garmī-e-hasrat-e-nākām se jal jaate haiñ
ham charāġhoñ kī tarah shaam se jal jaate haiñ
sham.a jis aag meñ jaltī hai numā.ish ke liye
ham usī aag meñ gumnām se jal jaate haiñ
The heat of unfulfilled longing consumes us;
like lamps, we burn when evening falls.
The very fire in which the candle burns to be seen,
in that same fire, we burn away - unnoticed, unnamed.
- Qateel Shifai


















