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ek pal ke rukne seduur ho gayee manzil

sirf hum nahin chalte

raaste bhi chalte hain

by pausing for a moment

the goal slipped farther away

it is not only we that move,

the paths are moving too

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pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

rukne (m) (1)

tostop

duur (7)

distant, far away

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

sirf (4)

only

chalte (4)

move, go

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

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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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chehre ko sundar bana

aayina mat toD

to whom all will you justify?

quit this helpless lamenting

make your face better

don’t break the mirror

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naadaani (f) (2)

innocence, naivete

chehre (m) (7)

face, countenance

aayina (m) (1)

mirror

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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bahut aayenge patthar

dekh lena

you made your house

with glass, 'aazar'

just watch...

many stones will come at it

makaan (m) (6)

house

patthar (m) (4)

stone

sheeshe (m) (3)

glass

banvaate (m) (1)

makeof

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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5 / 25 : Featured

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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6 / 25 : Featured

mera naara

inquilaab-o inquilaab-o inquilaab

change is my mission

youth is my name

my slogan:

revolution, revolution, revolution

kaam (m) (15)

work

taghayyur (m) (1)

change

shabaab (m) (6)

youth

naara (m) (1)

battle cry, slogan

inquilaab (m) (7)

revolution

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7 / 25 : Featured

woh murakhta woh ghamaDpan

jis mein hum ne sadi ganwaayi

you turned out just like us, brother

where were you hiding all this while?

that stupidity, that stubbornness

in which we wasted decades

Fahmida Riaz (4)
murakhta (m) (1)

stupidity

ghamaDpan (m) (1)

stubborn foolishness

sadi (f) (1)

ages

wasted

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8 / 25 : Featured

tera haath haath mein aa gaya ke

charaagh raah mein jal gaye

achieving my goals has become easier

winds have changed direction in my favor

when your hand did join my hand

bright lamps lit up my entire path

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sahal (1)

easy

manzilen (m) (2)

goals, destinations

hawaa (m) (5)

breeze, wind

rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

badal (m) (5)

change

haath (m) (13)

hand

charaagh (m) (17)

lamp, light, flame

raah (m) (25)

street, path

jal (m) (5)

burn

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9 / 25 : Featured

lekin ye kya ki chain se

soya na tu na main

in breaking up

neither you nor i did cry

but with peace

neither you nor i can sleep

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chain (m) (4)

peace

roya (2)

weep, cried

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10 / 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) (9)

sight, gaze, glance

mehr (m) (1)

affection, sun

raushni (f) (10)

light, brightness

bazm (m) (13)

assembly, gathering

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

kaamgaar (m) (1)

fruitful, prosperous

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11 / 25 : Featured

wan ek khaamoshi teri

sab ke jawaab mein

millions of words

in turmoil on my lip

and your reply for them all

is just silence

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

sukhan (m) (9)

speech, spoken words

khaamoshi (f) (4)

silence

sab (16)

all

jawaab (m) (7)

answer, reply

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12 / 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) (5)

trick, deceit

aap (13)

respectful 'you'

dil (m) (118)

heart

pooch (2)

ask

restless

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13 / 25 : Featured

DhoonDoge to is shahr mein

qaatil na milega

if you look, at every turn,

you will find dead bodies

but, if you search in this city,

you will find no murderers

moD (m) (2)

turn in the path, corner

laashen (f) (1)

deadbodies

shahr (m) (14)

city

qaatil (m) (10)

murderer, assassin

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14 / 25 : Featured

dost hota nahin

har haath milaane waala

you mistake a gesture of formality

for sincere affection, 'faraz'

not every one who shakes your hand

is a friend

takalluf (m) (3)

formality

ikhlaas (m) (1)

sincerity

understand, deem

dost (m) (9)

friend

haath (m) (13)

hand

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hausle aag ko

gulzaar bana dete hain

i touched her lips and cheeks

to realize

courage can turn fire

into a garden of flowers

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

rukhsaar (m) (2)

face, cheek

chhu (m) (2)

touch

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

aag (m) (5)

fire

gulzaar (m) (2)

garden

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16 / 25 : Featured

naseem-e-subh jo chhu jaaye

rang ho maila

you should see, insha,

the lovely flower's daintiness

the whiff of morning breeze

dims its hue

nazaakat (f) (2)

delicateness, elegance

gul (m) (22)

flower

naseem (m) (2)

breeze, zephyr

subh (f) (10)

morning, dawn

chhu (m) (2)

touch

rang (m) (16)

color, colors

maila (m) (1)

tarnished`

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17 / 25 : Featured

baa-wafaa jo aaj hain

kal bewafa ho jaayenge

passion is like the rising sun

and with time, the shade diminishes

those who are loyal today

will become disloyal tomorrow

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

chaanv (m) (3)

shade

bewafa (m) (5)

unfaithful, disloyal

dhoop (f) (10)

heat from sun

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ye nagar sau martaba

luTa gaya

of this heart’s desolation

what’s there to say

a hundred times has

this city been plundered

dil (m) (118)

heart

viraani (f) (2)

desolation, loneliness

mazkur (m) (1)

mention

nagar (m) (3)

city

sau (m) (3)

hundred

martaba (m) (1)

times

luTa (m) (1)

plunder, rob

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19 / 25 : Featured

kabhi fursat mein kar lena

hisaab…aahista aahista

i’ve been awake the night of separation

oh angels, let me get some sleep

when we get some free time

we’ll settle the accounts, slowly, slowly

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shab (f) (17)

evening, night

furqat (f) (1)

separation

fursat (f) (5)

leisure, freedom

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20 / 25 : Featured

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) (36)

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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21 / 25 : Featured

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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22 / 25 : Featured

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

rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

jurm (m) (4)

crime

kufr (m) (3)

ungrateful, impious

fitnagar (m) (1)

mischievous, playful

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kahin qubuul na ho jaaye

iltijaa meri

by coming, hope she wouldn’t ruin

my pleasure of waiting

hope she doesn't accept

my pleas for her to come

intezaar (m) (22)

waiting

lutf (m) (8)

comfort, joy, pleasure

miTa (m) (2)

destroy, ruin, erase

qubuul (2)

accept, adopt

iltijaa (m) (2)

plea, prayer

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24 / 25 : Featured

har baras ke hon

din pachaas hazaar

may you stay well

for a thousand years

may each of those years

have fifty thousand days

salaamat (f) (2)

well

hazaar (8)

thousand

baras (m) (2)

years, year

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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bulbul ab jaan

hatheli pe liye baiThi hai

whether it is the hunter's approach

or dread of autumn

the nightingale waits, afraid,

holding its life in its palms

kabhi (29)

on occasion

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

khauf (m) (4)

fear, terror

khizaan (f) (2)

old, decay

bulbul (m) (8)

nightingale

jaan (m) (18)

life, strength / beloved

hatheli (f) (1)

palm

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