1/15: umr bhar

saadgi toh hamaari zara dekhiye

aitbaar aapke vaade par kar liya

baat toh sirf ek raat ki thi magar

intezaar aapka umr bhar kar liya

please notice my naivete

i believed the promise you made

sure, it was mentioned one night

and i waited for you all my life

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/15: umr bhar

insha-ji ab ajnabiyon mein

chain se baaqi umr kaaTe

jin ki khaatir basti chhoDi

naam na lo un pyaaron ka

insha, spend the rest of your life

in peace among strangers

the loved ones for whom you

left your town, think not about them

Theme:Home, Country & Belonging (23)

3/15: umr bhar

ek naya zakhm mila

ek nayi umr mili

jab kisi shahr mein

kuchh yaar puraane se mile

received a new wound

and found a new life

when in the new city

found some old friends

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

4/15: umr bhar

vo ek aks ki pal bhar

nazar mein Thehra tha

tamaam umr ka ab

silsila hai mere liye

that one reflection flashed

in my sight for just a moment

now for my entire life

it is a saga for me

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

5/15: umr bhar

sanwara kya hamaara

aagaahi ne

jalaaya umr bhar

is raushni ne

what good has

awareness done to me

lifelong, this light

has only burnt me

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

6/15: umr bhar

kisi ko ghar se nikalte hi

mil gayi manzil

koi hamaari tarah

umr bhar safar mein raha

some reach their destination

as they set out of their home

but some like me

keep traveling all their lives

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

7/15: umr bhar

aarzoo hai ki

tu yahan aaye

aur phir umr bhar

na jaaye kahin

my wish is

for you to come

and then

you don’t leave ever

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

8/15: umr bhar

umr-e-daraaz maang ke

laaye they chaar din

do aarzoo mein kat gaye

do intezaar mein

seeking a long life

i got myself four days

two spent in wanting,

and two in waiting

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

9/15: umr bhar

kuch iss tarah se

guzaari hai zindagi jaise

tamaam umr kisi

doosre ke ghar mein raha

in this way

life has passed

all the years

i lived in someone else’s home

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

10/15: umr bhar

umr bhar, ghalib,

ye hi bhool karta raha

dhool chehre pe thi

aur aaina saaf karta raha

all through life, ghalib,

kept making the same mistake

the dust was on my face, but

kept cleaning the mirror

Theme:Miscellany (44)

11/15: umr bhar

mujhe khabar thi mera

intezaar ghar mein raha

ye haadsa tha ki main

umr bhar safar mein raha

i knew that those at home

were waiting for me

the misfortune was that i spent

my whole life out traveling

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

12/15: umr bhar

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)

13/15: umr bhar

awaaz de ke dekh lo

shaayad woh mil hi jaye

varna ye umr bhar ka safar

raaigaan to hai

call and reach out…maybe

you will get to meet her

else, the life’s journey

would be in vain

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

14/15: umr bhar

tamaam umr mera mujh se

ikhtilaaf rahaa

gila na kar jo kabhi

tera humnava na hua

my entire life, i struggled

and fought with myself

so, don’t complain that

i couldn’t be there for you

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

15/15: umr bhar

be-waqt agar jaaunga

sab chaunk paDenge

ik umr hui din mein

kabhi ghar nahi dekha

if i go at an unexpected time

everyone will be shocked

it has been a lifetime and

i have not seen my home in daylight

Theme:Home, Country & Belonging (23)