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dekhun to jurmaur, na dekhun to kufr

ab kya kahun

jamal-e-rukh-e-fitnagar ko mein

it is a crime if i see

lacking in grace if i don’t

what shall i call this

beautiful, mischievous face

Panna Laal Noor (1)
rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

jurm (m) (4)

crime

kufr (m) (3)

ungrateful, impious

fitnagar (m) (1)

mischievous, playful

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)

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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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woh ek diya bujhaa to

saikDon diye jala gaya

the wind of tyranny wonders

what vortex it finds itself in

as it snuffs out one lamp

a thousand lamps get lit

hava (m) (8)

breeze, wind

zulm (m) (13)

cruelty, tyranny

sochti (1)

to think

bhanwar (m) (1)

vortex, whirlpool

bujhaa (5)

extinguish, turn off

many, hundreds

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4 / 25 : Featured

kahin se tum bayaan karte

kahin se hum bayaan karte

it is such a delight

reliving stories of the past

you narrate from one end

and i from the other

maza (m) (3)

fun

guzri (3)

spent, passed

afsaana (m) (6)

story, tale, fiction

bayaan (f) (8)

narration, declaration

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5 / 25 : Featured

ab tu khuda bhi ban jaaye to

main sajda na karoon

that time has passed

when i pined for you

now, even if you become god

i will not bow to you

Anonymous

waqt (m) (22)

time

khuda (m) (33)

god

aarzoo (m) (18)

desire

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

sajda (m) (3)

prostrate, bow

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6 / 25 : Featured

phool hai qatra-e-shabnam se

bahal jayega

why should i keep my heart

waiting for the clouds of mercy

the flower is satisfied

with a drop of morning dew

dil (m) (118)

heart

muntazir (m) (3)

one who is waiting, expecting

karam (m) (9)

kindness, grace, favor

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

qatra (m) (5)

drop, drop of water

shabnam (m) (4)

dew

bahal (m) (3)

satisfied, pacify

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7 / 25 : Featured

agar rasool na hote to

subah kaafi thi

for us people of insight

looking for proof of truth

if there’s no prophet

just the dawn would do

rasool (m) (1)

prophet, guru

subah (m) (2)

dawn

kaafi (3)

enough

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8 / 25 : Featured

mutrib, rubaab uTha ki

tabiiyat udaas hai

o saaqi, please bring some wine

the mood is melancholic

o musician, pick up the rubaab

the mood is melancholic

saaqi (f) (13)

wine-pourer, bartender

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

tabiiyat (f) (2)

health, temperament

udaas (7)

sad

mutrib (m) (1)

singer, entertainer

rubaab (m) (1)

stringed instrument

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9 / 25 : Featured

woh kya karen jo

musalsal fareb khaate hain

at every broken dream

they smile

what can they do who

always suffer deceit

shikast (m) (4)

broken, defeated

tamanna (m) (13)

wish, desire

smile

musalsal (m) (3)

continuous, always, constant

fareb (m) (5)

trick, deceit

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10 / 25 : Featured

mujhe ek raat nawaaz de

magar is ke baad sahar na ho

sometimes, come to my eyes

without my sight knowing

grant me the favor of one night

that doesn’t have a dawn

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

sahar (f) (8)

dawn

nazar (f) (36)

perspective, sight

khabar (f) (13)

news, awareness

nawaaz (m) (3)

cherishing, comforting

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11 / 25 : Featured

agar jang laazmi hai

to phir jang hi sahi

we desire peace

but by vanquishing tyranny

if what is needed is a fight

so be it…that fight is right

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

aman (m) (3)

peace

magar (29)

yet, but

zulm (m) (13)

cruelty, tyranny

khilaaf (m) (3)

against, opposed

jang (f) (3)

war, fight, struggle

laazmi (2)

necessary

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12 / 25 : Featured

mujhe sab saunp kar

sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein

sad evening, loneliness, longing

and the restlessness of memories

the sun sets in the water

entrusting me with everything

Aleena Itrat (6)
udaasi (f) (4)

sadness

shaam (f) (23)

evening

tanhaai (f) (12)

solitude, loneliness

kasak (m) (1)

longing

yaadon (m) (10)

memories, thoughts

bechaini (f) (2)

restlessness

sab (16)

all

saunp (m) (1)

entrust, hand over

sooraj (m) (4)

sun

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13 / 25 : Featured

musaafir (m) (8)

fellow traveler

yaaron (5)

friends

thikaana (m) (1)

shelter

chalte (4)

move, go

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14 / 25 : Featured

baahar hai qayaamat ka

jo manzar to hamen kya

i have decorated my windows

with curtains

the sights of apocalypse outside

how do they matter to me?

dareechon (m) (1)

windows

saja (m) (1)

decorate

parde (m) (1)

curtains

manzar (m) (3)

sight, view, scene

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

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15 / 25 : Featured

ik zara aaina

dikhaane mein

how angry

friends became

when just shown

the mirror

naaraaz (m) (3)

angry, anger

aaina (m) (7)

mirror

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

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16 / 25 : Featured

aur tabeeb bankar

khudi marham lagaate hai

(s)he hurts me, piercing

arrows into my heart

and then (s)he heals it,

applying the balm

Anonymous

khaleja (m) (1)

courage, heart (lit. liver)

teer (m) (5)

arrow

bismil (3)

injured, victim, slain

tabeeb (m) (2)

doctor

marham (m) (2)

balm, healing ointment

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17 / 25 : Featured

is shahr mein har shakhs

pareshaan sa kyun hai

why this burning in the heart

and storm in the eyes

why does everyone in this city

seem so troubled

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

seene (m) (8)

heart, chest

jalan (m) (1)

fire, burning

aankhon (m) (13)

eyes

toofan (m) (9)

storm, cyclone

shahr (m) (14)

city

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

pareshaan (m) (6)

distressed, troubled

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18 / 25 : Featured

ishq ki jaye phir samajhiye

zindagi kya cheez hai

how can sane people know

what ecstasy is all about

love and figure out

what life is all about

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

ishq (m) (34)

love

zindagi (f) (45)

life

hoshwalon (m) (1)

those who are sane

bekhudi (f) (1)

delirium, senselessness

cheez (m) (7)

things, matter

mischievous, playful

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19 / 25 : Featured

tum apne shikasta

dar-o-deewaar to dekho

why are you seeking

the blessings of rains

first pay attention to your

broken doors and walls

maang (f) (3)

ask, seek

baarish (f) (5)

rain

duaen (m) (1)

blessings, favors

broken, battered.

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20 / 25 : Featured

jo kaam ko

ishq samajhte thay

those were

most fortunate

who saw work

as their love

ishq (m) (34)

love

khush (10)

happy

qismat (f) (1)

fortune, fate, destiny

understand, deem

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21 / 25 : Featured

aye kufr tere dum se

aaraish-e-imaan hai

may god keep you safe

from calamities

oh disbelief, your breath

itself an adornment of faith

imaan (m) (5)

faith

mahfouz (m) (1)

safe, protected

hawaadis (m) (1)

adverse events, calamities

kufr (m) (3)

ungrateful, impious

dum (m) (2)

breath, life

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22 / 25 : Featured

ye naav kaun si hai

ye dariyaa kahan ka hai

the mountain of needs

won’t let me get tired

my children

won’t let me grow old

aks (m) (4)

reflection

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

naav (m) (2)

boat

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

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23 / 25 : Featured

us ke paanv mein mehndi lagi hai

mere paanv mein chhaale hain

it is difficult for us both to meet

both of us were helpless much

now there is mehndi on her feet

and blisters on mine

mushkil (m) (8)

difficult, hard

majboor (m) (2)

helpless, compelled

mehndi (f) (1)

henna (esp. for brides)

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kisi se kuchh na kaha

bas udaas rehne lage

great people they were

when broken, bore it with dignity

not a word to anyone

just turned quietly sad

azeem (1)

great, grand, dignified

waqaar (m) (1)

dignity, honor, majesty

udaas (7)

sad

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saaf pehchan liya jata hun

roya hua main

i get acquainted with others

with a smile, ‘zafar’

but i get to know them clearly

only when i am weeping

muskurate (m) (1)

smiling

pehchan (m) (1)

identity

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