1/5: soorat

koyi ummeed bar nahi aati

koyi soorat nazar nahi aati

maut ka ek din muayyin hai

neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati

no hope comes to pass

no face seen anywhere

death has a fixed day to arrive

why then doesn't sleep come all night

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

2/5: soorat

chaahte hain

khoob-ruuyon ko ‘asad’

aap ki soorat to

dekha chaahiye

for pretty faces

you are so keen, 'asad'

you should take a look

at your face once

Theme:Miscellany (44)

3/5: soorat

jis bazm mein tu naaz se guftaar

mein aawe

jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar

mein aawe

in the gathering where you come

speaking with grace

life takes form

and appears all around

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

4/5: soorat

aurat huun magar

soorat-e-kohsaar khaDi huun

ik sach ke tahaffuz ke liye

sab se laDi huun

i am a woman, but

stand like a mountain range

for the protection of the truth

i have fought with everyone

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

5/5: soorat

kya karishma hai mere

jazbaa-e-azaadi ka

thi jo deewaar kabhi

ab hai woh dar ki soorat

what a marvel it is

my passion for freedom

what was once a wall

has become the opening of a door

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)