1/3: dam

dam na nikla yaar ki

na-meharbaani dekh kar

sakth hairaan huun main

apni sakth-jaani dekh kar

i didn't die

seeing my beloved's unkindness

i am so surprised

by my own resilience

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/3: dam

zabt karta huun to

ghuThta hai qafas mein mera dam

aah karta huun to

sayyaad khafa hota hai

if i restrain myself and submit

i suffocate in this cage

if i sigh and complain

my captor becomes irate

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

3/3: dam

lutf-e-shab-e-mah, ai dil

us dam mujhe haasil ho

ek chaand baghal mein ho

ek chaand muqaabil ho

o heart, may i capture and relish

that moon-filled night for a moment

a moon with me

and another in front

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)