1/13: shakhs

ghalat thay vaade

magar main yaqeen rakhta tha

woh shakhs lahja

bahut dil-nasheen rakhta tha

the promises were false

yet, i believed in them

that person possessed

a voice so enchanting

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

2/13: shakhs

kitna naadim huun

kisi shakhs se shikwa kar ke

mujh se dekha na gaya

us ka pashemaan hona

how regretful i am

after complaining to someone

i couldn't bear to

seem them be repentant

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

3/13: shakhs

utaar phenk de

khush-fahmiyon ke saare ghilaaf

jo shakhs bhool gaya

usko yaad kya rakhna

cast off

the pretense of false delusions

why remember those

who have forgotten you?

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

4/13: shakhs

hai fahm us ka jo

har insaan ke dil ki zubaan samjhe

sukhan wo hai jise

har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe

her/his understanding relates to

the language of every heart

and the speech is such that

we all feel it is our own voice

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

5/13: shakhs

tum se pahle wo jo ek shakhs

yahan takht-nasheen tha

us ko bhi apne khuda hone pe

itna hi yaqeen tha

before you another man

was the ruling king here

who was just as convinced

that he was god himself

6/13: shakhs

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)

7/13: shakhs

seene mein jalan

aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai

is shahr mein har shakhs

pareshaan sa kyun hai

why this burning in the heart

and storm in the eyes

why does everyone in this city

seem so troubled

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

8/13: shakhs

ye mujhe chain

kyun nahin paDta

ek hi shakhs tha

jahaan mein kya

why can't i

find peace ever

why, was she the only

person in this whole world?

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

9/13: shakhs

musaafir hain

musaafir har taraf

magar har shakhs

tanha ja raha hai

travelers all around

travelers everywhere

but each of them

traveling alone

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

10/13: shakhs

yahaan har shakhs har pal

hadsa hone se darta hai

khilona hai jo miTTi ka

fana hone se darta hai

everyone here is always

fearful of a calamity happenin

all of them toys...always

fearful of becoming dirt

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

11/13: shakhs

thi woh ik shakhs ke

tasavvur se

ab woh

raanaai-e-khayaal kahaan

that was triggered by

imagining a person

where is that

fantasy now?

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

12/13: shakhs

ajeeb shakhs hai

naaraaz ho ke hanstaa hai

main chaahtaa huun

khafa ho to woh khafa hi lage

what a strange man

who smiles though upset inside

i wish he looks angry

when he is angry within

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

13/13: shakhs

thi kisi shakhs ki

talaash mujhe

main ne khud ko hi

intekhaab kiya

i was in search

of that someone

finally, i ended up

choosing myself

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)