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sheesha TuuTeghul mach jaaye

dil TuuTe

aawaaz na aaye

when the glass breaks,

so much noise

when the heart breaks,

not even a whisper

Hafeez Merathi (2)
sheesha (m) (4)

glass, mirror

TuuTe (3)

broken, break

ghul (m) (1)

noise, tumult

dil (m) (118)

heart

aawaaz (m) (3)

voice

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (67)

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gulaab apni hi khushbu se

darne lagte hain

tormenting often are

the times of youth

the rose starts to fear

its own fragrance

aksar (7)

often

shabaab (m) (6)

youth

khushbu (f) (11)

fragrance

azaab (m) (1)

torment, punishment

ghadiyan (f) (1)

times, hours

gulaab (m) (5)

rose

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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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zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai

sang-e-khaara nahin

the spell of the celestial dome

can surely be broken

it is a structure of glass,

not of unbreakable rock

tilism (m) (4)

spell, magic

gumbad (m) (2)

dome

garduun (m) (1)

heavens

toD (4)

to break

zujaaj (m) (1)

fragile, made of glass

imaarat (f) (2)

structure

sang (m) (3)

rock

khaara (1)

adamant, tough

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jis tarah sukhe hue phool

kitabon mein milen

as we part ways now, perhaps

we may meet again in our dreams

just as we find dried flowers

within the pages of an old book

bichhDe (m) (2)

disperse, part way

perhaps, maybe

kabhi (29)

on occasion

tarah (18)

type, like, similar to

sukhe (1)

dried

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

kitabon (m) (2)

books

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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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7 / 25 : Featured

jalwa buton ka dekh ke

niyyat badal gayi

i was ready for prayers, hearing

the mention of heavenly beauties

but upon seeing the bright idols

my intentions changed

ready

namaaz (m) (5)

(muslim) prayers, worship

zikr (m) (8)

mention, remember

hoor (m) (1)

heavenly beauty

jalwa (m) (3)

bright, splendor

buton (m) (2)

idols

niyyat (f) (2)

purpose, intention

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main koh-e-maani ki

bulandi pe khada hoon

every color, every melody

stands humbled before me

as i stand on top of

the mountain of enlightenment

rang (m) (16)

color, colors

aahang (m) (1)

melody

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aajiz (1)

humbled

koh (m) (4)

mountain

maani (f) (4)

meaning

bulandi (f) (1)

height

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aap se phir tum hue

phir tu ka unwaan ho gaye

when love grew beyond a point

it erased all formality

addressing as aap became a tum

which affectionately turned into tu

pyaar (m) (7)

love

had (f) (2)

boundary

takalluf (m) (3)

formality

aap (13)

respectful 'you'

unwaan (m) (1)

title, address, preface

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10 / 25 : Featured

honTon pe latife hain

awaaz mein chaale hain

in this city,

the style of living is so strange

wit and smile on the lips

but sharp edges in the voice

2007: Padma Bhushan

2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

shahar (m) (2)

city

andaaz (m) (10)

mannerism, style

niraale (m) (2)

unique, strange, quaint

honTon (m) (3)

lips

awaaz (m) (2)

voice

chaale (m) (2)

blisters, sores

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11 / 25 : Featured

jo dosti yahi Thahri

to dushmani kya hai?

under the guise of loyalty

so much cruelty inflicted upon us

if this is friendship

what then is enmity?

wafaa (m) (6)

faithfulness

aad (m) (1)

cover, guise

jafaa (m) (4)

injustice, cruelty

dosti (f) (5)

friendship

dushmani (f) (2)

enmity

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12 / 25 : Featured

yeh kehne mein mujh ko

zamaane lage hain

all i wanted to say was

that i am in love

for me to say this

took a lifetime

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

zamaane (m) (10)

in the world

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13 / 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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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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lekin shaheed ho gaye

biwi ki nauj se

akbar was not subdued by

the army of an emperor

but he was martyred

by the lament of his wife

dabe (1)

vanquished, subdued

sultan (m) (2)

emperor

fauj (1)

army

shaheed (m) (1)

martyr

nauj (m) (1)

lament

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16 / 25 : Featured

mujhe raahzanon se gila naheen

teri rahbari ka savaal hai

don’t talk about irrelevant stuff

first tell us how the caravan got looted

i have no complaint against the robbers

i have questions about your leadership

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

luTaa (m) (1)

loot

raahzan (m) (4)

robber, looter

gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

rahbari (f) (1)

guidance, leadership

savaal (m) (3)

question

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17 / 25 : Featured

jo chale chhuT ke qafas se

wo giraftaar chale

in such a way the captor

has set them free

they flew out of the cage

but are hostages still

andaaz (m) (10)

mannerism, style

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

azaad (1)

free, freedom

qafas (m) (6)

cage, prison

arrest, confine

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18 / 25 : Featured

wahi daana hai kaha

jis ne na maana dil ka

after a long time, dagh,

i have understood

the wise is the one who

did not follow his heart

baad (13)

breeze / after

muddat (f) (5)

period, duration

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

daana (1)

wise, learned

maana (5)

agreed, listen to

dil (m) (118)

heart

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kisi rote hue bachche ko

hansaaya jaaye

the mosque is too far from home

maybe we should try this...

why not make

a few crying children smile?

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

masjid (m) (8)

mosque

duur (7)

distant, far away

bachche (m) (4)

kids

to make someone smile

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zara aap ko

zahmat hogi

under your feet

there is a heart

if it is not

too inconvenient

paanv (m) (6)

feet

zahmat (f) (1)

bother, inconvenience

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21 / 25 : Featured

tamaam umr kisi

doosre ke ghar mein raha

in this way

life has passed

all the years

i lived in someone else’s home

tarah (18)

type, like, similar to

spent, transpired

zindagi (f) (45)

life

tamaam (7)

entire, all, whole

umr (m) (16)

life

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woh tifl kya girega jo

ghuTnon ke bal chale

only the skilled horsemen

fall in the battlefield

how can a weakling fall

that still crawls on its knees?

girte (2)

to fall down

shahsawar (m) (1)

horse-rider

maidaan (m) (2)

field, ground

jung (m) (2)

war

tifl (m) (1)

weakling, infant, child

ghuTnon (m) (1)

knees

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23 / 25 : Featured

kaash tujh ko bhi

ek jhalak dekhun

for how long can i

only dream and dream

if only i could get

a real glimpse of you

khwaab (m) (19)

dream

kaash (4)

if only

jhalak (m) (1)

moment, glimpse

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magar ye dariyaa

mujhe tairna sikhaata hai

though, every day

it tests my patience

yet, this river

teaches me to swim

agarche (m) (2)

although

roz (m) (14)

day, every day

sabr (m) (4)

patience, endurance

aazmaata (m) (1)

test

magar (29)

yet, but

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

tairna (m) (1)

swim

teach

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yahee hai rakht-e-safar

mir-e-karwan ke liye

lofty vision, heart-warming speech

soul on fire

this is all that is needed

of the caravan's leader

nigah (m) (3)

sight, vision, glance

buland (2)

tall, lofty, strong

sukhan (m) (9)

speech, spoken words

attractive

jaan (m) (18)

life, strength / beloved

soz (m) (1)

burning, passion

safar (m) (28)

journey, travel

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