1/8: haseen

na poocho

husn ki tareef hum se

mohabbat jis se ho

bas wo haseen hai

don’t look to me

for praise of beauty

whoever i am in love with

my beloved is beautiful

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

2/8: haseen

bahut haseen sahi

sohbaten gulon ki, magar

wo zindagi hai jo

kaanton ke darmiyan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

3/8: haseen

ek haseen aankh

ke ishaare par

qaafile raah

bhool jaate hain

with just a sign from

those pretty eyes

caravans

can lose their way

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

4/8: haseen

kis tawaqqo pe

kisi ko dekhen

koyi tum se bhi

haseen kya hoga

with what hope

can i look at anyone else

who can be

more beautiful than you

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

5/8: haseen

maana ho tum

behad haseen

aise bure

hum bhi naheen

i concede

you are a limitless beauty

i too am not

that bad

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

6/8: haseen

ye to naheen ki tum sa

jahaan mein haseen naheen

is dil ko kya karoon

ye bahaltaa kaheen naheen

it isn’t that there aren’t in this world

others more beautiful than you

but what to do with this heart

it is not pacified anywhere else

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

7/8: haseen

waqt ne kiya

kya haseen sitam

tum rahe na tum

hum rahe na hum

what a beautiful tragedy

time has produced

you have not remained the same

nor have i remained myself

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

8/8: haseen

ye adaayen, ye ishaare

ye haseen qaul-o-qaraar

kitne aadaab ke parde

mein hai inkaar ki baat

these manners, these gestures

these beautiful words and promises

how a refusal is hidden

behind these layers of etiquette

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)