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A mere click of a button and you’re jumping for joy

A long way we have travelled from pure chaste intentions but how outdated we still are

Faded memories are what we once called the best of days

Now the faster the earth orbits, the feeble our minds are now becoming

What do we do?
O Jaanam Tere kyā bāteṇ, har Galī maujūd haiṇ
Aur har dil ke deewāren kaamp rahe haiṇ jazbā se

Oh beloved, your stories are present in every street
And the walls of every heart are trembling with passion

Jab meiṇ koshish kartā hūṇ apnā dil ko sambhālnē
Ik awāz ātē hai kehte yehī asliyat hai

When I try to control my heart
A voice comes and says, 'This is the reality'

Kis roo lok ke dikhao, hairān dekhte haiṇ mujhe
Dūr chashm samajhe haiṇ ṣūfī, pās sar-gardān-e-ishq hai

Which face should I show people, they look at me in amazement
From afar, they think I'm a mystic, but up close, I'm just a captive of love

Yaad E To Jaanan E Jaan, har sanson e saans aap hai
Chand baatein karna aapke, yeh umar qaid milta hai  

O beloved of my soul, in every breath you reside
Just a few words with you, and a lifetime's bond is tied

Apne is kām kyūṇ kiyā, sazā-e-zulm tabāhī kī
Ab nacheez aur har āshiq, bā delash mi-andishad

What did you do this for, a punishment of cruelty and destruction?
Now this lowly one (me) and every lover is a prisoner of love

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