didan-e-an yar-e-jaanam aarzust
dīdan-e-āñ yār-e-jānam ārzūst
jalva-e-zāññ dil-sitānam ārzūst
To behold that soul of my soul is the longing of my heart,
And it is the vision of my beloved that I yearn for.
shoḳhī-e-nāz-e-butānam ārzūst
āfat-e-īmān-o-jānam ārzūst
I yearn for the coquettish grace of the beloved,
And for the struggle betwixt life and faith.
jaañ fidā-e-āñ nigāh-e-mast-e-nāz
ġhamza-e-zāñ dil-sitānam ārzūst
This life is devoted to those intoxicating glances,
And I yearn to be seized by his charms, his airs, his allure.
'ahmadā' ḳhāk-e-rah-e-mai-ḳhāna-em
himmat-e-pīr-e-muġhānam ārzūst
Ahmad, we remain cast upon the dust of the tavern,
For we yearn for the courage of the Mystic Mentor.
didan-e-an yar-e-jaanam aarzust
jalwa-e-zann dil-sitanam aarzust
To behold that soul of my soul is the longing of my heart,
And it is the vision of my beloved that I yearn for.
shoKHi-e-naz-e-butanam aarzust
aafat-e-iman-o-jaanam aarzust
I yearn for the coquettish grace of the beloved,
And for the struggle betwixt life and faith.
jaan fida-e-an nigah-e-mast-e-naz
ghamza-e-zan dil-sitanam aarzust
This life is devoted to those intoxicating glances,
And I yearn to be seized by his charms, his airs, his allure.
'ahmada' KHak-e-rah-e-mai-KHana-em
himmat-e-pir-e-mughanam aarzust
Ahmad, we remain cast upon the dust of the tavern,
For we yearn for the courage of the Mystic Mentor.
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