1/3: Mohammad Alvi

apna ghar

aane se pahle

itni galiyan

kyun aati hain

before i reach

my home

why are there

so many lanes and turns

Mohammad Alvi

(3)

galiyan (1) streets

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

2/3: Mohammad Alvi

andhera hai

kaise tera khat padhun

lifaafe mein

kuchh raushni bhej de

it is dark here…

how will i read your letter?

do send some light

with the envelope

Mohammad Alvi

(3)

raushni (7) light, brightness

andhera (3) darkness

khat (7) letter

padhun (1) read

lifaafe (1) cover, envelope

bhej (1) dedosend

de do (2) send

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

3/3: Mohammad Alvi

karen kyaa

dil usii ko maangta hai

ye saala bhi

hatheela ho gaya hai

what to do

the heart seeks only that

this fellow too

has become so stubborn

Mohammad Alvi

(3)

maangta (1) want, seek, crave

saala (1) fellow (casual)

hatheela (1) stubborn

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

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