1/5: haqeeqat

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)

2/5: haqeeqat

lab kuchh bhi kahen

is se haqeeqat naheen khulti

insaan ke sach jhoot

ki pehchaan hain aankhen

no matter what the lips say

the reality is not revealed

the eyes are the real markers

of truth and lies

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

3/5: haqeeqat

in aankhon ne kya kya tamasha

na dekha

haqeeqat mein jo dekhna tha

na dekha

what all fantasies have

these eyes seen

but the reality to be seen in front

that they couldn’t see

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

4/5: haqeeqat

humko maloom hai

jannat ki haqeeqat lekin

dil ko khush rakhne ko 'ghalib'

yeh khayaal achchha hai

i do understand

the truth about heaven, but

to keep my heart happy, ghalib

it is a comforting thought

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

5/5: haqeeqat

maani na aayen dark mein

ghair-az-wajuud-e-lafz

aare daleel-e-raah-e-haqeeqat

majaaz hai

without word, meaning is not

within mind’s reach

certainly, abstraction is the

beacon in the path of truth

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)