ajeeb tarz-e-takallum se
aazma ke mujhe
woh chaahta hai abhi dekhna
jhuka ke mujhe
with a weird style of speech
he tests me
and he wishes to
see me in submission
Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)
ye ishq ke khutoot bhi
kitne ajeeb hain
aankhen vo padh rahi hain
jo tahreer bhi nahin
how strange are these
love letters
the eyes read even when
there is no writing
Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)
ajeeb saaneha mujh par
guzar gaya yaaro
main apne saaye se kal raat
Dar gaya yaaro
a strange incident happened
to me last night, my friends
i got scared
of my own shadow
Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)
sab ik charaagh ke
parvaane hona chaahte hain
ajeeb log hain
deewaane hona chaahte hain
all wish to be
moths to a flame
strange people…
all seeking to be mad
Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)
ajeeb hote hain
adaab-e-rukhsat-e-mehfil
ke woh bhi uTh ke gayaa
jis ka ghar na thaa koyi
strange is the etiquette
of leaving a gathering
even those got up and left
who had no home to go to
Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)
ajeeb shakhs hai
naaraaz ho ke hanstaa hai
main chaahtaa huun
khafa ho to woh khafa hi lage
what a strange man
who smiles though upset inside
i wish he looks angry
when he is angry within