Khwaish

Rahguzar, mein tum pe youn fida
Bazigar, mein khaizash mein kud para
Yeh Khwaish thi ke tum ko bhool chuka
Yeh Khwaish thi ke tum ko chore diya
Saye Tere Rooh ke mein Chup Gaya
Ab tere rooh ke ras mein Doob Gaya
Yeh Khwaish thi ke tum ko bhool chuka
Yeh Khwaish thi ke tum ko chore diya
Kaisi Bebasi ne mujhe ghear liya?
Kaisi Bekhudi ne mujhe ghear liya?
Fidayi ne youn mujhe chaire diya
Khudayi ne youn mujhe chaire diya
--Usman Chohan, 2005

Passerby, I have fallen for you
Daredevil, I have leapt into my urge
It was my wish to forget you
It was my wish to leave you
I hid beneath the shade of your soul
Now I'm immersed in the nectar of your soul
It was my wish to forget you
It was my wish to leave you
What is this hopelessness that envelops me?
What is this Intoxication that envelops me?
touched by the urge to sacrifice myself,
I am touched by the urge to become one with Him
--Usman Chohan, 2005