1/5: jawaab

naama-bar tu hi bata

tu ne to dekhe honge

kaise hote hain wo khat

jin ke jawaab aate hain

oh messenger, please tell me

for you must have seen

what kind of a letter

gets a reply from her

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/5: jawaab

kya kya fareb dil ko

diye izteraab mein

un ki taraf se aap likhe

khat javaab mein

so restless, in what all ways

have you deceived yourself

on her behalf you wrote

replies to yourself

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

3/5: jawaab

kya jaane kya likhaa tha

use izteraab mein

qaasid ki laash aayi

khat ke jawaab mein

in my restlessness

i don’t know what i wrote to her

in reply came

the corpse of the messenger

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

4/5: jawaab

qaasid ke aate aate

khat ek aur likh rakhuun

main jaantaa huun

jo vo likhenge jawaab mein

while the messenger returns

i will keep another letter ready

for i know what

she would be writing in reply

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

5/5: jawaab

kya farz hai ki sab ko

mile ek sa jawaab

aao na ham bhi sair karen

koh-e-tur ki

why is it necessary that

everyone gets the same answer

come, let’s go explore

the mountain of Sinai

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)