chahe sone ke frame mein jaD do
aaina jhuT bolta hi nahin
in golden frame you may display
untruth the mirror will not say
Krishn Bihari Noor
ibtida wo thi ki jine ke liye marta tha main
intiha ye hai ki marne ki bhi hasrat na rahi
At the start, life prolonged,was my deep desire
now at the end, even for death, I do not aspire
Mahirul Qadri
naqab-e-ruKH uThaya ja raha hai
wo nikli dhup saya ja raha hai
from the confines of the veil your face is now being freed
lo sunshine now emerges, the shadows now recede
Mahirul Qadri
ab hawaen hi karengi raushni ka faisla
jis diye mein jaan hogi wo diya rah jaega
the winds will now decide what happens to the light
those lamps that have the strength, will survive the night
Mahshar Badayuni
main us ke wade ka ab bhi yaqin karta hun
hazar bar jise aazma liya main ne
To this day her promises I do still believe
who a thousand times has been wont to deceive
Makhmoor Saeedi
ye apne dil ki lagi ko bujhane aate hain
parai aag mein jalte nahin hain parwane
they come to extinguish the fire in their heart
in senseless immolation the moths do not take part
Makhmoor Saeedi
dariya ke talatum se to bach sakti hai kashti
kashti mein talatum ho to sahil na milega
from the storms of the seas the ship might well survive
but if the storm is in the ship, no shore can then arrive
Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad