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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

Qareeb aa ke bhi duur rehna

Tum hii jaano hai iss mein raaz kya

Jo kuchh hai to hai naaz tum par

Karoon apney dil pe main naaz kya

Sada meri kya hai, mera saaz kya

Kisi ka naa ho jis pe saaya

Mujhe aisa din aisi raat do

Main manzil to khud dhoondh loongii

Mere haath mein apna haath do

Qadam do qadam tum mera saath do

What Will You Hear Now, You Will Laugh If You Do

What will you hear now, you will laugh if you do

For my song is incomplete and so is my melody

If you stay quiet, if you say nothing

This tale will remain incomplete, always

Whatever I have learnt from the world

Is of no use to me whatsoever

But if you were to teach me, my beloved

A song that I can sing for you

It’ll brighten the morning and light up the face of the evening

Only you know the mystery in

Keeping your distance while coming so close

If there’s any pride to be taken, I take pride in you

There’s nothing else I have to be proud of

What price my words, my music

Give me days and nights

Untainted by any shadow whatsoever

I will find my destination on my own

Give your hand in mine

And walk beside me a step or two

Maa Hai Mohabbat ka Naam*

Maa hai mohabbat ka naam

Maa ko hazaaron salaam

Kar de fida zindagi

Aaye jo bachchon ke kaam

Maa hai . . .

Hans ke uthhaye gham

Baithey naa haar ke

Paaley zamane ko

Apne ko maar ke

Bhook mitaaye sada

Pyaas bujhaaye sada

Maangey na qimat naa daam

Maa hai . . .

Uske qadam chhoona

Duniya ki shaan hai

Hum ko mila hai jo bhi

Mamta kii daan hai

Baagh lagaati hai Maa

Detii hai khushiyaan tamaam

Maa hai . . .

Chahein bhikaran ho khaali ho haath hii

Maa to rahegii Maa ho koi zaat bhii

Mamta ki zaat taley deep hazaron jaley

Gode mein uss ki paley saare rishi sab imam

Maa hai . . .

A Mother Is a Name for Love

A mother is a name for love

A thousand salutations to a mother

She will give up her life gladly

If it were any use for her children

A mother is . . .

She endures sorrows with a laugh

She won’t let defeat overcome her

She nurtures the whole world

Denying herself everything

She assuages hunger

And quenches every thirst

Without asking for price or recompense

A mother is . . .

Touching her feet

Brings glory to the world

Whatever we have

Is the legacy of a mother’s love

A mother nourishes the garden

Bringing every kind of happiness

A mother is . . .

So what if she is an empty-handed beggar

A mother remains one no matter what her caste

Motherhood shelters a thousand lamps

Her lap nurtures sages and prophets

A mother is . . .

Aaj Socha To Aansu Bhar Aaye*

Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye

Muddatein ho gayii muskuraaye