1/6: takallum

ajeeb tarz-e-takallum se

aazma ke mujhe

woh chaahta hai abhi dekhna

jhuka ke mujhe

with a weird style of speech

he tests me

and he wishes to

see me in submission

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

2/6: takallum

apne andaaz-e-takallum ko

badal de varna

mera lahja bhi tere saath

badal sakta hai

change the manner

of your speech, or else

i will be compelled to

change my tone as well

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

3/6: takallum

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)

4/6: takallum

bana husn-e-takallum

husn-e-zan aahista aahista

bahar-surat khula

ek kam-sukhan aahista aahista

the beauty of eloquence turned into

beauty of insight, slowly, slowly

the reticent one opened up

in every way, slowly, slowly

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

5/6: takallum

izhaar pe bhari hai

khamoshi ka takallum

harfon ki zubaan aur hai

aankhon ki zubaan aur

the eloquence of silence

outweighs any expression

the language of words is one

the language of eyes is something else

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

6/6: takallum

charaagh jalte hain

baad-e-saba mehakti hai

tumhare husn-e-takallum se

kya nahin hota

lamps light up and

fragrance in morning breeze

what can’t happen

with your beautiful eloquence

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)