1/9: talaash

talaash-e-talab mein woh lazzat mili hai

dua kar raha hoon ke manzil na aaye

raah-e-aashiqi ka taqaaza yehi hai ke

kashti chale par saahil na aaye

i found so much joy in the seeking of my desire

i am praying the destination never arrives

the demand of the path of love is just this:

boat keeps sailing, but shore is never reached

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

2/9: talaash

kis ki talaash hai hamen

kis ke asar mein hain

jab se chale hain ghar se

musalsal safar mein hain

what am i in quest of?

under whose influence am i?

since the time i left home

i’ve been continuously traveling

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

3/9: talaash

main aandhiyon ke paas

talaash-e-sabaa mein huun

tum mujh se poochhte ho

mera hausla hai kya

i am searching for a new beginning

in the midst of a raging storm

and you are asking me

if i have courage

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

4/9: talaash

koshish bhi kar

ummeed bhi rakh, raasta bhi chun

phir is ke baad

thoda muqaddar talaash kar

work hard too, keep faith too

find a path too

after all this...

look for a little luck

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

5/9: talaash

na jaane kis ki hamen

umr bhar talaash rahi

jise qareeb se dekha

woh doosra nikla

that which i sought

my entire life

when i saw it up close

turned out to be quite different

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

6/9: talaash

talaash chalta hoon thoDi door

har ik tez rau ke saath

pehchaanta naheen hoon abhee

rahbar ko main

i go searching for a short while

with whoever is whizzing past

i am yet to find someone

a guide to show the way

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

7/9: talaash

main kal bhi safar mein tha

aur aaj bhi safar mein huun

kal apno ki talaash mein tha

aaj apni talaash mein huun

i was on a journey yesterday

and still am today

yesterday, in search of my dear ones

today, in search of myself

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

8/9: talaash

talaash-e-rizq ka ye

marhala ajab hai ki ham

gharon se door bhi

ghar ke liye base hue hain

in search of livelihood

this stage is so strange that

we have settled far away from home

just for the sake of our homes

Theme:Home, Country & Belonging (23)

9/9: talaash

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)