ahd-e-javani ki umang rang maujon ka badal jaata hai sahil ke qarib