koee ummeed bar naheen aatee

1. koee ummeed bar naheen aatee
No hope comes my way

koee soorat nazar naheen aatee
No visage shows itself to me

2. maut ka ek din mu’ayyan hai
That death will come one day is definite

neehd kyon raat bhar naheeh aatee?
Then why does sleep evade me all night?

3. aage aatee thee haal-e-dil pe hansee
I used to laugh at the state of my heart

ab kisee baat par naheen aatee
Now no one thing brings a smile

4. jaanta hoon sawaab-e-taa’at-o-zahad
Though I know the reward of religious devotion