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
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
ye kaisi waqt ne badli hai karwaT
fareb-e-zindagi hai aur main hun
How time has changed with the tide
There is the deceit of Life, and there's 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
quwwat-e-tamir thi kaisi KHas-o-KHashak mein
aandhiyan chalti rahin aur aashiyan banta gaya
such power of purpose suffuses twigs and blades of grass
the nest goes on being built although storms constantly harass
Jaan Nisar Akhtar