Ghazal

Kabhi aansoo kabhi khushi bechi
Hum garibon ne bekasi bechi
Chand saanse khareedne ke liye
Roz thodi si zindagi bechi
Ek hum the ke bik gaye khud hi
Varnaa duniya ne dosti bechi

At times I sold tears, at times happiness,
We poor ones sold our helplessness;
To buy a few breaths,
Everyday we sold a bit of our life;
I was the only one who sold myself,
The rest of the world sold their friends.

-Abu Talib