1/6: jannat
khauf-e-dozakh se kabhi
khwaahish-e-jannat se kabhi
mujh ko is tarz-e-ibaadat pe
hansi aati hai
sometimes fearing hell
sometimes desiring heaven
this manner of worship
makes me laugh
Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)
2/6: jannat
bashar aamaal kar achchhe
tire aqbaa mein kaam aaye
wahaan jannat naheen milti
yahaan se saath jaati hai
do all the good you can
to help you in your quest
there is no heaven out there
it has to be obtained here
Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)
3/6: jannat
ab naheen jannat mashaam-e-kuucha-
e-yaar ki shameem
nikhat-e-zulf kya hui
baad-e-saba ko kya hua
the lane of my beloved no longer
has the fragrance of heaven
what happened to the delight of tresses
where did the morning breeze go
Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)
4/6: jannat
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
Mirza Ghalib
(60)Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)
5/6: jannat
mumkin hai tu dozakh mein
jannat mein magar bibi
us ko bhi bahattar kyun
ghilman na diya hota
it is possible you are in hell
and your wife is in heaven
why doesn’t she also get
72 handsome young men?
Syed Shahed
(4)Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)
6/6: jannat
amal se zindagi banti hai
jannat bhi jahannam bhi
ye khaaki apni fitrat mein
na noori hai na naari hai
action shapes life
both heaven and hell
this earthly being, in its nature,
is neither of light nor of fire
Mohammad Iqbal
(8)Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)