main KHayal hun kisi aur ka mujhe sochta koi aur hai
maiñ ḳhayāl huuñ kisī aur kā mujhe sochtā koī aur hai
sar-e-ā.īna mirā aks hai pas-e-ā.īna koī aur hai
I am someone else's thought, someone else brings me to mind
my image in the mirror wrought, someone else is there behind
maiñ kisī ke dast-e-talab meñ huuñ to kisī ke harf-e-duā meñ huuñ
maiñ nasīb huuñ kisī aur kā mujhe māñgtā koī aur hai
I am in someone's outstretched hand, and in someone's prayer prayer I be
I am someone's destiny but someone else does ask for me
ajab e'tibār o be-e'tibārī ke darmiyān hai zindagī
maiñ qarīb huuñ kisī aur ke mujhe jāntā koī aur hai
strange that hanging tween belief and disbelief my life should be
I am close to someone else, and someone else here fathoms me
mirī raushnī tire ḳhadd-o-ḳhāl se muḳhtalif to nahīñ magar
tū qarīb aa tujhe dekh luuñ tū vahī hai yā koī aur hai
tho my sight unconversant with your features may not be
if or not you are the same come close and let me see,
tujhe dushmanoñ kī ḳhabar na thī mujhe dostoñ kā patā nahīñ
tirī dāstāñ koī aur thī mirā vāqi.a koī aur hai
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vahī munsifoñ kī rivāyateñ vahī faisloñ kī ibārateñ
mirā jurm to koī aur thā pa mirī sazā koī aur hai
the same traditions of the law, the same judicial pronouncement
my crime was something else but then something else my punishment
kabhī lauT aa.eñ to pūchhnā nahīñ dekhnā unheñ ġhaur se
jinheñ rāste meñ ḳhabar huī ki ye rāsta koī aur hai
on their return merely observe them carefully question them not
who halfway in the journey found these roads were not the ones they sought
jo mirī riyāzat-e-nīm-shab ko 'salīm' sub.h na mil sakī
to phir is ke ma.anī to ye hue ki yahāñ ḳhudā koī aur hai
if for my midnight prayers, Saliim, a dawn there shall never be
then it means that in this world there is a God other than thee
main KHayal hun kisi aur ka mujhe sochta koi aur hai
sar-e-aina mera aks hai pas-e-aina koi aur hai
I am someone else's thought, someone else brings me to mind
my image in the mirror wrought, someone else is there behind
main kisi ke dast-e-talab mein hun to kisi ke harf-e-dua mein hun
main nasib hun kisi aur ka mujhe mangta koi aur hai
I am in someone's outstretched hand, and in someone's prayer prayer I be
I am someone's destiny but someone else does ask for me
ajab e'tibar o be-e'tibari ke darmiyan hai zindagi
main qarib hun kisi aur ke mujhe jaanta koi aur hai
strange that hanging tween belief and disbelief my life should be
I am close to someone else, and someone else here fathoms me
meri raushni tere KHadd-o-KHal se muKHtalif to nahin magar
tu qarib aa tujhe dekh lun tu wahi hai ya koi aur hai
tho my sight unconversant with your features may not be
if or not you are the same come close and let me see,
tujhe dushmanon ki KHabar na thi mujhe doston ka pata nahin
teri dastan koi aur thi mera waqia koi aur hai
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wahi munsifon ki riwayaten wahi faislon ki ibaraten
mera jurm to koi aur tha pa meri saza koi aur hai
the same traditions of the law, the same judicial pronouncement
my crime was something else but then something else my punishment
kabhi lauT aaen to puchhna nahin dekhna unhen ghaur se
jinhen raste mein KHabar hui ki ye rasta koi aur hai
on their return merely observe them carefully question them not
who halfway in the journey found these roads were not the ones they sought
jo meri riyazat-e-nim-shab ko 'salim' subh na mil saki
to phir is ke mani to ye hue ki yahan KHuda koi aur hai
if for my midnight prayers, Saliim, a dawn there shall never be
then it means that in this world there is a God other than thee
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