1/9: shab

uTho ye manzar-e-shab-tab

dekhne ke liye

ke neend shart nahin

khwaab dekhne ke liye

get up to witness

this shining scene of the night

as sleep is not needed

for one to dream

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

2/9: shab

kal chaudhvin ki raat thi

shab bhar raha charcha tera

kuchh ne kaha ye chaand hai

kuchh ne kaha chehra tera

‘twas full moon last night

with all the talk about you

some said it was the moon

others said it was you

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

3/9: shab

ghalib chhuTi sharaab

par ab bhi kabhi kabhi

peeta hoon

roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein

ghalib has given up drinking

but, still, once in a while

i enjoy a drink

on cloudy days and moon-filled nights

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

4/9: shab

koi kya jaane ki hai

roz-e-qayaamat kya cheez

doosra naam hai

meri shab-e-tanhai ka

what does anyone know

about the day of apocalypse

it is another name for

my night of loneliness

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

5/9: shab

woh shab ko be-hijab

jo mehfil mein aa gaya

kyaa noor tha ki

shama ko parvaana kar diya

when that evening she came,

unveiled, to the gathering

oh, what a glow…

that turned the flame into a moth

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

6/9: shab

na shab-o-roz hi badle hain

na haal achchha hai

kis barhaman ne kaha tha

ki ye saal achchha hai

days and nights have not changed

nor is the condition any good

which brahmin foretold

this is a good year

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

7/9: shab

kabhi din ki dhoop mein jhoom ke

kabhi shab ke phool ko chuum ke

yun hi saath saath chalen sada

kabhi khatm apna safar na ho

sometimes swaying in the sunshine

sometimes kissing evening flowers

let us walk together forever

may our journey never end

Theme:Home, Country & Belonging (23)

8/9: shab

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)

9/9: shab

shab-e-furqat ka jaaga hoon

farishton, ab to sone do

kabhi fursat mein kar lena

hisaab…aahista aahista

i’ve been awake the night of separation

oh angels, let me get some sleep

when we get some free time

we’ll settle the accounts, slowly, slowly

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)