haq-e-wafa jo ham jataane lage
aap kuch kah ke muskurane lage
hamako jina padega furqat me
wo agar himmat aazamane lage

dar hai meri zubaan na khul jaaye
ab wo baate bahut bataane lage
jaan bachati nazar nahi aati
gair ulfat bahut jataane lage

tumako karana padega ujr wafa
ham agar dard-e-dil sunaane lage
bahut mushkil hai seva-e-taslim
ham bhi aakhir ko ji churane lage

waqt-e-rukhsat tha sakht 'hali' par
ham bhi baithe the jab wo jane lage
waqt-e-rukhsat tha sakht 'hali' par
ham bhi baithe the jab wo jane lage

When we professed our loyalty's claim,
A smile played upon their lips, a whispered game.
To live in separation, a future foreseen,
As they began to test courage, sharp and keen.

Fear holds my tongue, lest secrets unfold,
As they speak of things, stories yet untold.
No escape for my soul, it seems,
As indifference blooms, in passionate streams.

You must accept the truth, the pain we bear,
If we speak of the heart's deep despair.
Service of submission, a trial severe,
And we, too, begin to evade, to disappear.

The hour of parting, a heavy blow on 'Hali',
As we sat, watching, as they began to go.
The hour of parting, a heavy blow on 'Hali',
As we sat, watching, as they began to go.