Chand-shaa Chehra (Moon-like Face)
Wo chand-sha chehra,
Wo muskura gajab kaa.
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I
I love Thee, I love Thee,
O Thou my Maker!
It is Thou who hast made me.
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VI
Oft, I see red China roses bloom
And fall down darkly,
I know not when they depart from this world.
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Shashi Tharror, your novels not,
But your past records,
The trails of your life
Leave us not,
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Kya soch rahi ho,
Baithee-baithee,
Kavita
Ya kisi pe pyaar aaya hain?
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The whole world is a criminal and they are good,
Righteous and virtuous enough,
The police, pleaders and judges,
The whole world is a criminal
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Teri Bheegi Palken
Teri bheegi palken,
Bheegi-bheegi,
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A modern city girl
Calling herself
A Sufiana Indian English poetess,
A Muslim Radha burning
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O old man, looking grave and smart,
smart and handsome,
o, meeting you strangely
At the city square,
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Who will the prime minister of India,
Let me do the planchette and say,
Not through the media-orchestrated exit polls,
Who will the next prime minister of India?
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