My Dear

I can see you there, my dear, without any encumbrance;

Without any prediction, without any remembrance.

You don’t need to pinch, or utter a sigh,

Because I am filled with you,

As in my knowledge, as in my ignorance.

Couplet - now a ghazal, if it is a ghazal

Duniya se bichhar ke hum
Ab alfaaz se jhagarte hain.

Shehar gardi karein raat bhar
Par teri gali se darte hain.

Afsaanon se dil ghabrata hai
So khabron se behalte hain

Hazaar giley hain zindagi se
Par tera ghum pe jeetay hain

Tujhey haarney ke baad
Sirf jeetne se darte hain