The Ruined Mansions

خانن ہٕنٛدٮؠن یِمن روبہٕ خانن

Khaanan hindyen yiman roobi khaanan

In the grand balconies of these princely mansions

جانن دَپان یپٲرۍ گژھ

Jaanan dapaan yapaer gatsh

Where the noble and virtuous were haughtily told to turn away

سۄنٛدرٕ وُچھمَکھ ہُرؠ وَکھناوان

Sondri wuchhmakh hoori wakhnaawaan

I once saw beauties there, singing enchanting melodies

ژَمرو سٟتٮؠن ڈُوان لَژھ

Tsamro seetyen duwaan latsh

Sweeping away the dust with fine yak-tail whisks

تَتھ از ڈیٖنٛٹھِم کپَس وَوٕناوان

Tath az deenthim kapas wawnaawaan

Yet today, I saw cotton being sown upon those very ruins!

نصربابہٕ مےٚ وُچھ ژٕ وُچھنہِ گژھ

Nasr baabe me wuchh tsi wuchhni gatsh

O Nasr Baba! I have witnessed this fate—go and see it for yourself!