pahle se marasim na sahi phir bhi kabhi to
rasm-o-rah-e-duniya hi nibhane ke liye aa
even tho no longer close we are as used to be
come even if it's purely for sake of formality
Ahmad Faraz
tu KHuda hai na mera ishq farishton jaisa
donon insan hain to kyun itne hijabon mein milen
neither are not god nor is my love divine, profound
if human both then why does this secrecy surround
Ahmad Faraz
aah jo dil se nikali jaegi
kya samajhte ho ki KHali jaegi
those sighs that emerge from this heart so fiiled with pain
do you truly think unanswered these will now remain?
Akbar Allahabadi
coat aur patlun jab pahna to mister ban gaya
jab koi taqrir ki jalse mein leader ban gaya
donning fancy clothes beame a gentlean avowed
and turned into a leader on speaking to a crowd,
Akbar Allahabadi
duniya mein hun duniya ka talabgar nahin hun
bazar se guzra hun KHaridar nahin hun
I live in this world tho for life I do not vie
I pass through the market but I do not wish to buy
Akbar Allahabadi
hangama hai kyun barpa thoDi si jo pi li hai
Daka to nahin mara chori to nahin ki hai
barely have I sipped a bit, why should this uproar be
It's not that I've commited theft or daylight robbery
Akbar Allahabadi
hum aah bhi karte hain to ho jate hain badnam
wo qatl bhi karte hain to charcha nahin hota
I do suffer slander, when I merely sigh
she gets away with murder, no mention of it nigh
Akbar Allahabadi