1/28: mohabbat

kaun kahta hai

mohabbat ki zabaan hoti hai

ye haqeeqat to

nigaahon se bayaan hoti hai

who says that love

is expressed through words

the truth is it is

signaled through the eyes

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/28: mohabbat

di us ne mujh ko

jurm-e-mohabbat ki woh saza

kuchh bekusur log

saza maangne lage

she gave me such punishment

for the crime of love

that even the faultless have

started seeking the punishment

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

3/28: mohabbat

musaafiron se mohabbat ki

baat kar lekin

musaafiron ki mohabbat ka

eitbaar na kar

talk to travelers

about love

but never trust

the love of travelers

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

4/28: mohabbat

chand alfaaz ke moti hain

mere daaman mein

magar teri mohabbat ka

taqaaza kuchh aur

i hold a few pearl-like

words in my lap

but the demands of your love

are something else entirely

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

5/28: mohabbat

ek mohabbat

kaafi hai

baaqi umr

izaafi hai

one love

is enough

the rest of life

is just surplus

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

6/28: mohabbat

ye bhi ik rang hai

shaayad meri mehroomi ka

koyi hans de to

mohabbat ka gumaan hota hai

maybe this too is

a shade of my deprivation

that if anyone smiles

it seems to me like love

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

7/28: mohabbat

dil mein jo mohabbat ki

raushni nahin hoti

itni khoobsurat

ye zindagi nahin hoti

if there is no

light of love in the heart

life does not turn out

to be so beautiful

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

8/28: mohabbat

mohabbat, adaawat

wafa, be-rukhee

kiraae ke ghar the

badalte rahe

love, hatred

faithfulness, indifference

it was a rented house

kept changing

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

9/28: mohabbat

na poocho

husn ki tareef hum se

mohabbat jis se ho

bas wo haseen hai

don’t look to me

for praise of beauty

whoever i am in love with

my beloved is beautiful

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

10/28: mohabbat

mohabbat ne zulmat se

kaadhaa hai noor

na hoti mohabbat

na hota zuhoor

from the depths of darkness

love has brought out light

without love

there is no sight

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

11/28: mohabbat

main kya kahun

kahan hai mohabbat kahan nahin

raag raag mein daudthi phirthi hai

nashtar liye hue

what can i say about

where love is and where it isn’t

it courses through every vein,

daggers drawn

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

12/28: mohabbat

maloom jo hota hame

anjaam-e-mohabbat

lete na kabhi bhool ke ham

naam-e-mohabbat

had i known the

consequences of love

even by mistake, i wouldn’t have

uttered the name of love

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

13/28: mohabbat

ab urdu kya hai

ek kothey ki tawaif

mazaa har ek leta hai

mohabbat karta hai kaun

what is urdu

but a courtesan in a brothel

everyone has fun with her

but who loves her really?

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

14/28: mohabbat

zindagi yuunhi bahut kam hai

mohabbat ke liye

ruuTh kar vaqt ganvaane ki

zaroorat kya hai

as it is, life is

too short for loving

why get upset and

waste it all away

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

15/28: mohabbat

aye mohabbat

tere anjaam pe rona aaya

jaane kyun aaj

tere naam pe rona aaya

o love, i wept

at your outcome

not sure why, i wept

hearing your name today

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

16/28: mohabbat

mohabbat ke liye dil dhoondh

koi tootne wala

ye woh mai hai jise rakhte hain

naazuk aabginon mein

for love, seek a heart

that is fragile

this wine is meant for

delicate goblets

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

17/28: mohabbat

dil mein na ho jurat

to mohabbat nahi milti

khairaat mein itni badi

daulat nahi milti

when there is no boldness in the heart

love cannot be obtained

in alms, such a treasure

cannot be obtained

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

18/28: mohabbat

na kar 'sauda' tu shikva

hum se dil ki be-qaraari ka

mohabbat kis ko deti hai, miyaan,

aaraam sukoon duniya mein?

don't complain, sauda,

about your heart's restlessness

for whom has love given

peace and quiet in this world?

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

19/28: mohabbat

aur bhi dukh hain zamaane mein

mohabbat ke siva

rahatein aur bhi hain

wasl ki raahat ke siva

there are other sorrows

in this life than love’s longing

there are other comforts too

than the union with the beloved

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

20/28: mohabbat

mohabbat rang de jaati hai

jab dil dil se milta hai

magar masla to ye hai

dil badi mushkil se milta hai

love makes life colorful

when two hearts meet

but what is difficult

is for two hearts to meet

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

21/28: mohabbat

bahaaron ki nazar mein

phool aur kaante barabar

mohabbat kya karenge

dost dushman dekhne waale

in the eyes of nature

flowers and thorns are the same

how can one ever love, thinking

in terms of friends and foes

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

22/28: mohabbat

mere taaviz mein

jo kaagaz hai

us pe likha hai

mohabbat karna

on the piece of paper

in my lucky amulet

it is written…

just love

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

23/28: mohabbat

hum dard ka afsaana

duniya ko suna denge

har dil mein mohabbat ki

ek aag laga denge

i will make the world

listen to the tales of woe

in every heart i will

light a fire of love

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

24/28: mohabbat

mohabbat ki dastaan

lambi hai

par

waqt kum

the story of love

is long

but…

time is short

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

25/28: mohabbat

yeh kehna tha un se

mohabbat hai mujh ko

yeh kehne mein mujh ko

zamaane lage hain

all i wanted to say was

that i am in love

for me to say this

took a lifetime

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

26/28: mohabbat

kahaan ke ishq-o-mohabbat

kidhar ke hijr-o-visaal

abhi to log taraste hain

zindagi ke liye

where this love and passion

where this separation and union

right now, people just

long for life

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

27/28: mohabbat

jaan jaane ko hai

aur raqs mein parvaana hai

kitna rangeen

mohabbat tera afsaana hai

life is about to end

but the moth is still dancing

oh, how colorful

is your love story

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

28/28: mohabbat

tumhaare ahd-e-wafa ko

main ahd kya samjhoon

mujhe khud apni

mohabbat pe eitbaar naheen

your promise of faithfulness

how should i understand it

when i have no faith

in my own love

Theme:Miscellany (44)