सिला

करते रह गए हम वफ़ा उनसे 

कर गए वो ज़फ़ा हमसे 

ना उफ़ निकली हमारी जुबां से

ना हमने कभी किया गिला उनसे

कि करके वफ़ा मिली उनसे ज़फ़ा

सिला मिला ये हमें हमारी मोहब्बत का

नाशुक्रे बनकर वो हमें बेज़ार कर गए

बेजुबान बन हम बस देखते रह गए

हम ख्वाब यह देखते रह गए

कि आशियाँ उनकी जुल्फों में बनाएंगे 

वो तो काफ़िला उठा कर चले गए

और हम खामोश खड़े बस देखते गए

ज़ुत्सजु आशिकी की हमारी

हमें बेगैरत कर गयी

उनकी डोली को कंधा हम दे आये

पर वो हमारे जनाज़े पर नहीं आई||

Beyond Time's Haze

When I see beyond the time's haze

all that comes to my gaze

is the truth of my life that I lived

all that from the past I derived

I see the glimpse of love and hate

I see the time lost to date

When I see at the time bygone

I find all the rules that were pressed on

When I try to look at the glimpses of love

I don't see you as my dove

though you were always there for me

you never proved yourself to be the key

When I try to look at the glimpses of hate

all I find spill over to date

though you were there always as my hope

but you never let me catch the hanging rope

When I see beyond time's haze

I see the glimpses of love and hate at gaze

all I see is the truth of life I lived

all I see is not right to be believed