Yeh ḳhvaab kaisaa dikhaa rahii ho

Imagination

Why do I remember you thus, what is this dream you show

As though you are standing in front of me, smiling

This delicate body, the soft hands, this beautiful neck, these supple arms

This cheerful face, the dusky complexion, this thick bun, the dark tresses

The intoxicating eyes, the luscious form, the long eyelashes, the delicate brows

All the mischief, all the lightning, all the coquetry, all the magical charm

You bring to life a thousand spells

What is this dream you show

Pink lips, smiling cheeks, high forehead, tall stature

Flashes of lightning in the glance, a dewy delicacy in the manners

Throbbing breast, fragrant breaths, ambrosia in the air, nectar in the eyes

Every sweetness, all piquancy, every melody, all delicate grace

You hum, swaying softly

What is this dream you show

So will you singe me then, will you embrace me

Anguished, will you pick up the flower that has fallen from your hair

Will you save my harvest from the flaring sparks and crackling thunder

Will you smile and hide me in the shade of your dense locks

For you have been testing me all along

What is this dream you show

There is no price for love, so there’s none for you to pay

Despite all your vows of fidelity, the world will not give you time

Let me pacify myself with my griefs and sorrows; how long will you support me

Don’t tease my passions, for what will you do if I catch you by your hem

You come closer and closer still

What is this dream you show

Tum

Shaguftagi ka lataafat ka shaahkar ho tum

Faqat bahaar nahiin haasil-e-bahaar ho tum

Jo ek phuul mein hai qaid vo gulistaan ho

Jo ik kalii mein hai pinhaan vo laala-zaar ho tum

Halaavaton kii tamannaa, malaahaton kii muraad

Ghurur kaliyon ka phulon ka inkisaar ho tum

Jise tarang mein fitrat ne gungunaayaa hai

Vo Bhairvi ho, vo Deepak ho vo Malhaar ho tum

Tumhaare jism mein ḳhvaabiida hain hazaaron raag

Nigaah chhedtii hai jis ko vo sitaar ho tum

Jise utthaa na sakii justuju vo moti ho

Jise na gundh sakii aarzu vo haar ho tum

Jise na buujh saka ishq vo pahelii ho

Jise samajh na saka pyaar bhi vo pyaar ho tum

Khudaa karey kisii daaman mein jazb ho na sakein

Ye mere ashk-e-hasiin jin se aashkaar ho tum

You

You are the epitome of cheerfulness and elegance

Not just the spring, you are the product of springtime

You are the garden captive in a single flower

You are the bed of roses concealed in a single bud

The yearning for sweetness, the desire for piquancy

You are the haughtiness of buds, the modesty of flowers

You are the Bhairavi, the Deepak, the Malhar

That Nature has hummed melodiously

A thousand ragas dream inside your body

You are the sitar whose strings are plucked by a gaze