1/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

koi kya jaane ki hai

roz-e-qayaamat kya cheez

doosra naam hai

meri shab-e-tanhai ka

what does anyone know

about the day of apocalypse

it is another name for

my night of loneliness

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

2/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

ulTi ik haath se

naqaab unki

ek se apne dil ko

thaam liya

with one hand

i lifted her veil

with the other

i held my heart

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

3/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

jab main chalun to

saaya bhi apna na saath de

jab tum chalo

zameen chale aasmaan chale

when i go, not even my shadow

keeps me company

when you go

the earth follows, the sky follows

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

4/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

hoti kahan hai dil se judaa

dil ki aarzoo

jaata kahan hai shama ko

parvaana chhod kar

where does the heart

separate from its own desires?

where does the moth go

leaving the flame behind?

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

5/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

kis din tum ne rakkha tha

hinaai haath seene par

khuda shaahid hai…thanDak

aaj tak hum dil mein paate hain

that day you placed your

henna-ed hand on my chest

god as my witness, to this day

i find the comfort in my heart

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

6/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

tujh se sau baar

mil chuke lekin

tujh se milne ki

aarzoo hai vahi

i have met you

a hundred times, however…

the desire to meet you

remains just as ever

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

7/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

mohabbat rang de jaati hai

jab dil dil se milta hai

magar masla to ye hai

dil badi mushkil se milta hai

love makes life colorful

when two hearts meet

but what is difficult

is for two hearts to meet

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

8/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

meri aah ka tum asar

dekh lena

wo aayenge thaame jigar

dekh lena

the effect of my sighs

you just watch

my beloved will come, heart in hand

you just watch

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

9/9: Jaleel Manikpuri

aankhen khuda ne di hain

to dekhenge husn-e-yaar

kab tak naqaab

rukh se uthaayi na jaayegi

god has given us eyes

to view the beauty of the beloved

how long will the veil

not be lifted from the face

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)