1/4: lafz

woh aur vaada wasl ka

qaasid naheen naheen

sach sach bata ye lafz

unhi ki zubaan ke hain

she and the promise of union

o messenger, it is not possible

tell me honestly, if these words

truly flowed from her tongue

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

2/4: lafz

woh kare baat toh

har lafz se khushboo aaye

aisi boli wohi bole

jise urdu aaye

when she speaks, from every word

a delightful fragrance

she speaks like those

who know urdu

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

3/4: lafz

maani na aayen dark mein

ghair-az-wajuud-e-lafz

aare daleel-e-raah-e-haqeeqat

majaaz hai

without word, meaning is not

within mind’s reach

certainly, abstraction is the

beacon in the path of truth

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

4/4: lafz

woh muskura ke koi

baat kar raha tha 'shumar'

aur us ke lafz bhi thay

chaandni mein bikhre hue

he was smiling and

saying something, ‘shumar’

and his words too…

were scattered with moonlight

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)