kis tarah dur hon aalam-e-gharib-ul-watani
zindagi KHud bhi gharib-ul-watani hoti hai
Josh Malsiani
aamal ki pursish na kar ai dawar-e-mahshar
majbur to muKHtar kabhi ho nahin sakta
Josh Malsiani
jhukti hai nigah us ki mujh se mil kar
diwar se dhup utar rahi hai goya
Josh Malsiani
ishq us dard ka nahin qail
jo musibat ki intiha na hua
Josh Malsiani
is wahm se ki nind mein aae na kuchh KHalal
ahbab zer-e-KHak sula kar chale gae
Josh Malsiani
gila na-mehrbani ka to sab se sun liya tum ne
tumhaari mehrbani ki shikayat hum bhi rakhte hain
Josh Malsiani
Dub jate hain umidon ke safine is mein
main na manunga ki aansu hai zara sa pani
when hope and aspirations drown in them so easily
that tears are just some water, how can I agree
Josh Malsiani
aur hote hain jo mahfil mein KHamosh aate hain
aandhiyan aati hain jab hazrat-e-'josh' aate hain
Josh Malsiani
aarizon par ye Dhalakte hue aansu tauba
hum ne shoalon pe machalti hui shabnam dekhi
lord forbid that tears on your cheeks do flow
like dewdrops agonizing on embers all aglow
Josh Malsiani