1/9: khabar

hum to samjhe thay ke

chaaron dar muqaffal ho chuke

kya khabar thi

ek darwaaza khula rah jaayega

i thought all

the doors were sealed shut

who knew one

would remain open

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

2/9: khabar

kis qadar nadim hua huun main

bura kah kar use

kya khabar thi jaate jaate

woh dua de jaayega

how regretful i am

for having criticized him harshly

who knew...that while leaving

he would bless me and go

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

3/9: khabar

main phool chunti rahi

aur mujhe khabar na hui

wo shakhs aa ke

mere shahr se chala bhi gaya

i kept picking flowers

and i didn’t even know

my beloved visited the city

and left too

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

4/9: khabar

jo ghazal aaj tere

hijr mein likhi hai woh kal

kya khabar ahl-e-mohabbat ka

taraana ban jaaye

that poem written today

on separation from you

who knows...could become a song

for those in love tomorrow

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

5/9: khabar

mujhe khabar thi mera

intezaar ghar mein raha

ye haadsa tha ki main

umr bhar safar mein raha

i knew that those at home

were waiting for me

the misfortune was that i spent

my whole life out traveling

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

6/9: khabar

qaasid, payaam unka

na kuchh der abhi suna

rahne de

mahv-e-lazzat-e-zauq-e-khabar mujhe

oh messenger, do not yet

read me the note she sent

let me for a moment be immersed

in the joy that she wrote to me

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

7/9: khabar

suni hikayat-e-hasti

to darmiyan se suni

na ibtida ki khabar hai

na inteha maaloom

heard the story of life

but from the middle

don’t know how it started

nor know where it will end

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

8/9: khabar

tere rone ki khabar

rakhti hain aankhen meri

tera aansu mere

rumaal mein aa jata hai

my eyes are aware

of your weeping

and your tears find

their way into my handkerchief

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

9/9: khabar

kabhi yuun bhi aa meri aankh mein

ki meri nazar ko khabar na ho

mujhe ek raat nawaaz de

magar is ke baad sahar na ho

sometimes, come to my eyes

without my sight knowing

grant me the favor of one night

that doesn’t have a dawn

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)