Mild Intoxication
saaqii ki har nigaah pe bal khaa ke pee gayaa
laharoN se khelataa huaa lahraa ke pee gayaa
ai rahmat-e-tamaam meri har khata muaaf
main intehaa-e-shauq mein ghabraa ke pee gaya
peetaa beghair izn ye kab thii meri majaal
dar-pardaa chashm-e-yaar kii shah paa ke pee gayaa
zaahid ye merii shokhi-e-rindaana dekhnaa
rahmat ko baaton baaton mein bahlaa ke pee gayaa
(…)
I drank in awe of every glance of the cup-bearer
I drank playfully while playing with waves of joy
O all-merciful! Please forgive all my wrong-doings
I drank confounded of the extreme desire
I do not dare to drink without permission
but the patronage of concealed eyes of my beloved made me drink
O abstinent! Look at the mischievousness of my drinking
I drank after I befriended forgiveness
(…)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, in “Ye Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai”
