Tum jo mere dil mein rehte ho,

Mujhse kuch kyun nahin kehte ho?

Khud hi hijr ki deewaar utha kar,

Khud hi dard-e-firaaq sehte ho.

Mu‘ayyan hai waqt shab-e-vasl ka,

Tum darya ba-rukh-e-behr behte ho.

English Translation

You who dwell within my heart,

Why do you say nothing to me?

You raise the wall of separation yourself,

Then bear the pain of parting yourself.

The hour of our union is destined;

That is why you flow, a river, toward the sea.