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rahbar raahzan na ban jaayekahin is soch mein

chup khaDa hoon bhool kar

raaste mein manzil ka pata

hope the guide doesn’t

turn a robber

as i stand alone in the path

forgetting my destination

Arzoo Lakhnavi (9)
rahbar (m) (7)

guide, leader, ruler

raahzan (m) (4)

robber, looter

soch (3)

think

bhool (f) (15)

forget, mistake

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)

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pyaar mein jab talak naheen TuuTe

dil kisi kaam ka naheen hota

it is not worth mentioning

not does it belong anywhere

until it breaks for the sake of love

this heart is of no use anywhere

pyaar (m) (7)

love

talak (m) (4)

till

TuuTe (3)

broken, break

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hai wasl se zyaada

mazaa intezaar ka

so many kinds of unmet desires

coursing through the heart

but more fun in the waiting

than there is in the getting

tarah (17)

type, like, similar to

dil (m) (115)

heart

pass through

hasratein (f) (2)

desires, mostly unmet

wasl (m) (7)

meeting, union

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

intezaar (m) (22)

waiting

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azmat-e-khaak se inkaar

karoge kab tak

for how long will you sing

praises for heavenly gods

for how long will you deny

human greatness

talak (m) (4)

till

azmat (f) (1)

greatness, magnificence

aflaak (m) (2)

heavenly body, skies

gun (m) (1)

praises, songs

gaaoge (1)

sing

khaak (f) (7)

dust, ashes, worthless

inkaar (m) (6)

rejection, refusal

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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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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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mere hi seene mein

utre hain ye khanjar saare

awareness…pain…loyalty

patience…desire…feeling

in this my one chest

plunged have these daggers all

aagahi (f) (4)

awareness

karb (m) (1)

pain

vafaa (f) (1)

loyalty

sabr (m) (4)

patience, endurance

tamanna (m) (13)

wish, desire

ehsaas (m) (4)

feeling, experience

seene (m) (8)

heart, chest

khanjar (m) (5)

dagger

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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) (1)

freedom

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itna Darte hain to phir

ghar se nikalte kyun hain

why do people pause and hesitate

at every turn?

if they are so scared

why do they even leave home?

log (m) (11)

people

moD (m) (2)

turn in the path, corner

balance, correct

come out

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hum ajnabi ki tarah

apne hi watan mein rahe

no one here, ‘majrooh’,

understands what i say

i remain a stranger

in my own land

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

zabaan (m) (13)

language, tongue

samjha (m) (6)

understand

ajnabi (f) (6)

stranger

tarah (17)

type, like, similar to

watan (m) (2)

homeland, country

rahe (21)

remain

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kuchh lamhe hain jo

dil mein hi reh jaate hain

there are some feelings

that do not find expression

there are some moments

that remain hidden in the heart

ehsaas (m) (4)

feeling, experience

zubaan (m) (8)

speech, tongue

lamhe (m) (3)

moment, moments

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12 / 25 : Featured

kuch ummeed-e-javaab

mein guzri

some time in life has gone

in finding the courage to ask

the rest was spent

waiting for an answer

himmat (f) (2)

courage

savaal (m) (2)

question

umr (m) (16)

life

ummeed (m) (10)

hope, expectation

javaab (m) (1)

answer, reply

guzri (3)

spent, passed

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par itna jaante hain

kal wo jaata tha ke hum nikle

where’s the tavern’s entrance, ghalib,

and where is the preacher

i know only this…yesterday,

when i was coming out, he was going in

maikhaana (m) (2)

tavern, bar

darwaaza (m) (4)

door

waiz (m) (2)

preacher, holy man

jaante (2)

know

nikle (6)

emerge, come out

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hum ne tumhaari yaad mein

sab kuchh bhula diya

even by mistake, you did not

ever think of me

but i have forsaken everything

just lost in your thoughts

bhool (f) (15)

forget, mistake

yaad (m) (36)

memory, remember

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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) (12)

cruelty, tyranny

khilaaf (m) (3)

against, opposed

jang (f) (3)

war, fight, struggle

laazmi (2)

necessary

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woh zindagi hai jo

kaanTon ke darmiyaan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

1959: Sahitya Akademi

haseen (10)

beautiful

sohbaten (f) (1)

company, association

gulon (m) (2)

flowers

magar (29)

yet, but

zindagi (f) (41)

life

kaanTon (m) (2)

thorns

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

guzre (4)

transpires, passes

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le de ke ek dil hai

so TuuTa hua sa hai

what gift to your beauty

can i offer, when all I have

is a heart,

that too somewhat broken

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

husn (m) (21)

beauty

nazraana (m) (1)

gift

TuuTa (2)

broken

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mere bachche mujhe

buDha nahi hone dete

the mountain of needs

won’t let me get tired

my children

won’t let me grow old

zaroorat (f) (4)

need, necessity

pahaad (m) (1)

mountain

bachche (m) (4)

kids

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taDapta hai

har zarra-e-kayenaat

this peace and permanence

are but a deception and illusion

every atom of the universe

is endlessly pulsating

fareb (m) (5)

trick, deceit

nazar (f) (35)

perspective, sight

sukoon (m) (7)

comfort, peace

sabaat (f) (1)

permanence, durability

pulsate

zarra (m) (1)

atom, particle

kayenaat (f) (4)

universe

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josh-e-qadah se

bazm charaaghaan kiye huye

it has been a while since

i had my friend as a guest

with the gathering all lit up by

the vigor and zeal of wine

muddat (f) (5)

period, duration

yaar (19)

friend, beloved

mehmaan (m) (3)

guest

qadah (m) (1)

cup of wine

bazm (m) (12)

assembly, gathering

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main Doob bhi gaya to

shafaq chhoD jaaunga

i am the sun of life,

will leave warmth behind

even if i sink

i will leave a glow behind

sooraj (m) (4)

sun

ramaq (m) (1)

warmth

Doob (m) (4)

sink, drown

shafaq (m) (4)

glow, twilight

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barq si gir gayi kaam hi kar gayi

aag aisi lagaayi…maza aa gaya

oh my envy-of-the-moon…when our

eyes met the first time…’twas thrilling

lightning came down and did its job

it lit a fire such that…’twas so thrilling

qamar (m) (2)

moon

rashk (m) (1)

envy, jealous

nazar (f) (35)

perspective, sight

barq (m) (4)

lightning

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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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ab us parinday ki dil se

pinjra nikalna hai

i got a bird

out of a cage

now i have to take the cage

out of the bird’s heart

nikal (9)

come out, emerge

pinjre (m) (1)

cage

parinda (m) (1)

bird

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jahaan se kya gharaz tujh ko

tuu aap apnaa jahaan ho jaa

by being your own confidant

you become your own story

why so obsessed with this world

you become your own universe

raazdaan (m) (1)

confidant

khudi (f) (2)

yourself

daastaan (m) (4)

story, tale

jahaan (m) (17)

world, universe

gharaz (m) (4)

self-interest, purpose

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