1/10: khushbu

zauq-e-takallum par urdu ne

raah anokhi kholi hai

rang ki gehraayi naapi hai

phool ki khushbu toli hai

for the joy of expression

urdu has crafted a novel path

it gauged the depth of hues

it weighed the fragrance of flowers

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

2/10: khushbu

main ne har baar tujhse milte waqt

tujhse milne ki aarzoo ki hai

tere jaane ke baad bhi main ne

teri khushbu se guftagu ki hai

whenever i met you

i yearned to meet you again

even after you left, i spoke

with your lingering fragrance

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

3/10: khushbu

bazm-e-adab-e-hind ke

har gul mein hai khushbu

mulla, gul-e-urdu ki mehak

aur hi kuchh hai

every flower of indian literature

has a wonderful scent

but the fragrance of urdu, mulla,

is something else

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

4/10: khushbu

khushbu-e-hinaa kehna

narmi-e-saba kehna

jo zakhm mile tum ko

phoolon ki qabaa kehna

call it the fragrance of henna

call it a gentle breeze

whatever wound you get in life

call it a robe of roses

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

5/10: khushbu

phool ki khushbu

hava ki chaap, sheeshe ki khanak

kaun si shai hai jo teri

khush-bayaani mein nahin

fragrance of flowers,

rustle of breeze, tinkling of glass

what is not there

in the beauty of your talk

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

6/10: khushbu

suroor zikr se masti

bayaan se aayegi

woh naam loonga toh khushbu

zubaan se aayegi

intoxication comes with

pleasant thoughts narrated well

if i say that name

fragrance flows off the lips

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

7/10: khushbu

lahjaa ki jaise

subh ki khushbu azaan de

jii chaahta hai

main teri aawaaz chuum lu

your manner of inflection is like the

morning fragrance calling out to prayer

oh, my heart so desires

to kiss your voice

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

8/10: khushbu

aaj bahut din baad

main apne kamre tak aa nikla tha

juun hi darvaaza khola hai

us ki khushbu aayi hai

after many days

i came to my room

just as i opened the door

fragrance of my beloved came out

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

9/10: khushbu

azaab hoti hain aksar

shabaab ki ghadiyan

gulaab apni hi khushbu se

darne lagte hain

tormenting often are

the times of youth

the rose starts to fear

its own fragrance

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

10/10: khushbu

khwaabon ki tarah aanaa

khushbu ki tarah jaana

mumkin hi nahi lagta

ai dost, tujhe paanaa

arriving like a dream, and

leaving with fragrance behind

it seems impossible, my friend,

to find someone like you

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)