yahi fasana raha hai junun ke sahra mein
kabhi firaq ke qisse kabhi visal ki baat
It has always been so in the desert of mad longing
sometimes the legends of partings, sometimes the talk of meeting
Indira Varma
sila diya hai mohabbat ka tum ne ye kaisa
masarraton mein bhi rone lagi hain ab aankhen
What is this reward you have given for loving you
Even in the midst of happiness they cry, these eyes
Indira Varma
tumhaare bina sab adhure hain jaanan
saba phul KHush-bu chaman raushni rang
My dearest, without you everything is incomplete
The morning breeze, flowers, fragrances, garden, light, colours
Indira Varma
us se mat kahna meri be-sar-o-samani tak
wo na aa jae kahin meri pareshani tak
Do not even mention my penury to him
Lest he reaches the crux of my problems
Indira Varma
waqt KHamosh hai TuTe hue rishton ki tarah
wo bhala kaise mere dil ki KHabar paega
Time, like snagged relationships,is silent
I wonder how he will find news of me
Indira Varma
ye raushni tere kamre mein KHud nahin aai
shama ka jism pighalne ke baad aai hai
This light didn't appear in your room on its own
It has come after burning the body of the candle
Indira Varma
zindagi aaj tera lutf o karam
kam agar hai to aaj kam hi sahi
Look at my self-respect even in love
So what if I have my head axed for not bowing
Indira Varma
ye shafaq chand sitare nahin achchhe lagte
tum nahin ho to nazare nahin achchhe lagte
Indira Varma
shikasta-dil andheri shab akela rahbar kyun ho
na ho jab ham-safar koi to apna bhi safar kyun ho
Broken herted, why is the traveler alone in the dark night
When there is no one to walk beside, why am I on this journey
Indira Varma