kanTon se dil lagao jo ta-umr sath den
phulon ka kya jo sans ki garmi na sah saken
befriend the thorns for they will be loyal until death
what of these flowers that will wilt with just a burning breath
Akhtar Shirani
phul khile hain likha hua hai toDo mat
aur machal kar ji kahta hai chhoDo mat
Ameeq Hanafi
phulon ki tazgi hi nahin dekhne ki chiz
kanTon ki samt bhi to nigahen uTha ke dekh
Asad Badayuni
kuchh aise phul bhi guzre hain meri nazron se
jo khil ke bhi na samajh pae zindagi kya hai
Azad Gulati
shabnam ke aansu phul par ye to wahi qissa hua
aankhen meri bhigi hui chehra tera utra hua
Bashir Badr
uk gaya hath tera kyun 'basir'
koi kanTa to na tha phulon mein
Basir Sultan Kazmi
phulon ko gulistan mein kab ras bahaar aai
kanTon ko mila jab se ejaz-e-masihai
Figar Unnavi