aaj phir chand usne manga hai

aaj phir chand us ne manga hai
chand ka dagh phir chhupana hai
once again he has asked for the moon
the scar in the moon must again be hidden


chand ka husn to hai la-sani
phir bhi kitna falak pe tanha hai
the beauty of the moon is without compare
yet it is so lonesome in the skies


kash kuchh aur mangta mujh se
chand khud gardishon ka mara hai
if only you had asked me for something else
the moon is caught in its own turmoil


dur hai chand is zamin se bahut
phir bhi har shab tawaf karta hai
the moon is far
far away from this world


yet every night it is spinning around in circles
bastiyon se nikal ke sahra mein
justuju kis ki roz karta hai
coming out of the neighbourhoods to go into the wilderness


in whose search does he go night agter night
kis khata ki saza mili us ko
kis liye roz ghatta badhta hai
for what fault is he being so punished


that he must wax and wane every night
chand se ye zamin nahin tanha
ai falak tu bhi jagmagaya hai
the earth is not the only one


the sky too is lit by the moon
aaj taron ki bazm chamki hai
chand par baadalon ka saya hai
the cluster of stars is resplendent today


the moon is covered by the shadow of the clouds
raushni phut nikli misron se
chand ko jab ghazal mein socha hai
rediance burst out of my verses


when i potray the moon in my ghazals