1/5: lutf

kyun kar na lutf

baada-kashi ka ho aab mein

baarish mein jo huroof hain

woh hain sharaab mein

why shouldn't the pleasure

of wine also exist in water?

the expressive intoxication of rain

is also found in wine

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

2/5: lutf

kahin woh aa ke

miTaa de na intezaar ka lutf

kahin qubuul na ho jaaye

iltijaa meri

by coming, hope she wouldn’t ruin

my pleasure of waiting

hope she doesn't accept

my pleas for her to come

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

3/5: lutf

shahed tu ye na bhool ke

is zindagi ka lutf

milta faqat hai

zauq-e-tajassus ke baab mein

don’t you forget, shahed,

that the pleasures of life

are found only at the doorstep

of the joy of curiosity (to learn)

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

4/5: lutf

parda-e-lutf mein

ye zulm-o-sitam kya kahiye

haaye zaalim, tera

andaaz-e-karam kya kahiye

behind the comfort's veil, what to say

of this tyranny and cruelty

oh you tyrant, what to say

of your style of kindness

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

5/5: lutf

lutf-e-shab-e-mah, ai dil

us dam mujhe haasil ho

ek chaand baghal mein ho

ek chaand muqaabil ho

o heart, may i capture and relish

that moon-filled night for a moment

a moon with me

and another in front

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)