DUAA

Kise poochun, hai aisa kyun
Bezubaan sa, ye jahaan hai

To whom to ask, why is it so,

this world is, as if mute..

Khushi ke pal, kahan dhoondhooN
Benishan sa, waqt bhi yahan hai

Where to find moments of joy,

Even time is like without a sign..

Jaane kitne labon pe gile hain
Zindagi se kayi faasle hain
Paseejte hain sapne kyun aankhon mein
Lakeer jab chhoote in haathon se yoon bewajah

There are complaints on so many lips,

there are many distances from the life..

Why do the dreams dampen in eyes,

when the line leaves these hands, for no reason..

Jo bheji thi duaa, woh jaake aasmaan
se yoon takra gayi ke aa gayi
Hai laut ke sadaa

The wish I had sent,

that collided with the sky such that

a call has come back..

Saanson ne kahan rukh mod liya
Koi raah nazar mein na aaye
Dhadkan ne kahan dil chhod diya
Kahan chhode in jismoN ne saaye

where have the breaths turned their face,

I don't see any path..

where has the heartbeat left the heart,

and where have these bodies left (their) shadows..

Yehi baar-baar sochta hoon tanha main yahan
Mere saath-saath chal raha hai yaadon ka dhuaan

I, here, think this again and again..

a smoke of memories is walking with me..

Jo bheji thi duaa, woh jaake aasmaan
se yoon takra gayi ke aa gayi
Hai laut ke sadaa