New Delhi, May 28 -- On 28 May, celebrated Urdu poet Bashir Badr passed away at the age of 91. He breathed his last at his home, Bashir Manzil, in Bhopal, after prolonged illness and dementia.

He was known for his melancholic love poems. Here are the 20 most popular Bashir Badr sher with their English meanings.

Ajieeb shakhs hai naraaz ho ke hansta hai

Main chahta hun khafa ho to vo khafa hi lage

(Strange is this person, smiles when displeased

I wish that when angry, the anger should show)

Aankhon mein raha dil mein utar kar nahin dekha

Kashti ke musafir ne samundar nahin dekha

(You lived in my eyes, never descended to my heart

The sailor of the boat never visited the sea)

Aashiqi mein bahut zaruri hai

Bewafai kabhi kabhi karna...