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)
tu bhi mohtaaj hai
khushaamad ka
aye khuda, varna
bandagi kya hai
even you need and crave
adulation and flattery
or else, dear god,
what is prayer for?
Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)
dekhiye to
hai kaarwaan varna
har musaafir
safar mein tanha hai
if you observe
you see a caravan, but
every traveler
is alone in the journey
Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)
tum hamaare
kisi tarah na hue
varna duniya mein
kya nahin hota
you were not mine
in any form
else, what couldn't
have happened in this world
Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)
'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan
rang badal deta hai
koi baat nai baat nahin
the style of narration
changes everything, ‘saif’
if not, in this world
there is nothing new to say
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)