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Chapters (107)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. POEMS
  6. Shaukat ke Naam
  7. To Shaukat*
  8. Pashemani
  9. Regret
  10. Sarojini Naidu
  11. Sarojini Naidu
  12. Behroopni
  13. She of the Many Faces
  14. Andeshe
  15. Anxious Thoughts
  16. Aurat
  17. Woman
  18. Bewa ki Khudkushi
  19. A Widow’s Suicide
  20. Doshiza Malan
  21. The Virginal Flower Girl
  22. Ek Dua
  23. A Prayer
  24. Ek Bosa
  25. A Kiss
  26. Ek Lamha!
  27. A Moment!
  28. Ehtiyat
  29. Caution
  30. Naya Husn
  31. New Beauty
  32. Nazrana
  33. Tribute
  34. Pyar ka Jashn
  35. A Celebration of Love
  36. Tasawur
  37. Imagination
  38. Tum
  39. You
  40. Ajnabi
  41. Stranger
  42. Pehla Salaam
  43. The First Greeting
  44. Aaina
  45. Mirror
  46. Akhfa-i Muhabbat
  47. Concealing Love
  48. Roosi Aurat ka Naara
  49. The Call of the Russian Woman
  50. Hausla
  51. Courage
  52. Garbhwati
  53. The Pregnant Woman
  54. Peetal ke Kangan
  55. Brass Bangles
  56. FILM LYRICS
  57. Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam*
  58. What a Beautiful Cruelty Time Has Inflicted
  59. Zara Sii Aahat Hotii Hai*
  60. At the Faintest Footfall . . .
  61. Yeh Nayan Darey Darey*
  62. These Fear-filled Eyes
  63. Merey Chanda, Mere Nanhe*
  64. My Darling, My Little One
  65. Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha*
  66. The Heart Says Something
  67. Dheerey-dheerey Machal Ai Dil-e Be-qaraar*
  68. Quieten, Quieten, O Restless Heart
  69. Abhi Kya Sunogey Suna To Hasogey*
  70. What Will You Hear Now, You Will Laugh If You Do
  71. Maa Hai Mohabbat ka Naam*
  72. A Mother Is a Name for Love
  73. Aaj Socha To Aansu Bhar Aaye*
  74. Tears Well Up When I Think of It
  75. Betaab Dil Ki Tamanna Yehi Hai*
  76. The Sole Desire of My Restless Heart
  77. Hai Tere Saath Meri Wafa*
  78. My Fidelity Will Stay with You
  79. Har Taraf Ab Yahii Afsaney Hain*
  80. All Around Me I Hear It Said
  81. Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye Ke Woh Tanha Kyun Hai*
  82. How Does One Explain . . .
  83. Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar . . .*
  84. This Lowered Gaze
  85. Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahey Ho . . .*
  86. You Are Smiling So Much
  87. Afterword
  88. Footnotes
  89. To Shaukat
  90. The Virginal Flower Girl
  91. Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam
  92. Zara Sii Aahat Hotii Hai
  93. Yeh Nayan Darey Darey
  94. Merey Chanda, Mere Nanhe
  95. Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha
  96. Dheerey-dheerey Machal Ai Dil-e Be-qaraar
  97. Abhi Kya Sunogey Suna To Hasogey
  98. Maa Hai Mohabbat ka Naam
  99. Aaj Socha To Aansu Bhar Aaye
  100. Betaab Dil Ki Tamanna Yehi Hai
  101. Hai Tere Saath Meri Wafa
  102. Har Taraf Ab Yahii Afsaney Hain
  103. Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye Ke Woh Tanha Kyun Hai
  104. Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar . . .
  105. Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahey Ho . . .
  106. Select Bibliography
  107. THE BEGINNING

Could it be him?

It is as though someone hides in my breast and calls out

And lights the lamp of my heart well before dusk

It’s the way he calls, it is his manner

Could it be him?

At the faintest footfall my heart wonders

That handsome face rising before my eyes

Kindles a spark in every pore of my body

The breeze touching him brushes against me

Could it be him?

At the faintest footfall my heart wonders

Yeh Nayan Darey Darey*

Yeh nayan darey darey

Yeh jaam bharey bharey, zara peene do

Kal kii kis ko khabar

Eik raat ho ke nidar, mujhe jeene do

Raat hasiin, yeh chaand hasiin

Tu sabse hasiin mere dilbar

Aur tujhse hasiin tera pyaar

Tu jaane naa

Yeh nayan darey darey, yeh jaam bharey bharey

Pyaar mein hai jeevan ki khushi

Detii hai khushi kaii gham bhi

Main maan bhi luun kabhi haar

Tu maane naa

Yeh nayan darey darey, yeh jaam bharey bharey

These Fear-filled Eyes

These fear-filled eyes

These brimful goblets, let me sip from them

Who knows what tomorrow has in store

Let me live without fear just this one night

The night is beautiful, so is the moon

And you, my dearest, are the most beautiful

But even more beautiful is your love

But you don’t know . . .

These fear-filled eyes, these brimful goblets

Life’s joys lie in love

Some joys come with sorrows too

Even if I ever concede defeat

You never will . . .

These fear-filled eyes, these brimful goblets

Merey Chanda, Mere Nanhe*

Merey chanda, merey nanhe

Tujhe apne seene se kaise lagaoon

Soonii godii mein kaise uthhaoon

Merey chanda, merey nanhe

Chhup gaya ladley aanchal mein

Raat pariyon ka paighaam layii

Kis tarah so gaya tu akela

Kis tarah bin merey neend aayii

Merey chanda, merey nanhe

Terey sapnon mein aa gayii main

Apni majburiyan kya bataoon

Boond bhi tan mein baquii nahiin hai

Bhook teri main kaise mitaoon

Merey chanda, merey nanhe

Aadmi bhi hai, bhagwan bhi hai

Phir bhi phirta hai tu besahara

Kaun tujh ko galey se lagaaye

Pathharon ka yeh shahr hai saara

Merey chanda, merey nanhe

Door jaana hai nanhe musafir

Raaste mein kahiin thhak naa jaaye

Thhaam kar meri aahon ki dori

Dhoondh le tuhii apna thikaana

Merey chanda, merey nanhe

My Darling, My Little One

My darling, my little one

How do I hold you close to my heart

How do I pull you into my empty lap

My darling, my little one

You hide in my veil, my pampered one,

As the night brings the message of the fairies

How could you fall asleep alone

How could you sleep without me

My darling, my little one

I will come to you in your dreams

How do I describe my compulsions

Not a drop remains in my body

How do I assuage your hunger

My darling, my little one

There are men, there is God too

And yet you roam helplessly

Who will embrace you