1/6: insaan

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)

2/6: insaan

hai fahm us ka jo

har insaan ke dil ki zubaan samjhe

sukhan wo hai jise

har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe

her/his understanding relates to

the language of every heart

and the speech is such that

we all feel it is our own voice

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

3/6: insaan

allah agar taufeeq na de

insaan ke bas ka kaam nahin

faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi

irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin

if god doesn’t give guidance

man is not competent

grace of love is common

but not love’s enlightenment

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

4/6: insaan

ranj se khugar hua insaan to

miT jaata hai ranj

mushkilein mujh par padi itni ke

aasaan ho gayee

if a person gets accustomed to grief

then grief disappears

so many difficulties have come upon me

that it has become easy to bear them

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

5/6: insaan

sarak gaya jab uske rukh se

pardaa achaanak

farishte bhi kehne lage

kaash hum insaan hote

when the veil suddenly

slipped off her face

angels said to each other

gosh, wish we were human

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

6/6: insaan

insaan ki khwahishon ki

koi inteha nahi

do gaz zameen bhi chahiye

do gaj kafan ke baad

there is no limit

to the human need

after two yards of shroud

needs two yards of land

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)