1/6: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

aye dost tujh ko rahm na aaye

to kya karuun

dushman bhi mere haal pe

ab aab-deeda hai

if you can’t pity me

my friend, what can i do?

even my enemies are now tearful

listening to my fate

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

2/6: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

kinaare hi se toofan ka

tamaasha dekhne wale

kinaare se kabhi

andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota

those who watch the spectacle

of the storm from the shore

from the shore, will never

understand the storm’s fury

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

3/6: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

naala-e-bulbul-e-shaidaa

to suna hans hans kar

ab jigar thaam ke baiTho

meri baari aayi

the nightingale’s passionate lament

you heard and laughed it off

now hold your heart and listen

it is my turn now

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

4/6: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

samjha liya fareb se

mujhko to aap ne

dil se to pooch lijiye

kyun be-qaraar hai

with some trick

you explained it to me

but please ask my heart

why it is still restless

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

5/6: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

mohabbat ko chhupaaye laakh

koyi chhup naheen sakti

ye vo afsaana hai jo

be-kahe mashhoor hota hai

how much ever they hide love

none can really hide it

this is a story, unspoken,

becomes well-known

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

6/6: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

na gila hai na shikaayat

mujhe bedaad ki hai

hai wahi meri khushi

jo mere sayyaad ki hai

neither complaint nor grievance

i have against the oppression

my happiness is in

what makes my captor happy

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)