ROZ EK SHER

इश्क़ का मौसम ग़म की हवायें,
उफ़ रे जवानी हाय ज़माने
दिल में तमन्ना लब पे दुआयें,

उफ़ रे जवानी हाय ज़माने
-अखतर शीरानी

ishq ka mausam gham ki havaayen, uff re javaanii haay zamaane
dil mein tamannaa lab pe duaayen, uff re javaanii haay zamaane
--Akhtar Shirani

It may be spring, but the winds of sadness blow forth
Oh this youth! Oh this cruel world!
My heart is overwhelmed by desire, there is a prayer upon my lips
Oh this youth! Oh this cruel world!


English adaptation by Manish Modi