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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

Now that you live in my heart what more could I ask for

Where do I hide such happiness

That is the sole desire of my restless heart

Hai Tere Saath Meri Wafa*

Hai tere saath meri wafa, main nahiin to kya

Zinda rahega pyaar mera, main nahiin to kya

Seene mein dard, dil mein tamanna jagaaye ja

Yeh raat jaagne ki hai, shamme jalaaye ja

Tu jashn zindagi ka mana, main nahiin to kya

Tere liye ujaale ki koi kamii nahiin

Sab teri roshni hai, meri roshni nahiin

Koi naya chiragh jala, main nahiin to kya

Kuchh dhadakne ka zikr ho, kuchh dil ki baat ho

Mumkin hai isske baad na din ho naa raat ho

Mere liye naa ashk baha, main nahiin to kya

My Fidelity Will Stay with You

My fidelity will stay with you; so what if I don’t

My love will live on, so what if I am not there

Nurture the pain in my breast and hope in my heart

This is a night for wakefulness, keep the candles lit

Celebrate life, so what if I am not there

You will never lack for light

The radiance is all yours, none of it mine

Light a new lamp, so what if I am not there

Let’s talk of heartbeats, let’s speak of the heart

Hereafter, it’s likely there will be neither day nor night

Don’t shed any tear for me, so what if I am not there

Har Taraf Ab Yahii Afsaney Hain*

Har taraf ab yahii afsaney hain

Hum terii aankhon ke diwaney hain

Kitni sachchai hai inn aankhon mein

Khotey sikke bhi kharey ho jayein

Tu zara pyaar se dekhey jo idhar

Sookhey jangal bhi harey ho jayein

Baagh ban jaayein jo weerane hain

Har taraf ab yahii afsaney hain

Ik halka saa ishara unn ka

Kabhi dil aur kabhi jaan lootega

Kis tarah pyaas bujhegii uss ki

Kis tarah uska nasha tootega

Jiski qismat mein yeh paimaney hain

Har taraf ab yahii afsaney hain

Neechii nazron mein hai kitna jadu

Ho gaye pal mein kaii khwaab jawaan

Kabhi uthhney, kabhi girney ki ada

Le chali jaane kidhar, jaane kahaan

Raastey pyaar ke anjaane hain

Har taraf ab yahii afsaney hain

Hum terii aankhon ke diwaaney hain

All Around Me I Hear It Said

All around me I hear it said

I am smitten by your eyes

There is such purity in those eyes

Even spurious coins become genuine

If you were to look at them with love

Even dry forests would become verdant

Wastelands would turn into gardens

All around me I hear it said

The slightest hint from them

Will deprive me of my heart and my life

And the thirst will never be quenched

This headiness will never wear off

Who knows who is destined to drink from these chalices

All around me I hear it said

There’s such magic in these downcast glances

Many a dream bears fruit in a moment