शिकवा एक है उससे कि वो कुछ बता तो देती, एकतरफ़ा थी मेरी…

शिकवा एक है उससे कि वो कुछ बता तो देती,

एकतरफ़ा थी मेरी मोहब्बत या दोतरफ़ा, जता तो देती!

मैं उसकी राह से ना हटता, तो बेशक मेरी ख़ता थी,

मंज़ूर ना थी मेरी चाहत, कम से कम ठुकरा तो देती!

सुना था बड़ी हसीन थी वो, उस रोज़ जाते-जाते,

मैं उस झलक को इबादत समझता, वो चेहरा दिखा तो देती!

साहब, उसकी मोहब्बत में मैं सरेआम तमाशा न बनता,

हाँ या ना कह देती, वो ये किस्सा सुलझा तो देती!

© विशाल सैनी

English Translation

I have but one complaint,she could have told me how she felt,
Whether my love was one-sided or shared, she could have let it be known.

Had I refused to step aside, then surely I would have been at fault,
If my love wasn't welcome, she could have simply turned it down.

They said she looked breathtaking on the day she left,
I would have made that glimpse my prayer, had she shown me her face.

I would not have become a public spectacle in her love,
Had she simply said yes or no, she could have settled this story.