Shayar Selected verse
Javed Akhtar
b. 1945. Lyricist, screenwriter, poet. Deceptively plain language—simple on the surface, exact underneath.
In this selection
14 selectionsḲhvāb.
kabhī jo ḳhvāb thā vo pā liyā hai
Loss
Dil.
bahut āsān hai pahchān is kī
Heart
Hāsil.
ba-zāhir kyā hai jo hāsil nahīñ hai
Destination
Pariyāñ.
mujh ko yaqīn hai sach kahtī thī jo bhī ammī kahtī thī
Wonder
Saayā.
tum ko dekhā to ye ḳhayāl āyā
Solace
Zaḳhm.
dard ke phool bhī khilte haiñ bikhar jaate haiñ
Healing
Bārish.
narm āvāz bhalī bāteñ mohazzab lahje
Pretence
Imārateñ.
ūñchī imāratoñ se makān merā ghir gayā
Encroachment
Rāsta.
dar ham ko bhī lagtā hai rāste ke sannāte se
Departure
Galī.
ham to bachpan meñ bhī akele the
Solitude
Titlī.
bagiyā bagiyā bālak bhāge
Illusion
Talāsh.
kabhī kabhī maiñ ye sochtā huuñ ki mujh ko terī talāsh kyuuñ hai
Longing
Shīsha.
uThā ke hāthoñ se tum ne chhoḌā chalo na dānista tum ne toḌā
Shattering
Be-kafan.
na fikr koī na justujū hai na ḳhvāb koī na aarzū hai
Emptiness