• Hain bajaa shaiva-e-taslim main mush-hoor hain hum
  
• Kissa-e-dard sunatey hain ke mujboor hain hum
  
• Saaz-e-khamosh hai, furyaad se mehmoor hain hum
  
• Naala aata hay agar lub pe, to mahzoor hain hum
  
• Aey Khudaa! shikwa-e-arbab-e-vafa bhi sun lai
  
• Khogar-e-hamd se thora sa ghilla bhi sun lai
  

English Translation

• True, we forever, famous for our habit to submit;
  
• Yet we tell our tale of grief, as by our grief,
  
• We are muted lyre; yet a lament inhabits it -
• If a sigh escapes our lips, no more can sorrow be contained.
  
• God, give ear to the complaint of us, Thy servants tried and true;
  
• Thou art used to songs of praise; now hear a note of protest too.