Muddat hui umeed dekha nahi, Zamana hua muskuraya nahi
Ek Dari aur sehmi si pookar, Uss Band darwazo k paar
Khule huwe asmaan k tale, Chaand taaro say anjaan
Chabi k guccho se bhare hath, Tab bhi Gulaami bhari raat
Udne kay iradon se nakaam, Band pinjre ka ye anjaam
Na hasna sikhaa nahi rona aaya, Sheeshe ko hira samaje wo nadaan
Aisi hi guzri meri har ek sans, Naa umeedo se bhari hui aas
---------
It's been ages since I felt any desires, It's been an era since I smiled.
A timid and feeble call, Behind a protected wall.
Beneath the visible sky, Stranger to the moonlight
Clenching the bunch of keys, I engulf my evening being slaved
Refrained from the intention of flight, For I am a caged bird
Never knew to laugh, nor a gave a heed to cry.
For I comprehend glass for precious shines,
This is a preferred way I spend my every breath
I go to bed with my hopes being dead.
