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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

In this city of stones

My darling, my little one

You have a long way to go, my little traveller

May you not grow weary along the way

Holding on to the thread of my sighs

May you reach your destination

My darling, my little one

Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha*

Kuchh dil ne kaha, kuchh bhi nahiin

Kuchh dil ne suna, kuchh bhi nahiin

Aisi bhi baatein hotii hain

Leta hai dil angrhaaiyan, iss dil ko samjhaiye koi

Armaan naa ankhein khol dey, ruswa na ho jaaye koi

Palkon ki thhandi sej par sapnon ki pariyaan sotii hain

Aisi bhi baatein hotii hain . . . .

Dil ki tasalli ke liye jhuuthi chamak, jhuutha nikhaar

Jeevan to soona hii raha, samjhey sab aayi hai bahaar

Kaliyon se koi poochhta hanstii hain yaa rotii hain

Aisi bhi baatein hotii hain . . . .

The Heart Says Something

The heart says something; no, nothing after all

The heart hears something; no, nothing after all

Such things are known to happen . . .

The restless heart flutters so, someone should tell it to behave

Lest desire open its eyes, disgracing someone in its wake

The fairies of dreams sleep on the cool couches of the eyelids

The heart draws solace from this fake glitter, false elegance

Life remains as barren, while everyone thinks spring has arrived

Who has ever asked the flowers whether they laugh or cry

Dheerey-dheerey Machal Ai Dil-e Be-qaraar*

Dheerey-dheerey machal ai dil-e be-qaraar, koi aata hai

Yun tarhap ke naa tarhpa mujhey baar-baar, koi aata hai

Usske daaman ki khushbu hawaon mein hai

Usske qadmon ki aahat fizaon mein hai

Mujhko karney de, karney de, solha singhaar

Koi aata hai . . .

Mujhko chhooney lagii usski parchhaiyaan

Dil ke nazdeek bajtii hain shehnaiyaan

Mere sapnon ke aangan mein gaata hai pyaar

Koi aata hai . . .

Rooth ke pehle jii bhar sataoongi main

Jab manaaingey woh maan jaaoongi main

Dil pe rehta hai aisey mein kab ikhtiyaar

Koi aata hai . . .

Quieten, Quieten, O Restless Heart

Quieten, quieten, O restless heart, someone is coming

Don’t torment me so with every flutter, I hear someone arrive

The breeze carries his fragrance

His footsteps echo all around me

Let me, oh, let me adorn myself

I hear someone arrive . . .

His shadow reaches out to touch me

I hear the shehnai nearby

The melody of love plays in the courtyard of my heart

I hear someone arrive . . .

First I will pretend to be annoyed and trouble him to my heart’s content

And when he cajoles me I will allow myself to be cajoled

For who has control over one’s heart at such times

I hear someone arrive . . .

Abhi Kya Sunogey Suna To Hasogey*

Abhi kya sunogey, suna to hasogey

Ki hai geet adhura, tarana adhura

Jo tum chup rahogey, jo kuchh naa kahogey

Rahega sada yeh fasana adhura

Zamaane se jo maine seekha

Nahiin kuchh bhi woh mere kaam ka

Sikha do jo tum meet merey

Mujhe naghma ik apne naam ka

Sajey subah chehra khiley shaam ka