Tere

Tere jaane se mera kya gaya – lekin,
Tere hone se mujhe haunsla mil gaya hota

Tere mud jaane pe kahan gila kiya – magar
Tere hone se silsila ban gaya hota

Dekh,

Tere bina bhi teer-o-khanjar chalte rahe….
Tere ruk jaane se mera vaar na zaaya hota

Teri berukhi se mera kuchh nahin khoya, par,
Teri inaayat se kya nahin paaya hota

Bin tere ham na ladkhadaye, na gire
Tera sahaara kaash sang agar aaya hota

Tere tan jaane se tujhe kya mila ae dost,
Tere jhuk jaane se kuchh apna sa saaya hota

Tere chale jaane se lage hai tu door magar,
In zara faaslon se tu na paraaya hota.

Translation:

Tere jaane se mera kya gaya – lekin,
Tere hone se mujhe haunsla mil gaya hota
What did I lose by your leaving, but
Your being there would have given me strength

Tere mud jaane pe kahan gila kiya – magar
Tere hone se silsila ban gaya hota
When did I complain about your turning away, but
Your being there would have made a (fairy)tale

Dekh,
(See,)

Tere bina bhi teer-o-khanjar chalte rahe….
Tere ruk jaane se mera vaar na zaaya hota
Even without you the arrows and daggers were thrown
If you had stayed, I would not have missed my mark

Teri berukhi se mera kuchh nahin khoya, par,
Teri Shafqat se kya nahin paaya hota
Your indifference did not make me lose anything, but,
With your affection/indulgence, what could I not have gained…

Bin tere ham na ladkhadaye, na gire
Tera sahaara kaash sang agar aaya hota
Without you I did not falter, did not fall
But I wish your support had come along with us

Tere tan jaane se tujhe kya mila ae dost,
Tere jhuk jaane se kuchh apna sa saaya hota
What did your stiffness and arrogance get you my friend
If you had bent a bit, the shade would have felt our own

Tere chale jaane se lage hai tu door magar,
In zara faaslon se tu na paraaya hota.
By your going it seems you are far away
But these little distances do not make you a stranger

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