The Clean Sheets Story

"
Bedaag rahi chadar meri 
Ye teri yaad ka kasoor hai 
Jism-o-dil ka ranj kya hota 
Dil ke aage 
dimag bhi majboor hai 
"
- misskeen rooh

Warning you…

"
Bheed mein taali bajane wale, 
yaad rakhna, 
Muqaddar tera bhi badlega mere saath. 

Tabah tu bhi hoga, 
Dard tujhe bhi hoga, 
Royega tu bhi dam bhar bhar ke, 
Jab chaayegi vatan pe phir kaali raat! 
"
- misskeen rooh

Ignorance is Bliss

"
Boojh liye jo zindagi tujhe 
To jeene mein mazaa kahan 
Bhool gaye jo maazi tujhe 
To jeetke bhi honge fanaa 
Beparwah si fitrat haasil tujhe 
Kahin phir na le aaye yahan 
"
- misskeen rooh

Alive in someone else

"
Dhoondhte rahe wo 
meri rakh mein jisko, 
Mere dard ki paidaish wo inqlaab 
ab kisi aur ke dard mein basta hai. 
"
- misskeen rooh

From a heartbeat to a word

"
Dil dhadakta hai 
to khayal aata hai, 
Phir labon se lafzon ka jaal 
buna jata hai. 
"
- misskeen rooh

The Heart Continues to Hurt

"
Do baatein mujhse bhi karle sanam, 
Dil Mera bhi tune toda tha kabhi, 

Baatein labon pe aaye na aaye, 
Dil dhadakta hai tere ehsaas pe abhi bhi. 
"
- misskeen rooh

The Words to Express

"
Ehsaas ko bayaan karne ko 
alfaaz chahiye, 
...
"
- misskeen rooh

Stranger to oneself

"
Ek chehre mein kitne chehre 
Nazar aane lage hain 
Wo Dil ab hamara hai bhi ki nahi pata nahi 
Khud hi khud Ko begaane 
Nazar aane lage hain 
"
- misskeen rooh

Live in Hate, Die in Hate

"
Ek Silsila hai Hawaon mein nafraton ka 
Beej boya tha jo haalaton ne 
Seencha hai jazbaaton ne 
Khwab hai khayalon mein 
Khoon hai yaadon mein 
Jee rahe jo nafraton mein 
Marenge bhi nafraton mein 
"
- misskeen rooh

A Dream Born from Dust

"
Ek zarre se utha 
ek khwaab hoon main 

Beparwah, 
bemanzil, 
lajawab 
hoon main 
"
- misskeen rooh

Made you God

"
Fizool hi mein 
Maine tujhko 
Aashiq bana Liya 

Gam E Dil ka tohfa 
tujhko chada diya 

Main to dhoondh Raha tha 
rab Ko 
Na jaane kab 
tujhe khuda Bana liya 
"
- misskeen rooh

Money for God's Wrath?

"
Darbar mein khushamad karta tha 
Inaam mein heera milta tha 

Izzat bhi duniya deti thi 
Hairat se duniya dekhegi 
Naraz khuda ho bhi to kya 
"
- misskeen rooh

Let's ask the Past

"
Chal mud chal, 
Zara maazi se milne chalte hain. 

Samjhein to Zara, 
Aisi bhi kya nadaani thi, 
In khwabon ke peeche ki, 
Kya kahani thi. 
"
- misskeen rooh

Hard to Breathe

"
Bebasi ka daur 
kuch aisa chal raha hai, 
Saans lena bhi 
bebasi sa lag raha hai 
"
- misskeen rooh

The Goat and The River

"
Bakri si zindagi, 
Nadi kinare ek gaay, 
Ek aadmi khada saath mein 
Maange hai raay 
"
- misskeen rooh

My heart is flying

"
Badalti hawaon ka rukh 
yun dikhlaya usne, 
Mere dil ke tukdon ko 
ek ek kar udaaya usne. 
"
- misskeen rooh

Say a little something

"
Baat 
thodi thodi karke 
kar lenge poori 
"
- misskeen rooh

Waiting for the light…

"
Azaan ke geet ka 
chaman ko intezaar hai, 
Vatan pe shamaa chaayee, 
Raunaq ko phir 
anjuman ka intezaar hai! 
"
- misskeen rooh

Still some time remaining…

"
Aur girne do Ishq mein 
yaaron mujhe, 
Abhi Barbaad hone mein 
kasar thodi baaki hai 
"
- misskeen rooh

Hiding Pain in a Web of Words

"
Ghamon ko lafzon mein chupaane ki 
lat galat hai misskeen, 
Kho jaate hain jazbaat kahin 
khel-e-Ghalib mein. 
"
- misskeen rooh

The Heart is Jealous of the Eyes

"
Hai ranjh dil ko nazron se 
Inki qismat mein jo husn hai 
Naqsh-ba-deewar 
"
- misskeen rooh

The Devilish Mob

"
Haiwaanaat ka majmoa, 
Insaaf se pare, 
Jadeed ki talaash mein, 
Maqaamat ke liye 
"
- misskeen rooh

The Girl in my Class

"
Hamaari jamaat mein thi ek khatoon 
Kya mausiqui kiya kartin thi 
Shauq se sunate the hum 
Tajurbe ki sakht aadat thi 
"
- misskeen rooh

No desire for victory

"
Ho saraab aisa, 
jismein bhatak ke 
khud se mil jaun, 
Jeet ki khwaish na ho, 
… 
"
- misskeen rooh

A Poetic Slap

"
Hon is tarah surkh aariz tere 
Mere haathon ke nishaan nazar aayein. 
Jab phir khulne ko hon lab tere 
Mera rukh dekh ruk jaayein. 
"
- misskeen rooh

Dard, Bebasi aur bebasi ka dard

"
I'm so sorry son, 
But some things can't be undone, 
I know you are in pain, 
I have seen the rain. 
"
- misskeen rooh

Alive due to what Killed Me

"
Ishq hi to hai Ghalib 
jismein mare hue hain, 
Ishq hi to hai misskeen
jisne zinda rakha hai. 
"
- misskeen rooh

Kya mujhse waakif hai tu?

"
It is true 
this song 
be for you. 

But to know 
it's for you 

You need to 
know me, 
my love.
"
- misskeen rooh

The Hatred for Love

"
Itna ishq hai nafrat se unhein, 
Jala rahe hain ghar apna, 
Itni nafrat hai ishq se unhein, 
Mita rahe hain... 
"
- misskeen rooh

Thoda ishq ka ehsaas ho

"
It's just a little love 
that I want you to feel, 
After what we've been through, 
it's all that we need. 
"
- misskeen rooh

The Betrayal of Desires

"
Jab bewafai armanon ne ki 
To shikwa maazi se Kyun 
"
- misskeen rooh