Shayar Selected verse
Jaun Elia
1931–2002. Existentialist. Wrote with the certainty that love and language both fail.
In this selection
6 selectionsSitam.
kitnī dilkash ho tum kitnā dil-jū huuñ maiñ
Mortality
Āsmān.
yuuñ jo taktā hai āsmān ko tū
Void
Gila.
kaise kaheñ ki tujh ko bhī ham se hai vāsta koī
Silence
Jāvedānī.
kyā kahā ishq jāvedānī hai!
Finality
Ḳhatra.
ab nahīñ koī baat ḳhatre kī
Suspicion
Malāl.
main bhī bahut ajiib huuñ itnā ajiib huuñ ki bas
Indifference