1/14: mehfil
is aalam-e-veeraan mein
ya anjuman-aaraai
do roz ki mehfil hai
ek umr ki tanhaayi
what use decorating the gathering
in this desolate world
two days of festivities
and a lifetime of loneliness
Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (93)
2/14: mehfil
is aalam-e-veeraan mein
kya anjuman-aaraai
do roz ki mehfil hai
ik umr ki tanhaayi
what festivity is this
in a ruined realm
two days of celebration
a lifetime of loneliness
Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (89)
3/14: mehfil
jab jaam diya tha saaqi ne
jab daur chala tha mehfil mein
ik hosh ki saa'at kya kahiye
kuch yaad rahi kuch bhool gaye
when the wine-pourer handed me the cup
when the drinks were flowing freely
what to say of that moment of awareness
some things remembered, some forgotten
Saghar Siddiqui
(2)Theme:Friends, Family & Community (109)
4/14: mehfil
tere siwa bhi kaheen thi panaah
bhool gaye
nikal ke hum teri mehfil se
raah bhool gaye
there was a refuge besides you
but i forgot
coming out of your gathering
i lost my way
Majrooh Sultanpuri
(12)Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (93)
5/14: mehfil
ghair len mehfil mein
bosey jaam ke
hum rahen yoon
tishna-lab paigaam ke
while all others in the gathering
are enjoying their drinks
i remain thirsty for
news of you
Mirza Ghalib
(61)Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (89)
6/14: mehfil
dekhi thi nabj meri to
hans kar bola hakeem
ke tere marz ka ilaaj
mehfil hai doston ki
feeling my pulse
my doctor smiled and said
the cure for your illness
is a party with friends
Theme:Friends, Family & Community (109)
7/14: mehfil
mehboob ki yaadon mein
ham raah nihaare baithe hain
ab toh akele hi
mehfil sajaaye baithe hain
with memories of my beloved
i wait, watching the street
all alone,
i wait, with my home decorated
Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (93)
8/14: mehfil
aap ka dil kya
mere dil se mila
maah-e-kaamil
sham-e-mehfil se mila
your heart
has met mine…like
the full moon shined on
the evening of the gathering
Nooh Narvi
(3)Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (89)
9/14: mehfil
mohabbat karne vaale
kum na honge
teri mehfil mein lekin
hum na honge
there will be no shortage
of those that love you
but in your celebration
alas, i won’t be there
Theme:Friends, Family & Community (109)
10/14: mehfil
woh shab ko be-hijab
jo mehfil mein aa gaya
kyaa noor tha ki
shama ko parvaana kar diya
when that evening she came,
unveiled, to the gathering
oh, what a glow…
that turned the flame into a moth
Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (85)
11/14: mehfil
ye kis zohra-jabeen ki
anjuman mein aamad aamad hai
bichhaaya hai qamar ne
chaandni ka farsh mehfil mein
whose radiant, beautiful face
has arrived in this get-together
the moon has spread a carpet
of moonlight in this gathering
Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (85)
12/14: mehfil
khud ko paaya to
gham-e-aalam mein bhi khushi paayi
tanhaayi mein bhi
apni hi mehfil sajaayi
when I found myself
i found joy even in worldly sorrows
even in solitude
i arranged my own gathering
Parveen Shakir
(8)Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (93)
13/14: mehfil
be-maqsad mehfil
se behtar tanhaayi
be-matlab baaton
se achchhi khaamoshi
better than pointless get-togethers
is solitude
better than meaningless talk
is silence
Ain Irfan
(1)Theme:Friends, Family & Community (109)
14/14: mehfil
ajeeb hote hain
adaab-e-rukhsat-e-mehfil
ke woh bhi uTh ke gayaa
jis ka ghar na thaa koyi
strange is the etiquette
of leaving a gathering
even those got up and left
who had no home to go to
Sahar Ansari
(1)Theme:Friends, Family & Community (109)