Haqeeqat Aur Khwab
There is a lot of suffocation let there be a way to express it
If not a voice, at least a cry should emerge
Bohat ghatin hai koi soorat bayan nikle
Agar sada na uthe kam se kam fagan nikle
The beggar of the city still has clothes on his body
But the dreams of the wealthy are yet unfulfilled
Faqeer shehar ke tan par libaas baqi hai
Ameer shehar ke armaan abhi kahan nikle
If the truths are intact, then there are countless dreams
The regret is that some dreams were in vain
Haqeeqatein hain salamat to khwab buhatire
Malaal yeh hai ke kuch khwab raygaan nikle
There is dust here, and there is dust there too
Wherever the caravans of spring have passed
Kar idhar bhi khaak udi hai idhar bhi khaak udi
Jahan jahan se baharon ke karwan nikle
Sahir Ludhianvi
In Search of Dreams Amidst the Shadows of Reality
Haqeeqaton Ke Saaye Mein Khwabon Ki Talaash
