1/3: saaqi

tez hai aaj

dard-e-dil, saaqi

talkhi-e-mai ko

tez-tar kar de

it is sharper today

the pain of my heart

strengthen the wine

oh cup-bearer

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

2/3: saaqi

jab jaam diya tha saaqi ne

jab daur chala tha mehfil mein

ik hosh ki saa'at kya kahiye

kuch yaad rahi kuch bhool gaye

when the wine-pourer handed me the cup

when the drinks were flowing freely

what to say of that moment of awareness

some things remembered, some forgotten

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

3/3: saaqi

ho mohtaseeb ki khair

uncha hai usi ke naam se

rind ka saaqi ka mae ka

khum ka paemaane ka naam

may god (or critics) be blessed

it is because of them

the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine

cask and goblet have gained fame

Theme:Miscellany (44)