1/3: aahista

bana husn-e-takallum

husn-e-zan aahista aahista

bahar-surat khula

ek kam-sukhan aahista aahista

the beauty of eloquence turned into

beauty of insight, slowly, slowly

the reticent one opened up

in every way, slowly, slowly

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

2/3: aahista

dekh

raftaar-e-inquilab 'firaq'

kitni aahista

aur kitni tez

watch

the pace of revolution, firaq

how deliberate

and, yet, how swift

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

3/3: aahista

inquilaab aayega raftaar se

mayoos na ho

bahut aahista nahin hai

jo bahut tez nahin

the revolution will come soon

don’t be despondent

it doesn’t come too slowly

not does it come too fast

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)