1/9: aankhon

sajni ki aankhon mein

chhup kar jab jhaanka

bin holi khele hi

sajan bheeg gaya

when he looked into

his beloved's eyes

he was drenched

even without playing holi

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

2/9: aankhon

ye zaroori hai ki aankhon ka

bharam qaaem rahe

neend rakho ya na rakho

khwaab meyaari rakho

it is essential to preserve

the illusion of the eyes

whether you sleep or not

make sure your dreams are top class

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

3/9: aankhon

kabhi un mad-bhari aankhon se

peeya tha ek jaam

aaj tak hosh naheen,

hosh naheen, hosh naheen

once i drank a cup

from those intoxicating eyes

till now, i am not conscious

not conscious, not conscious

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

4/9: aankhon

izhaar pe bhari hai

khamoshi ka takallum

harfon ki zubaan aur hai

aankhon ki zubaan aur

the eloquence of silence

outweighs any expression

the language of words is one

the language of eyes is something else

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

5/9: aankhon

in aankhon ne kya kya tamasha

na dekha

haqeeqat mein jo dekhna tha

na dekha

what all fantasies have

these eyes seen

but the reality to be seen in front

that they couldn’t see

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

6/9: aankhon

seene mein jalan

aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai

is shahr mein har shakhs

pareshaan sa kyun hai

why this burning in the heart

and storm in the eyes

why does everyone in this city

seem so troubled

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

7/9: aankhon

jin aankhon se

mujhe tum dekhte ho

mein un aankhon se

duniya dekhta hoon

those eyes through

which you see me

through those eyes

i see the world

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

8/9: aankhon

ye waqia meri aankhon

ke saamne ka hai

sharaab naach rahi thi

gilaas baiThe rahe

this scene unfolds

before my eyes

the wine is dancing

and the glass is sitting still

Theme:Miscellany (44)

9/9: aankhon

main khud ko dekhun

agar doosre ki aankhon se

milengi khamiyaan apne hi

shah-kaaron mein

if i would see myself

through the eyes of others

i’d surely see the flaws indeed

in my own reasons and actions

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)