1/11: phool

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)

2/11: phool

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)

3/11: phool

haath kaanton se

kar liye zakhmi

phool baalon mein

ik sajaane ko

i wounded my hands

with thorns

so i can adorn my

hair with a flower

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

4/11: phool

khilna kahin chupa bhi hai

chaahat ke phool ka

li ghar mein saans

aur gali tak mehak gayi

has the blooming of love’s flower

ever been discreet?

i smelled the flower at home

and the fragrance filled the streets

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

5/11: phool

hazaar barq gire

laakh aandhiyaan uTThen

vo phool khil ke rahenge

jo khilne waale hain

let a thousand lightnings struck

let many storms rise...

those flowers will keep blooming

that are given to blooming

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

6/11: phool

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)

7/11: phool

phir nazar me phool mehke

dil me phir shamein jalen

phir tasavvur ne liya

us bazm me jaane ka naam

flowers bloomed in sight again

and, again, my heart lit up

when i imagined again

going to the joyful gathering

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

8/11: phool

phool they, rang they

lamhon ki sabaahat hum they

aise zinda they ki

jeene ki alaamat ham they

we were the flowers, the colors

we were the freshness of those moments

we lived like

we were the symbols of living

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

9/11: phool

phenk de

khushk phool yaadon ke

zid na kar

tu bhi bewafa ho ja

throw away

the dry flowers of memories

don’t be stubborn

you be unfaithful too

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

10/11: phool

ab ke ham bichhde to shaayad

kabhi khwabon mein milen

jis tarah sukhe hue phool

kitabon mein milen

as we part ways now, perhaps

we may meet again in our dreams

just as we find dried flowers

within the pages of an old book

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

11/11: phool

zara ek tabassum ki

takleef karna

ke gulzar mein

phool murjha rahe hai

do take the trouble

to smile once

for the flowers

in the garden are wilting

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)