1/3: haalat

hans ke farmaate hain

vo dekh ke haalat meri

kyuun tum aasaan samajhte the

mohabbat meri

looking at my condition

she asked, smiling,

why, did you think loving me

would be that easy?

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

2/3: haalat

mil ke hoti thi

kabhi eid bhi diwali bhi

ab ye haalat hai ki

dar dar ke gale milte hain

we celebrated together

sometimes eid, sometimes diwali

now it is such that

we embrace with trepidation

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

3/3: haalat

mamnuun huun jahaan ke

nasheb-o-faraaz ka

aksar bigaD ke khud

meri haalat sambhal gayi

i am grateful for

the ups and downs of the world

often, my situation goes awry

before it corrects itself

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)