aankhon ko visa nahi lagta
sapno ki sarhad koi nahi
band aankhon se roz sarhad
paar chala jata hun milne
mehadi hasan se
sunta hun unki aawaz ko
chot lagi hain
aur gazal khamosh hain samne baithi hui
kaanp rahe hain hoth gazal ke
phir bhi un aankhon la lahja badla nahi
phir bhi un aankhon la lahja badla nahi
yaar faraz bhi bichhad gaye hain
shayad mile wo khwaabon mein
band aankhon se aksar sarhad paar
chala jata hun main
aankhon ko vija nahi lagta
sapno ki sarhad koi nahi

Eyes need no visa,
Dreams know no border.
Each night, closed eyes embark,
To meet beyond the divide.

I meet Mehdi Hassan there,
And listen to his voice,
A wound, deep and silent,
The ghazal sits, trembling.

The ghazal's lips quiver,
Yet, those eyes, unchanged,
Forever speak the same tongue,
Even when he whispers,
"The flowers have withered in the books,
And the beloved Faraz is gone."
Perhaps, we'll meet in dreams.

Each night, with closed eyes, I cross,
Eyes need no visa,
Dreams know no border.