Kuchh nagme adhoore se, bechain kalpana hai
madhosh zindagi mein, chhupi kaisi tamanna hai

Some melodies ongoing, a restless imagination
in this drunken life, what need are we hiding

Tanhaiyon mein ghirkar, tanhayi dhoondte hain
parchhaiyon ke peechhe, sachai dhoondte hain

Surrounded by loneliness, we look for solitude
behind these shadows, we search for truth

Letei hain khwaab kaisi, angraiyaan yun mann mein
na pankh theharte hain, na paon hi uthte hain

What dreams stretch langourously inside our hearts
these wings wouldn't stay, these feet wouldn't start

Chherhte hain umangon ko, khwaishein jagaate hain
kis kis tarah se dekho, dhadkan ko lubhaate hain

Teasing our needs, waking desires within
see how they try to woo our heartbeats

Mayoosiyon se larhte, mann mein hi na simattey
akaash mein chaahat ki, umeed ke taarey hain

Fighting disappointments, impossible to contain
in this sky of love, stars of hopeful refrain

Lehron se yeh umarrhte, phir khud hi hain palattey
na jaane kya yeh letey, kya kya diye jaate hain

Rising like the waves, receding on their own
what do they take, what do they give us in return

Kuchh aisi hasratein hain, jo khwaab jagaati hain
uthhne ki jaldi mein, kahin bikhar hi na jayein

Some desires are like that, giving birth to dreams
in this hurry to wake up, hope there is no shattering

Khilta hai mann kabhi to, aankhein ho gayin nam
kashish hai yeh kaisi, kis rooh ka sparsh paayein

Sometimes the heart smiles, or eyes dampen
what is this pull, which soul touching

Sajda kiya hai humne, duaon ki dhadkanon par
chaahat ki bekhudi mein, intehaa bhi sharmaaye

Worshipping on heartbeats of blessings
a selfless adulation, putting to shame every zenith

Anmol yeh lamhein hain, waqt in mein sama jaye
pehchaan adhoori ho, ehsaas to miltey hain

Precious are these moments, may time merge into them
incomplete introductions maybe, feelings are the same

Yeh nagmein adhoore se, zindagi ki kalpana hain
khilte hain yeh aankhon mein, hothon par behak jayein

These melodies unchained, are a dream of life
flowering in eyes, drunk on our lips they alight

~Madeira Aftab~