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ai 'fana' shukr hai aaj baad-e-fanaus ne rakh li mere pyaar ki aabru

apne haathon se us ne meri qabr pe

chaadar-e-gul chaDaayi maza aa gaya

oh ‘fana’, am glad on this day of death

she came to respect and honor my love

with her own hands she spread flowers

on my graveyard…’twas so thrilling

Fana Bulandshahri (4)
shukr (m) (3)

gratitude, thanks

baad (11)

breeze / after

fana (f) (2)

annihilation

pyaar (m) (7)

love

aabru (f) (2)

honor, dignity, respect

qabr (m) (4)

grave, tomb

shawl, wrap, cover

gul (m) (21)

flower

spread

maza (m) (3)

fun

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (120)

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2 / 25 : Featured

koyi hans de to

mohabbat ka gumaan hota hai

maybe this too is

a shade of my deprivation

that if anyone smiles

it seems to me like love

rang (m) (14)

color, colors

perhaps, maybe

mehroomi (f) (2)

deprivation

hans (7)

swans / smile, laugh

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

gumaan (m) (5)

suspicion, doubt

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3 / 25 : Featured

hai bazm-e-shauq meri

kaamgaar eid ke din

warmth of a compassionate gaze

is the light of the heart

my assembly of enthusiasm

is fortunate on this day of eid

nigaah (m) (8)

sight, gaze, glance

mehr (m) (1)

affection, sun

raushni (f) (9)

light, brightness

bazm (m) (12)

assembly, gathering

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

kaamgaar (m) (1)

fruitful, prosperous

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4 / 25 : Featured

dil se to pooch lijiye

kyun beqaraar hai

with some trick

you explained it to me

but please ask my heart

why it is still restless

samjha (m) (6)

understand

fareb (m) (4)

trick, deceit

aap (12)

respectful 'you'

dil (m) (115)

heart

pooch (2)

ask

restless

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5 / 25 : Featured

hazaaron lagzisheen hayal hain

lab tak jaam aane mein

yes, there is an ocean in my hand

but there is no assurance

so many wounds in my thoughts

before the cup reaches the lip

Anonymous

jaam (m) (11)

wine cup, goblet

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

saagar (m) (1)

ocean

bharosa (m) (2)

confidence, reliance

thousands

lagzisheen (m) (1)

wounds

hayal (m) (1)

imagination, fantasy

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6 / 25 : Featured

ya wo jagah bata de

jahaan par khuda na ho

oh priest, allow me to drink

sitting here in the mosque

or, show me a place

where there is no god

khuda (m) (31)

god

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

masjid (m) (8)

mosque

jagah (m) (5)

place

bata (9)

speak, tell

de do (2)

send

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8 / 25 : Featured

har fard hai millat ke

muqaddar ka sitaara

the destiny of the nation

lies in the hands of its people

every person is a pointer

to the fate of the nation

afraad (m) (1)

people, individual

aqwaam (f) (1)

country

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

fard (m) (1)

person, individual

millat (f) (1)

nation

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

sitaara (m) (1)

pointer, asterisk

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9 / 25 : Featured

baat puraani hai

ek yaad puraani hai

in the heart, again

the same pain awakens

an old matter

an old memory

Fahmida Riaz (4)
dard (m) (22)

pain

jaaga (1)

awaken

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

old

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10 / 25 : Featured

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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11 / 25 : Featured

izhaar-e-muddaa ki

ijaazat agar mili

in the throng of emotions

i lost my words

when i was allowed

to express my desire

Anonymous

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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12 / 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) (3)

sign, river, mark

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13 / 25 : Featured

azal se zehn-e-insaan

basta-e-auhaam hai saaqi

religion but a fanciful belief

a string of delusions

forever the human mind has been

hostage to a bundle of superstitions

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

vahm (m) (2)

illusion, suspicion, fear

mazhab (m) (5)

religion

khayaal (m) (16)

thoughts

saaqi (f) (11)

wine-pourer, bartender

azal (m) (3)

eternity, from beginning

zehn (m) (4)

mind

insaan (m) (13)

human

basta (m) (1)

bundle

auhaam (m) (1)

superstition

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14 / 25 : Featured

chaar unsoor se khule

maani-e-pinhaan ham ko

the unforgettable master

crafted this amazing couplet

in four lines he revealed

the charming meaning

ustaad (m) (2)

master, teacher

azal (m) (3)

eternity, from beginning

rubaayi (f) (1)

quatrain, couplet

mauzoon (m) (1)

proper, fit, suitable

chaar (m) (7)

four

unsoor (m) (1)

elements

maani (f) (4)

meaning

pinhaan (m) (1)

concealed, hidden

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15 / 25 : Featured

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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16 / 25 : Featured

jii chaahta hai

main teri aawaaz chuum lu

your manner of inflection is like the

morning fragrance calling out to prayer

oh, my heart so desires

to kiss your voice

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

subh (f) (9)

morning, dawn

chuum (2)

kiss

khushbu (f) (11)

fragrance

lahjaa (m) (1)

manner, accent

azaan (m) (1)

morningprayer

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17 / 25 : Featured

main chaahtaa huun

khafa ho to woh khafa hi lage

what a strange man

who smiles though upset inside

i wish he looks angry

when he is angry within

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

ajeeb (8)

strange, weird

naaraaz (m) (3)

angry, anger

smile

khafa (m) (6)

angry, upset

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18 / 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) (33)

perspective, sight

khabar (f) (13)

news, awareness

nawaaz (m) (3)

cherishing, comforting

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19 / 25 : Featured

tera dil to hai sanam-ashna

tujhe kya milega namaaz mein

when i was prostrate in prayer

i heard a voice from the ground

when your heart itself is the beloved

what will you get from this prayer?

sar (m) (8)

front, top, head

sajda (m) (3)

prostrate, bow

kabhi (27)

on occasion

zamin (m) (1)

ground

sadaa (m) (3)

call, voice / forever

dil (m) (115)

heart

sanam (m) (4)

beloved, idol

namaaz (m) (5)

(muslim) prayers, worship

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20 / 25 : Featured

zaroorat kya thi

muskurane ki

if the wish is to take my life

could have said so plainly

where was the need

to smile

Anonymous

jaan (m) (17)

life, strength / beloved

saaf saaf (m) (1)

simply, plainly

zaroorat (f) (4)

need, necessity

smile

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21 / 25 : Featured

dil TuuTe

aawaaz na aaye

when the glass breaks,

so much noise

when the heart breaks,

not even a whisper

sheesha (m) (3)

glass, mirror

TuuTe (3)

broken, break

ghul (m) (1)

noise, tumult

dil (m) (115)

heart

aawaaz (m) (3)

voice

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22 / 25 : Featured

ik umr hui din mein

kabhi ghar nahi dekha

if i go at an unexpected time

everyone will be shocked

it has been a lifetime and

i have not seen my home in daylight

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

unexpected hour

chaunk (m) (1)

surprised, shocked, startle

lifelong

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23 / 25 : Featured

chalegaa paani magar

kinaara naheen chalegaa

since eternity, both have

remained firm in their stances

the water keeps moving, but

the shore stays where it is

Anonymous

azal (m) (3)

eternity, from beginning

qaaem (m) (2)

established, enduring

donon (m) (5)

both

zidon (m) (1)

stances

kinaara (m) (1)

shore

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24 / 25 : Featured

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) (4)

rose

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dhyaan mera

teri nazar par tha

what you said

i didn’t hear

my attention was

on your eyes

dhyaan (f) (5)

attention, focus

nazar (f) (33)

perspective, sight

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