mushkil tha kuchh to ishq ki bazi ko jitna
kuchh jitne ke KHauf se haare chale gae
was difficult to win the game of love to a degree
and so I went on losing being afraid of victory
Shakeel Badayuni
nazar-nawaz nazaron mein ji nahin lagta
wo kya gae ki bahaaron mein ji nahin lagta
Shakeel Badayuni
phir wahi johd-e-musalsal phir wahi fikr-e-maash
manzil-e-jaanan se koi kaamyab aaya to kya
Shakeel Badayuni
pi shauq se waiz are kya baat hai Dar ki
dozaKH tere qabze mein hai jannat tere ghar ki
Shakeel Badayuni
ahmaton se nibah mein guzri
umr sari gunah mein guzri
Shakeel Badayuni
ind-e-KHarab-nosh ki be-adabi to dekhiye
niyyat-e-mai-kashi na ki hath mein jam le liya
Shakeel Badayuni
sab karishmat-e-tasawwur hain 'shakil'
warna aata hai na jata hai koi
Shakeel Badayuni
sham-e-gham karwaT badalta hi nahin
waqt bhi KHuddar hai tere baghai
Shakeel Badayuni
shaguftagi-e-dil-e-karwan ko kya samjhe
wo ek nigah jo uljhi hui bahaar mein hai
Shakeel Badayuni