mere rone ki haqiqat jis mein thi
ek muddat tak wo kaghaz nam raha
where the true saga of my weeping was contained
sodden, moist for ages then, that paper remained
Mir Taqi Mir
'mir' ke din-o-mazhab ko ab puchhte kya ho un ne to
qashqa khincha dair mein baiTha kab ka tark islam kiya
Why is it you seek to know, of Miir's religion, sect, for he
Sits in temples, painted brow, well on the road to heresy
Mir Taqi Mir
mere saliqe se meri nibhi mohabbat mein
tamam umr main nakaamiyon se kaam liya
in my own way I have dealt with love you see
all my life I made my failures work for me
Mir Taqi Mir
na namaz aati hai mujh ko na wazu aata hai
sajda kar leta hun jab samne tu aata hai
ablutions I do not know, nor do I know prayer
i just bow in worship whenever you are there
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
jab mohabbat ka nam sunta hun
hae kitna malal hota hai
when mention of love is there
Aah! I feel such deep despai
Moin Ahsan Jazbi
kisi ke sath guzara hua wo ek lamha
agar main sochne baiThun to zindagi kam hai
that single moment I had spent in someone's company
were I to sit and ponder it a lifetime's short for me
Moin Shadab
chal diye su-e-haram ku-e-butan se 'momin'
jab diya ranj buton ne to KHuda yaad aaya
from the streets of idols fair
to the mosque did I repai
Momin Khan Momin