1/12: aarzoo

mujh ko ye aarzoo

woh uThaayein naqaab khud

un ko ye intezaar

taqaaza kare koyi

it is my desire

that she lifts the veil herself

and she waits for

someone to request

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

2/12: aarzoo

gham-e-zamaana ne

majboor kar diya warna

ye aarzoo thi ki

bas teri aarzoo karte

the sorrows of the world

have made me helpless

else, my only desire

was to desire only you

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

3/12: aarzoo

main ne har baar tujhse milte waqt

tujhse milne ki aarzoo ki hai

tere jaane ke baad bhi main ne

teri khushbu se guftagu ki hai

whenever i met you

i yearned to meet you again

even after you left, i spoke

with your lingering fragrance

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

4/12: aarzoo

yahaan kisi ko bhi kuchh

hasb-e-aarzoo na mila

kisi ko hum na mile

aur hum ko tu na mila

here, no one got

as per their desires

someone didn't get me

and, i didn't get you

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

5/12: aarzoo

jo dekhte tere

zanjeer-e-zulf ka aalam

asir hone ki

aazaad aarzoo karte

should they see the world of

shackles of your tresses

even free men would

desire to be held hostage

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

6/12: aarzoo

kis se ab

aarzoo-e-wasl karen

is kharabe mein

koyi mard kahan

with whom

should i wish to meet

in these wastelands

are there any men left?

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

7/12: aarzoo

aarzoo hasrat aur

ummeed shikaayat aansu

ek tera zikr tha aur

beech mein kya kya nikla

wishes, desires, and

hopes, complaints, tears

thinking of you

what all have turned out

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

8/12: aarzoo

tujh se sau baar

mil chuke lekin

tujh se milne ki

aarzoo hai vahi

i have met you

a hundred times, however…

the desire to meet you

remains just as ever

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

9/12: aarzoo

wo waqt guzar gaya

jab mujhe teri aarzoo thi

ab tu khuda bhi ban jaaye to

main sajda na karoon

that time has passed

when i pined for you

now, even if you become god

i will not bow to you

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

10/12: aarzoo

aarzoo hai ki

tu yahan aaye

aur phir umr bhar

na jaaye kahin

my wish is

for you to come

and then

you don’t leave ever

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

11/12: aarzoo

hoti kahan hai dil se judaa

dil ki aarzoo

jaata kahan hai shama ko

parvaana chhod kar

where does the heart

separate from its own desires?

where does the moth go

leaving the flame behind?

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

12/12: aarzoo

nahi nigah mein manzil

to justaju hi sahi

nahi visaal mayassar

to aarzoo hi sahi

if the destination is not in sight

the quest is the way

if union with the beloved is not possible

just the desire is the way

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)