He is Lone, Alone amidst Thousands

He is lone, alone among thousands.

Perpetually you have seen his profligacy,
never seen his ingenuity.

Never have you carved out leisure,
from your own cobwebs,
to perceive the feelings of his heart.

Whom you consider a stone,
Real diamond he is in essence
Perpetually you have seen his profligacy,
never seen his ingenuity.

Always you have glitched up the flute,
as a log of wood,
Never could you listen,
the beauty of its tunes.

You have descried the mud
in the lamp,
never beamed the glory of its flame.

Perpetually you have seen his profligacy,
never seen his ingenuity.

Majrooh Sultanpuri (Kabhi haan Kabhi naa)
Translated by Dr. Sandeep Kumar Kar