1/18: manzil

nairangi-e-siyaasat-e-dauraan

to dekhiye

manzil unhein mili

jo shareek-e-safar na thay

observe the irony of

the politics of this era

those who did not even travel

have reached the destination

Theme:Home, Country & Belonging (23)

2/18: manzil

guzar ja aqal se aage

ki ye noor

charaagh-e-raah hai

manzil nahin

go past the intellect

for this light

is but an illumination of the path

not the destination

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

3/18: manzil

rahbar raahzan na ban jaaye

kahin is soch mein

chup khada hoon bhool kar

raaste mein manzil ka pata

hope the guide doesn’t

turn a robber

as i stand alone in the path

forgetting my destination

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

4/18: manzil

talaash-e-talab mein woh lazzat mili hai

dua kar raha hoon ke manzil na aaye

raah-e-aashiqi ka taqaaza yehi hai ke

kashti chale par saahil na aaye

i found so much joy in the seeking of my desire

i am praying the destination never arrives

the demand of the path of love is just this:

boat keeps sailing, but shore is never reached

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

5/18: manzil

ek pal ke rukne se

duur ho gayee manzil

sirf hum nahin chalte

raaste bhi chalte hain

when we stopped for a moment

the destination receded away

it isn't just us that's moving

the paths are moving too

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

6/18: manzil

jab se mein chala huun

meri manzil pe nazar hai

aankhon ne meri

meel ka patthar nahi dekha

from the time i started walking

my sights were fixed on the goal

my eyes didn’t notice

the milestones along the way

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

7/18: manzil

Thokar kisi patthar se

agar khai hai main ne

manzil ka nishaan bhi

usi patthar se mila hai

the stone that

tripped me

the pointer to my destination

i got from the same stone

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

8/18: manzil

kisi ko ghar se nikalte hi

mil gayi manzil

koi hamaari tarah

umr bhar safar mein raha

some reach their destination

as they set out of their home

but some like me

keep traveling all their lives

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

9/18: manzil

main akela hi chala tha

jaanib-e-manzil magar

log saath aate gaye

aur kaarwan banta gaya

i started alone

towards the destination

people kept joining

a caravan started forming

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

10/18: manzil

justajoo ho to safar

khatam kahan hota hai

yoon to har mod pe

manzil ka gumaan hota hai

for the seeker

the journey never ends

though at every turn

the delusion of destination

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

11/18: manzil

kisi manzil mein bhi

haasil na hua dil ko qaraar

zindagi khwahish-e-nakaam

hi karte guzri

with no achievement in life did

my heart capture peace

my life was spent through a

series of unrequited desires

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

12/18: manzil

hasrat ye us

musaafir-e-bekas ke roye

jo thak ke baith jaata

ho manzil ke saamne

shed tears for the unfulfilled

desires of that helpless traveler

who sits tired by the road

with his destination in sight

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

13/18: manzil

nahi nigah mein manzil

to justaju hi sahi

nahi visaal mayassar

to aarzoo hi sahi

if the destination is not in sight

the quest is the way

if union with the beloved is not possible

just the desire is the way

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

14/18: manzil

mere rahbar mujhko

gumrah kar de

suna hai ke manzil

qareeb aa gayi hai

my guide,

lead me astray

heard that my destination

has drawn closer

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

15/18: manzil

manzil milegi

bhaTak kar hi sahi

gumrah to wo hain

jo ghar se nikle hi nahi

we will reach our goal

even if we stray a little

truly lost are the ones who

don't even come out of home

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

16/18: manzil

uqaabi ruuh jab bedaar hoti hai

jawaanon mein

nazar aati hai unko

apni manzil aasmaanon mein

when the soaring hearts

of the youth awaken

then they see their goals

in the skies above

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

17/18: manzil

aye rahbar-e-kaamil chalne

tayyaar to hoon par yaad rahe

us waqt mujhay bhatka dena

jab saamne manzil aa jaaye

oh perfect guide, i am on the

path to the beloved, but please

lead me astray

when the destination is near

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

18/18: manzil

aye jazba-e-dil gar main chaahoon

har cheez muqaabil aa jaaye

manzil ke liye do gaam chaloon

aur saamne manzil aa jaye

o passion of the heart, if i so desire

all things would appear before me

if i take two steps to my goal

the goal itself comes to meet me

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)