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Ishq ki aik jast ne tai ker diya qissa tamaam ...

Ishq ki aik jast ne tai ker diya qissa tamaam,
Is zameen-o-aasmaan ko be qaraan samjha tha mai,

Loves one leap has finished the tale complete,
Of the heavens and earth, I once thought boundless,

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