1/11: haal

na khushi achchi hai, aye dil

na malaal achcha hai

yaar jis haal me rakhe

wohi haal achcha hai

neither happiness is good, o heart,

nor is sadness

the state my beloved leaves me in

that state is good

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/11: haal

daanista ham ne apne

sabhi gham chhupaa liye

poocha kisi ne haal

to bas muskuraa diye

deliberately, knowingly

i hid all my sorrows

when someone asked how i was

i just smiled

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

3/11: haal

dekhe baghair

haal ye hai izteraab ka

kya jaane kya ho

parda jo uThe naqaab ka

even without seeing

if there is such restlessness

not sure what would happen

if the veil were to be lifted

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

4/11: haal

ye zard zard chehra

ye laghari badan mein

kyaa ishq mein hua hai

ai ‘mir’ haal tera

your face so pale

and body so frail

what love is it, ‘mir’,

that got you to this state

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

5/11: haal

pattaa-pattaa buutaa-buutaa

haal hamaara jaane hai

jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane

baagh to saara jaane hai

every leaf, every plant

knows my feelings

the whole garden knows them

even if the flower doesn't

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

6/11: haal

majnu ka haal sunke

pareshaan ho gaye

meri agar sunoge to

ausaan jaayenge

hearing about majnu’s state

you got so disturbed

if you hear of mine,

you’ll be at your wit’s end

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

7/11: haal

apni zabaan se kuchh na kahenge

chup hi rahenge aashiq log

tum se to itna ho sakta hai

poochho haal bechaaron ka

they won’t open their mouths

those who love you will say nothing

if it is possible for you, at least

ask the condition of the poor souls

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

8/11: haal

purseesh-e-haal bhi itni ki

main kuchh keh na sakun

is takalluf se karam ho to

sitam hota hai

this inquiry of my condition

is so that i can’t say anything

kindness with such formality

becomes cruelty indeed

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

9/11: haal

aye dost tujh ko rahm na aaye

to kya karuun

dushman bhi mere haal pe

ab aab-deeda hai

if you can’t pity me

my friend, what can i do?

even my enemies are now tearful

listening to my fate

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

10/11: haal

na shab-o-roz hi badle hain

na haal achchha hai

kis barhaman ne kaha tha

ki ye saal achchha hai

days and nights have not changed

nor is the condition any good

which brahmin foretold

this is a good year

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

11/11: haal

sun chuke jab haal mera

le ke angDaayi kaha

kis ghazab ka dard, zaalim

tere afsaane mein tha

after hearing my plight,

stretching and yawning, you said

oh cruel one, what great pain

was there in your story?

Theme:Miscellany (44)