1/8: bayaan

kaun kahta hai

mohabbat ki zabaan hoti hai

ye haqeeqat to

nigaahon se bayaan hoti hai

who says that love

is expressed through words

the truth is it is

signaled through the eyes

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/8: bayaan

allah-re chashm-e-yaar ki

mojiz-bayaaniyaan

har ik ko hai gumaan ke

mukhaatab hamin rahe

oh god, the miraculous expression

of the beloved's eyes

each one thinks he is

the only ones being addressed

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

3/8: bayaan

hai fahm us ka jo

har insaan ke dil ki zubaan samjhe

sukhan wo hai jise

har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe

her/his understanding relates to

the language of every heart

and the speech is such that

we all feel it is our own voice

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

4/8: bayaan

dekhna un ki gavaahi pe

yaqeen mat karna

aye jahaan sun le abhi

mera bayaan baaqi hai

don't place faith

in his testimony

for my statement

is yet to be heard

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

5/8: bayaan

suroor zikr se masti

bayaan se aayegi

woh naam loonga toh khushbu

zubaan se aayegi

intoxication comes with

pleasant thoughts narrated well

if i say that name

fragrance flows off the lips

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

6/8: bayaan

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan

rang badal deta hai

varna duniya mein

koi baat nai baat nahin

the style of narration

changes everything, ‘saif’

if not, in this world

there is nothing new to say

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

7/8: bayaan

maza aata agar guzri hui

baaton ka afsaana

kahin se tum bayaan karte

kahin se hum bayaan karte

it is such a delight

reliving the stories of the past

you narrate from one end

and i from the other

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

8/8: bayaan

apni saari kaavishon ko

raaegaan main ne kiya

mere andar jo na tha

us ko bayaan main ne kiya

all my efforts and strivings

i have rendered futile

i tried giving expression to

what is not within me

Theme:Miscellany (44)