1/17: husn

bana husn-e-takallum

husn-e-zan aahista aahista

bahar-surat khula

ek kam-sukhan aahista aahista

the beauty of eloquence turned into

beauty of insight, slowly, slowly

the reticent one opened up

in every way, slowly, slowly

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

2/17: husn

aankhen khuda ne di hain

to dekhenge husn-e-yaar

kab tak naqaab

rukh se uthaayi na jaayegi

god has given us eyes

to view the beauty of the beloved

how long will the veil

not be lifted from the face

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

3/17: husn

main tere husn ka

khalwat mein tamashaayi huun

aaina seekh na jaaye

kaheen hairat meri

i am, in isolation,

a spectator of your beauty

may the mirror not learn

of my awe and wonder

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

4/17: husn

charaagh jalte hain

baad-e-saba mehakti hai

tumhare husn-e-takallum se

kya nahin hota

lamps light up and

fragrance in morning breeze

what can’t happen

with your beautiful eloquence

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

5/17: husn

ishq ka zauq-e-nazaara

muft mein hai badnaam

husn khud betaab hai

jalwa dikhaane ke liye

love gets a bad rap needlessly

for the pleasure of watching

though beauty herself is impatient

for her splendor to be seen

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

6/17: husn

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)

7/17: husn

tujhe kaun jaanta tha

meri dosti se pahle

tera husn kuchh naheen tha

meri shaayari se pahle

who knew of you

before my friendship

and your beauty was nothing

before my poetry

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

8/17: husn

woh kehti hai hum unke husn ki

jhooti taareef karte hai

aye khuda bas ek din

aaine ko zubaan de de

she accuses me of

falsely praising her beauty

o god, if only you could give

the mirrors a voice for a day

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

9/17: husn

hua hai ishq mein kam

husn-e-ittefaaq aisaa

ki dil ko yaar toh

dil yaar ko pasand hua

rarely did it happen in love

such a beauty of luck

when heart loved the beloved

and beloved the heart

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

10/17: husn

duniya ke har khayaal se

begaana kar diya

husn-e-khayaal-e-yaar ne

deewaana kar diya

it made me indifferent

to every thought of the world

beauty of the thoughts of my beloved

has driven me crazy indeed

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

11/17: husn

tumhaara husn araaish

tumhaari saadgi zevar

tumhen koi zaruurat hi nahi

banne sanwarne ki

your beauty is your adornment

your simplicity is your ornament

what need is there

for any other decoration?

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

12/17: husn

husn-o-jamaal-o-zeest ki

aaraaishen fuzool

ishq-o-junoon ki aag

jo dil mein jawaan na ho

the decorations and adornments

of beauty and living are useless

unless the fires of love and passion

are young and burning in the heart

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

13/17: husn

muskuraahat hai

husn ka zevar

muskuraana na

bhuul jaaya karo

smile is

beauty’s treasure

don’t forget

to keep smiling

Theme:Miscellany (44)

14/17: husn

hargiz raha na kafir-o-momin

se usko kaam

dil ne kiya qubuul

jab islam husn kaa

it becomes indifferent to

both the infidel and the pious

when the heart chooses

to accept the religion of beauty

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

15/17: husn

aaina dekh kar

vo ye samjhe

mil gaya

husn-e-bemisaal hamen

looking into the mirror

she said to herself

i have found

an unexampled beauty

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

16/17: husn

nazraana tere husn ko

kya de ki apne paas

le de ke ek dil hai

so TuuTa hua sa hai

what gift to your beauty

can i offer, when all I have

is a heart,

that too somewhat broken

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

17/17: husn

husn-e-farogh-e-sham-e-sukhan

duur hai, asad

pahle dil-e-gudaakhta

paida kare koi

the beauty of an illuminating

lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’

first, let someone create a heart

that is burnt and melted in love

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)