Inn Dheeno ...

Inn Dheeno Garcheh Deccan Mein Hai Badi Qadre Sukhan,
Kaon Jaaye Zauq Par Dilli Ki Galiyan Chhor Kar
~ Zauq

Iss Pathar Ki Duniya Mein ...

Iss Pathar Ki Duniya Mein ...
Aksar Dil Toot Jaya Karte Hai
Aankhein Bhi Sambhal Kar Bandh Karna Mere Dost...
Palko Ke Bich Bhi Sapne Toot Jaya Karte Hai...

Uthta Hai Dil-O-Jaan Se ...

Uthta Hai Dil-O-Jaan Se
Dhuaan Dono Taraf Hi,
Yeh Meer Ka Deewaan
Yahan Bhi Hai Wahan Bhi
~ Nida Fazli

Friendship ...

'Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest, but about who came and never left your side.'
~Unknown

Truth Is ...

Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for
~Bob Marley

Ode To Warris Shah ...

Aj Aakhan Waaris Shah Noon Kito.N Qabra.N Vicho.N Bol!
Te Aj Kitab-E-Ishq Da Koi Agla Varka Phol!
I Say To Waris Shah Today, Speak From Your Grave
And Add A New Page To Your Book Of Love

Ik Roi Si Dhii Punjab Dii Tuu Likh-Likh Mare Vain
Aj Lakkha.N Dheeyan Rondian Tainuu.N Waaris Shah Noon Kahan!
Once One Daughter Of Punjab Wept, And You Wrote Your Long Saga;
Today Thousands Weep, Calling To You Waris Shah:

Uth Darmandan Diaa Dardiiaa Uth Tak Apna Punjaab!
Aj Bele Laashaa.N Vichiiaa.N Te Lahu Dii Bharii Chenaab!
Arise, O Friend Of The Afflicted; Arise And See The State Of Punjab,
Corpses Strewn On Fields, And The Chenaab Flowing With Much Blood.

Kise Ne Panja Paania.N Vich Dittii Zahir Rala!
Te Unhaa.N Paaniaa.N Dharat Nuu.N Dittaa Paanii Laa!
Someone Filled The Five Rivers With Poison,
And This Same Water Now Irrigates Our Soil.

Jitthe Vajdii Phuuk Pyaar Di Ve Oh Vanjhli Gayi Guaach
Ranjhe De Sab Veer Aj Bhul Gaye Usdi Jaach
Where Was Lost The Flute, Where The Songs Of Love Sounded?
And All Ranjha's Brothers Forgotten To Play The Flute.

Dharti Te Lahu Vasiya, Qabran Payiyan Chon
Preet Diyan Shaahazaadiiaa.N Aj Vich Mazaaraa.N Ron
Blood Has Rained On The Soil, Graves Are Oozing With Blood,
The Princesses Of Love Cry Their Hearts Out In The Graveyards.

Aj Sab 'Qaido' Ban Gaye, Husn Ishq De Chor
Aj Kitho.N Liaaiie Labbh Ke Waaris Shah Ik Hor
Today All The Quaido'ns Have Become The Thieves Of Love And Beauty,
Where Can We Find Another One Like Waris Shah?

Aj Aakhan Waaris Shah Noon Kito.N Qabra.N Vicho.N Bol!
Te Aj Kitab-E-Ishq Da Koi Agla Varka Phol!
Waris Shah! I Say To You, Speak From Your Grave
And Add A New Page To Your Book Of Love.

[Quaido'n, A Maternal Uncle Of Heer In "Heer Ranjha" Is The Villain Who Betrays The Lovers]
~Amrita Pritam
~Translated by Darshan Singh Maini

Life Only Knows One Moment ...

Life knows only one moment, and that is the present. Life knows only one space, and that is here. Now and here: these two words are the most significant words in the human language; they represent reality.
~Osha

This Moment ...

This Moment, Here and Now, is the Time to Taste Life ...
~Osho

Hamd: Aye' Khuda, Aye' Khuda ...

Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda
Jis Nay Ki JusTuju
Mil Gaya Usko Thu
Sab Ka Thu Rehnuman
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
Jis Nay Ki JusTuju
Mil Gaya Usko Thu
Sab Ka Thu Rehnuman
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..

Yeh Zameen ... Yeh Falak
In Se’ Aagay Talak
Jitni Dunyaeen Hain
Sub Main Teri Jhalak
Yeh Zameen ... Yeh Falak
In Se’ Aagay Talak
Jitni Dunyaeen Hain
Sub Main Teri Jhalak
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
Jis Nay Ki JusTuju
Mil Gaya Usko Thu
Sab Ka Thu Rehnuman
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
Jis Nay Ki JusTuju
Mil Gaya Usko Thu
Sab Ka Thu Rehnuman
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..

Har Sehar Phoot'ti, Hai NAye’ Rang Se’
Sabza-o-Gul Khilay, Seena-e-Sang Se’
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..

Har Sitaaray Main, Aabaad Hai Ek Jahaan
Chaand Sooraj Teri, Roshni Kay Nishaan
Har Sitaaray Main, Aabaad Hai Ek Jahaan
Chaand Sooraj Teri, Roshni Kay Nishaan
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
Jis Nay Ki JusTuju
Mil Gaya Usko Thu
Sab Ka Thu Rehnuman
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
Aye’ Khuda, Aye’ Khuda..
~Sung by Adnan Sami

Zindagi Mein Pehli Baar ...

Ek Be-Qarari Mein Doob Kar
Ek Masti Meinn Jhoom Kar
Mohabbat Ne Apna Izhaar Chaha!

Zindagi Mein Pehli Baar
Dil Ne Kisi Koh Dil Se Chaha!

Khawab Bane Aarzoo Ki Tarha
Umeed Bani Zindagi Ki Tarha
Har Ehsaas Ne Iqraar Chaha!

Zindagi Mein Pehli Baar
Dil Ne Kisi Koh Dil Se Chaha!

Aitbaar Ka Hath Thaam Kar
Yadoon Koh Hamrah Le Kar
Is Masoom Ne’ Be’-Ikhtiar Chaha!

Zindagi Mein Pehli Baar
Dil Ne Kisi Koh Dil Se Chaha!

Ek Khoobsurat Etminaan Ki Tarha
Thum Hoye Hamari Duaa Ki Tarha
Hum Ne Tumhain Toot Kar Chaha!

Zindagi Mein Pehli Baar
Dil Ne Kisi Koh Dil Se Chaha!

Aah Ko Chahiye ...

Aah Ko Chahiye Aik umr asar ho-nay tak
kaun jeeta hai teri zulf kay sar ho-nay tak.
hum nay mana keH tagHaful naH karo-gay lekin
kHaak ho jaaayeN-gay tum ko kHabar ho-nay tak.
daame hur mauj meiN hai hulqa-e-sad kaam nihaNg
dekheiN kya guz-ray hai qat-ray peH guhar ho-nay tak.
~ Mirza Ghalib

On Death ...

You would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;
And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.
Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.
Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.
Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?
Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?
And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?

Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.
~ Kahlil Gibran

On Children ...

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,
But seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
And He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let our bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
So He loves also the bow that is stable.
~ Kahlil Gibran

If You Can ...

If You Can Disentangle yourself from your selfish self...
all heavenly spirits will stand ready to serve you
~ J Rumi

Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...

Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo (3)
Yunhi PehLo’o Mein Baithe Raho (2)
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...
Hai’ Mar Jaayenge, Hum Tho Lut Jaayenge
Aisi Baatein Kiya Na Karo
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo (2)
Hai’ Mar Jaayenge, Hum Tho Lut Jaayenge
Aisi Baatein Kiya Na Karo
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...

Tum Hi Socho Zara, Kyun Na Roke Tumhe
Jaan Jaati Hai Jab Uth Ke Jaate Ho Tum (2)
Tumko Apni Qasam Jaan-E-Jaan
Baat Itni Meri Maan Lo’
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...
Yunhi PehLo’o Mein Baithe Raho (2)
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...
Hai’ Mar Jaayenge, Hum Tho Lut Jaayenge
Aisi Baatein Kiya Na Karo
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...

Waqt Ki Qaid Mein Zindagi Hai Magar (2)
Chand Ghadiyan Yehi Hain Jo Aazad Hain (2)
Inko Khokar Mere Jaan-E-Jaan
Umr Bhar Na Taraste Raho
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...
Hai’ Mar Jaayenge, Hum Tho Lut Jaayenge
Aisi Baatein Kiya Na Karo
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...

Kitna Maasoom Rangeen Hai Yeh Sama
Husn Aur Ishq Ki Aaj Mein Raaj Hai (2)
Kal Ki Kisko Khabar Jaan-E-Jaan
Rok Lo’ Aaj Ki Raat Ko
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...

Yunhi PehLo’o Mein Baithe Raho (2)
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...
Hai’ Mar Jaayenge, Hum Tho Lut Jaayenge
Aisi Baatein Kiya Na Karo
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo ...
~ Farida Khanum

Gham Kuch Kum Na The’ ...

Zindagi Mein Gham Kuch Kum Na The’ Ghalib
Ke Aur Kitno Ko Mere Saath Jhod Diya …

Apne Gham Ko Kahan Thak Barshash Karen Saqi
Jab Uperwale’ Ne Hi Humse Rukh Modh Liyaa …

Jeene Ko Jeete’ Hai Hum Iss Gham Ko Li’ye’ Dil Mein
Jaane Aur Kitne Dard hai Baki …

Iss Mushkil Waqt Mein Apno Ne Saath Bhi Chood Diya …
~ Mirza Ghalib

Akhaan Wich Laali ...

Akhaan Wich Laali …
Che’hre’ Te’ Noor …
Thu Hi Das ...
Thenu Ki Ahkhaan …

Heer Yaan Hoor …

Mane Loko Kahe Che ...

Mane Loko Kahe Chhe..Ke Maari Shu Dasha Chhe…
Hu Kahau Chhu..Ke Prem Ma Padavaani Aa Saza Chhe…
Vikharayela Vaal…Aankho Hase Chhe Ke Rade Che…
Kasoor Be-wafai No Nathi..Mohabbat Ni Aa Mazaa Chhe…

Maara Shabdo Mane Paagal Saabit KAre Chhe…
Hu Jaanu chhu Ke Saacho Prem Ek Paagal J KAre Chhe….
Haasy Paatr Banyo chhu..Zamaani Najaro Ma…
Hu Pan Hasyo Hato..Pan Prem Ma To Radavani Alag Maza Chhe…

Aaina Ma Joi Ne..Mane Shanka Thay Chhe..Ke Aa Koun Chhe…
Mohabbat Ni Sakal Ane Surat..Kaik Alag J Najar Aave Chhe….
Khabar Na Hati Ke..Maari Tasveer Aatali Badalaai Jashe…
Aa Koii Shangaar Nathi..Prem Jataavavaani Ek Navi Adaa Chhe…

Maara Mitro Maari Haalat Joi Taras Naa Khaata…
Prem Ma Judaai Pan..Ek Milan Hoy Chhe…
‘Dharam” “Dharam” Kahi..Tame Maaru Apamaan Naa Karasho…
Prem Ma Paagal Kehavaadava Ma Pan ek Alag Mazaa Chhe…

Moyo Wangu ...

"Moyo Wangu Sultani, Cha Mtu Sikitamani"
My Heart is like a Sultan's.
I don't long for anybody Else's Property ... I am Content.