1/4: tez

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)

2/4: tez

dekh

raftaar-e-inquilab 'firaq'

kitni aahista

aur kitni tez

watch

the pace of revolution, firaq

how deliberate

and, yet, how swift

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

3/4: tez

inquilaab aayega raftaar se

mayoos na ho

bahut aahista nahin hai

jo bahut tez nahin

the revolution will come soon

don’t be despondent

it doesn’t come too slowly

not does it come too fast

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

4/4: tez

talaash chalta hoon thoDi door

har ik tez rau ke saath

pehchaanta naheen hoon abhee

rahbar ko main

i go searching for a short while

with whoever is whizzing past

i am yet to find someone

a guide to show the way

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)