tab-e-nazzara nahin aaina kya dekhne dun
aur ban jaenge taswir jo hairan honge

how can i let her see the mirror, she lacks strength to see
a picture she'll herself become, stunned by the imagery [...]

kuchh to is dil ko saza di jae
us ki taswir hata di jae

khamushi teri meri jaan liye leti hai
apni taswir se bahar tujhe aana hoga

harf ko lafz na kar lafz ko izhaar na de
koi taswir mukammal na bana us ke liye

dilli ke na the kuche auraq-e-musawwar the
jo shakl nazar aai taswir nazar aai

mujhe ye zoam ki main husn ka musawwir hun
unhen ye naz ki taswir to hamari hai