SHIKWA

God
You said Satan
Is incarcerated this month
Then why
Is he shitting
Missiles and bombs

God
You said no blood
Will be spilled this month
Then why
Is sky's eye smitten
With earth's redness

God
You should have listened
To Angles:
You will not recognize
Yourself
They will spoil
Their image so much.

THE COMMON WALL

My vandal heart

Has graffitied the walls

Of my chest

Your name

In color red.

If you can't tie

The Buraq of our love,

Someday

Come

And wail these walls

Of Jerusalem down

UDAAN

Jis giri hui Titli ko

Hum ney

Kagaz key par pehnaye they

Woh Titli tou

Rishtoun ki

Pehli baarish mein hi

Marr gayi

GUSSA

Woh chandni kay saye mein

Apney takkiye mein simti hui

Meri zindagi soyi hai

Mai chand se gussa hoon

Magar

Un haseen palkoun kay peechey

Ek khwaab hai

Jahan poora chaand khila hai

Aur uska muqadas sar

Meri godh mein hai

Chaand mujhse gussa hai

SHART

Tumharey naam ka sikka

Jo maine

Zindagi ki shart pe

Uchalla tha

Woh dekho kaise

Chamak raha hai
Chaand ban kar

Mujhe Sarhadein Paar Karne Ka Shouq Nahi

English translation by Mubashir Karim

Mujhe sarhadein paar karne ka shouq nahi

Phir bhi

Kabhi kabhi

Mai chahta hoon

Hum parindey hotey

Baalisht bhar aasmaan
Par dou par mein tay karkey

Apney ped waley ghar aatey

Aur kabhi khizaan mein

Humein apni yaadoun ki yaad aati tou

Chaley jaatey rehney

University key us lamppost par

Jiskey nechey aaj bhi koi

Kitaabein ley kar

Kisi key intizaar mein hai