Bas ek waqt ka khanjar meri talash mein hai...

Bas ek waqt ka khanjar meri talash mein hai,
Jo roz bhes badal kar meri talash mein hai

Main katara hun mera alag vajud to hai,
Hua kare jo samandar meri talash mein hai,

Main devata ke tarah qaid apne mandir mein,
Wo mere jism ke bahir meri talash mein hai,

Main jisake hath mein ik phul deke aaya tha,
Usi ke hath ka patthar meri talash mein hai,

The dagger of time is in search for me,
Changing forms daily, in search for me,

If I am but a drop, I still have an existence,
He who is the ocean is in search for me,

Like an idol, I am caged in my own temple,
Outside of my physical body, he is in search for me,

He in whose hands I had left a flower before leaving,
Rocks and pebbles from their hands are in search for me,

- Krishan Bihari Noor