~ Lagta hai .. ~/~ Shadow .. ~

~ Lagta hai .. ~

Rujhaan mera ussi taraf, jo bhi tujhsa lagta hai,

Tera har deewana ab, hu-ba-hu mujhsa lagta hai ..

Likhta hoon, shab O roz tujhe, harf harf seene pe,

Talab, ek nazar tera rukhsar, safha pyasa lagta hai ..

Ghiss tu, meri ulfat ke raize, be-parwai ki ayrhee se,

Taseer dekh, ki ab sard chaand bhi, jhulsa lagta hai ..

Be-pahar, Saye se tere wabasta hua yun, adna sa dil,

Aks mera, aaina bola, ‘le ab dhundlatasa lagta hai’ ..

Udhar lin shuayen, shams se, gunchon se liya jamaal,

Fir likh diya, jaise tu faqat ek ghada qissa lagta hai!

~ Shadow .. ~

I saw thee, found thee, every face resembled thee,

Thy lovers seeking thee, now they’d resemble me ..

Carving into letters, I engraved thee on my chest,

Thirsty is the paper, its only desire, hence thy face ..

Let thy cold heel, rub them sore — grains of my love,

Effect should thou see, for icicled moon, is aflame ..

Little heart, grew fond of thy Shadow, so timelessly,

Even mirror says now, my image is, renouncing me ..

Sun lent me its radiance, beauty from springing buds,

Wrote thee then, a fabled anecdote, as thou must be!