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nazar mein duur talakraahguzar zaroori hai

kisi bhi samt ho

lekin safar zaroori hai

it is important to have a path

that stretches far in sight

no matter which direction

the journey is a must

Obaidur Rahman (1)
nazar (f) (36)

perspective, sight

duur (7)

distant, far away

talak (m) (4)

till

raahguzar (m) (5)

path

necessary, essential

samt (m) (3)

direction, way

safar (m) (28)

journey, travel

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)

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dil-e-sitam-zada ko hum ne

thaam thaam liya

when someone mentioned

your name in front of me

i held and grasped my

tormented, afflicted heart

kisu (m) (1)

someone (same as kisi)

dil (m) (118)

heart

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

zada (1)

afflicted, tormented

thaam (4)

hold, grasp

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izhaar-e-muddaa ki

ijaazat agar mili

in the throng of emotions

i lost my words

when i was allowed

to express my desire

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jazbaat (f) (2)

emotion

hujuum (m) (4)

crowd, throng

alfaaz (m) (5)

words

izhaar (m) (5)

express, announce

muddaa (m) (3)

matter

ijaazat (f) (1)

permission

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itne manoos sayyaad se ho gaye

ab rihaayi milegi to mar jayenge

home burned, the garden destroyed

where will we go, getting out of the cage

having gotten accustomed to the captor

we will only die if we get freedom now

aashiyaan (f) (3)

home

jal (m) (5)

burn

qafas (m) (6)

cage, prison

nikal (9)

come out, emerge

manoos (m) (1)

habituated, get used to

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

rihaayi (f) (2)

freedom

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5 / 25 : Featured

aur kabhi qatra samundar mein

badal jaata hai

even a river can get

trapped and confined in a jar

and, a drop of water can get

transformed when part of an ocean

band (7)

string, hostage, captive

kuuze (m) (1)

jar

kabhi (29)

on occasion

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

qatra (m) (5)

drop, drop of water

samundar (m) (7)

sea, ocean

badal (m) (5)

change

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raqs karna hai to phir

paon ki zanjeer na dekh

look beyond the prison walls, at the

colors of the garden, the joy of spring

if you wish to dance, don’t look

at the shackles on your feet

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bahaar (f) (13)

spring

raqs (m) (3)

dance

zindan (m) (1)

prison

zanjeer (m) (7)

shackles, chains

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7 / 25 : Featured

mujh se mere gunaah ka hisaab

aye khuda, na maang

the painful scars of unmet desires

keep coming to my mind

don't from me also ask, oh god,

an account of my sins

daag (m) (2)

scar

hasrat (f) (12)

desire, mostly unmet

dil (m) (118)

heart

shumaar (m) (2)

count, tally

yaad (m) (39)

memory, remember

gunaah (m) (2)

sins, crimes

hisaab (m) (4)

count, account

khuda (m) (33)

god

maang (f) (3)

ask, seek

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8 / 25 : Featured

us se keh do ke qalam

khoon mein Dubo kar laaye

to the one who will be writing

the history of this period

tell him to bring his pen

dipped in blood

Anonymous

daur (m) (3)

age, era, period

tareekh (m) (1)

history, date

qalam (m) (3)

pen

khoon (m) (7)

blood

Dubo (2)

sink, dip

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9 / 25 : Featured

hota kuch agar hosh to

maikhaane na jaate

the foolish preacher

invites me into the mosque

if i have any sense, won’t i

find my way to the taverns?

Anonymous

masjid (m) (8)

mosque

zaahid (m) (8)

priest, pious person

fahm (m) (3)

belief, comprehension

hosh (f) (9)

consciousness

maikhaane (m) (4)

taverns

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10 / 25 : Featured

manzil ka nishaan bhi

usi patthar se mila hai

the stone that

tripped me

the pointer to my destination

i got from the same stone

Thokar (m) (1)

trip

patthar (m) (4)

stone

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

nishaan (m) (5)

sign, river, mark

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11 / 25 : Featured

teri mehfil mein lekin

hum na honge

there will be no shortage

of those that love you

but in your celebration

alas, i won’t be there

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

mehfil (f) (17)

gathering, concert

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12 / 25 : Featured

karu kaise mohabbat?

mujhe urdu nahi aati

no elegance in my words

as i don’t know urdu

how do i love?

if i don’t know urdu

alfaaz (m) (5)

words

nazaakat (f) (2)

delicateness, elegance

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13 / 25 : Featured

jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar

mein aawe

in the gathering where you come

speaking with grace

life takes form

and appears all around

soorat (f) (5)

face, in the form of

bazm (m) (13)

assembly, gathering

naaz (m) (6)

grace, pride, hauteur

guftaar (m) (5)

speech, speaking

jaan (m) (18)

life, strength / beloved

kaalbad (m) (1)

shape

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14 / 25 : Featured

mila to rah gaye

lafzon ke intekhaab mein hum

never found one with whom

i could share matters of the heart

when i met someone

i was found searching for words

Aleena Itrat (6)
haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

dil (m) (118)

heart

lafzon (m) (1)

words

intekhaab (m) (3)

choice, selection

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15 / 25 : Featured

TuuT kar patte kab

apni shakh par waapas hue?

whoever got separated from the caravan

became the dust of the desert

when have fallen leaves

ever returned to their branch

TuuT (5)

break

bichhDe (m) (2)

disperse, part way

sahraa (m) (6)

wilderness, desert

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

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16 / 25 : Featured

main zakhm zakhm huun

phir bhi gale lagaaun use

she is prickly, prickly

like the branch of a rose

i am wounded, wounded

but yet longing for an embrace

khaar (m) (2)

thorn

shaakh (m) (1)

branch

gulaab (m) (5)

rose

maanind (m) (2)

like, similar to

zakhm (m) (18)

wound, injury

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17 / 25 : Featured

kinaare se kabhi

andaaza-e-toofan nahi hota

to understand love

you should first fall in love

from the shore, how can you

ever get a sense of the storm

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

to understand

naaseh (m) (3)

preacher, priest

khud (25)

myself

kinaare (m) (2)

shore

kabhi (29)

on occasion

andaaza (m) (2)

estimate, approximation

toofan (m) (9)

storm, cyclone

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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dard jab

jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye

who would seek

the favor of the healer

when the pain itself

becomes a life-giver

dard (m) (22)

pain

minnat (f) (1)

favor, plea

jaan-nawaaz (m) (1)

life-giving

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19 / 25 : Featured

jahaan se dekha tha

pehli baar aasmaan main ne

jamaal, of all the cities

that city is dear to me

from where i saw the sky

for the first time

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

sheher (m) (4)

city

pyaara (2)

beloved

pehli baar (m) (1)

for the first time

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20 / 25 : Featured

ye log kyon mere

zakhm-e-jigar ko dekhte hain

may no evil eye fall

on her hands and arms

why do these people

keep gazing at my heart’s wounds

zakhm (m) (18)

wound, injury

dasto (m) (1)

hands

baazoo (m) (1)

arms

jigar (m) (8)

heart

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21 / 25 : Featured

jis mein jitna zarf hai

utna hi wo khaamosh hai

the calm of the ocean says

to the noise of the river

(s)he that can contain a lot

remains that silent

shor (m) (2)

noise, clamor

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

samandar (m) (2)

ocean

sakooth (m) (1)

calm

zarf (m) (1)

contain, fortitude

silent, silence

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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22 / 25 : Featured

chup rahoge to

log sun lenge

please do keep

saying something

if you remain silent

people will hear

chup (10)

silent, quiet

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23 / 25 : Featured

husn khud betaab hai

jalwa dikhaane ke liye

love gets a bad rap needlessly

for the pleasure of watching

though beauty herself is impatient

for her splendor to be seen

ishq (m) (34)

love

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

nazaara (m) (1)

scene, panorama

muft (m) (1)

forfree, needlessly

disrepute

husn (m) (21)

beauty

khud (25)

myself

betaab (3)

restless

jalwa (m) (3)

bright, splendor

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

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24 / 25 : Featured

jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe

woh dil naheen raha

no longer worthy

of the blessings of love

the heart i was once proud of,

that heart is no more

arz (m) (2)

petition, plea

niyaaz (m) (1)

blessings

ishq (m) (34)

love

qaabil (m) (4)

worthy, deserving

dil (m) (118)

heart

naaz (m) (6)

grace, pride, hauteur

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barg-e-gul ki tarah

har naakhun moattar ho gaya

what body it must be

when i untie the drawstrings

like the petals of a flower

my nails smell of perfume too

badan (m) (5)

body

jaame (m) (1)

clothing

band (7)

string, hostage, captive

barg (m) (1)

leaf, petal

gul (m) (22)

flower

naakhun (m) (1)

nails

moattar (m) (2)

fragrant, perfumed

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