Aks

Zinda hu.n, zindegi bhi hei, par
bas thodisi khafa khafa si hei,

saare kaam poore ho eise khwaish hei meri, par
kaam suru karne se kuch jhizhakta hu.n mei.n.

Mein apne aap se bahut khush to hu.n, par
apni chabi se nafrat sa kartna hu.n mei.n .

ujaale mein chalna pasand hei mujhe, par
khud apne saaye se darta hu.n mein.

lambi raato.n mein tehlna aadat hei meri, par
sooni sannata  na-pasand hu.n mein.

Meikhane ki aur kheecha chalajaata hun mein, par
bheed mein tanhaai ko dhoondta hun mein.

rab se dua hei ki sab mujhe pyaar kare, par
kisiko bhi pyaar jataane se ghabraata hu.n mein.

eisi dohri zindegi ko kya naam du.n? par
Gumnaam maqta likh nahin sakta hu.n mein.

(Aks - Reflection, Zinda - alive, Zindegi - life, khafa - angry, khwaish - wish, jhizhak - uncomfortable, chabi - photo/reflection nafrat - hate, ujaale - brightness, chalna - walk, saaye - shadow, tehlna - leisure walk, sooni/sannata - loneliness, na-pasand - dislike, meikhane - wine place, kheecha - pulled, bheed - crowd, tanhaai - aloof, dhoondta - search, jataane - express, ghabraata - worry, dohri zindegi - split personality, naam - name,  Gumnaam - unnamed, maqta - the last couplet in a poem which gives a name).