1/10: dariya

dil apni talab mein saadiq tha

ghabra ke suu-e-matloob gaya

dariya se ye moti nikla tha

dariya hi mein ja kar Doob gaya

heart was loyal to its desire

anxious, went to see its beloved

the pearl came out of the river

but drowned in the river itself

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

2/10: dariya

band ho jaata hai kuuze mein

kabhi dariya bhi

aur kabhi qatra samundar mein

badal jaata hai

even a river can get

trapped and confined in a jar

and, a drop of water can get

transformed when part of an ocean

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

3/10: dariya

paani mein aks

aur kisi aasmaan ka hai

ye naav kaun si hai

ye dariya kahan ka hai

the mountain of needs

won’t let me get tired

my children

won’t let me grow old

4/10: dariya

ham ko bharam ne

bahr-e-tavahhum bana diya

dariya samajh ke kuud paDe

hum saraab mein

doubt has turned me into

an ocean of superstition

thinking it is a river,

i jumped headlong into a mirage

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

5/10: dariya

chaand bhi hairaan

dariya bhi pareshaani mein hai

aks kis ka hai ki

itni raushni paani mein hai

the moon is agitated

the river is troubled too

whose reflection is this

that the waters are filled with light

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

6/10: dariya

kitne dinon ke

pyaase honge yaaro socho to

shabnam ka qatra bhi

jin ko dariya lagta hai

imagine for how long

they have been parched

for whom even a dew drop

seems a river

Theme:Miscellany (44)

7/10: dariya

agarche roz mera

sabr aazmaata hai

magar ye dariya

mujhe tairna sikhaata hai

though, every day

it tests my patience

yet, this river

teaches me to swim

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

8/10: dariya

kaun Doobega

kise paar utarna hai, 'zafar'

faisla waqt ke dariya mein

utar kar hoga

who will drown, zafar, and

who will cross to the other side

that will be decided only

after diving into the river of time

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

9/10: dariya

seene ka daagh hai woh naala

ke lab tak na gaya

khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra

ke dariya na hua

it remains a scar on the heart

the lament that didn’t reach the lips

it remains a part of the dust

the drop that doesn’t become the river

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

10/10: dariya

hausla hai to

safinon ke alam lahraao

bahte dariya to chalenge

isi raftaar ke saath

if you have the courage

unfurl the sails of your boat

the flowing river

will continue at its own pace

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)