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umr-e-daraaz maang kelaaye thay chaar din

do aarzoo mein kaT gaye

do intezaar mein

seeking a long life

i got myself four days

two spent in wanting

and two in waiting

Bahadur Shah Zafar (9)
umr (m) (16)

life

daraaz (m) (3)

long

maang (f) (3)

ask, seek

chaar (m) (8)

four

aarzoo (m) (18)

desire

intezaar (m) (22)

waiting

Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)

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laDte hain aur haath mein

talwaar bhi naheen

who wouldn’t lay down his life,

oh god, at this innocence

she fights but without

a sword in her hand

saadgi (f) (4)

innocence, simplicity

khuda (m) (34)

god

haath (m) (13)

hand

talwaar (m) (2)

sword

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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mohabbat kis ko deti hai, miyaan,

aaraam sukoon duniya mein?

don't complain, sauda,

about your heart's restlessness

for whom has love given

peace and quiet in this world?

shikva (m) (2)

complaint

dil (m) (119)

heart

beqaraari (f) (3)

restlessness

mohabbat (f) (43)

love

miyaan (m) (3)

my friend

aaraam (m) (3)

rest

sukoon (m) (7)

comfort, peace

duniya (m) (28)

world

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faisla waqt ke dariyaa mein

utar kar hoga

who will drown, zafar, and

who will cross to the other side

that will be decided only

after diving into the river of time

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

faisla (m) (4)

decision

waqt (m) (22)

time

Doobega (m) (1)

sink

paar utarna (m) (1)

crossover

utarna (m) (2)

cross over, get off

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5 / 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) (34)

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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6 / 25 : Featured

ye kisi tarah paDha jaye

na samjha jaye

life is like a little-read letter

of a foreigner, 'ibrat',

however you read it,

you can't make sense of it

zindagi (f) (46)

life

pardesi (f) (1)

foreigner

khat (f) (7)

letter

tarah (18)

type, like, similar to

paDha (1)

read

samjha (m) (6)

understand

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7 / 25 : Featured

'jaun' yaaron ke

yaar the hum to

my friends now

don’t even remember me

though ‘juan’ was

a dear friend of theirs

yaad (m) (41)

memory, remember

yaaron (5)

friends

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8 / 25 : Featured

kah diya us ne ki

phir hum kya karen

after listening to my entire

story of sorrow and despair

she said

well, what can i do?

gham (m) (20)

sorrow, sadness

saari (3)

entire, allof

daastaan (m) (4)

story, tale

ranj (m) (3)

grief, hurt, sorrow

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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9 / 25 : Featured

zindagi (f) (46)

life

basar (2)

spent, lived

tanha (m) (8)

alone

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

safar (m) (28)

journey, travel

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10 / 25 : Featured

ye bhi ik nau ki

himaaqat hai

to be a hostage to

reason's dictates

is also a kind of

foolishness

band (7)

string, hostage, captive

ahkaam (m) (1)

dictates, fiats

aql (m) (6)

reason, intellect

nau (1)

type, kind / new

himaaqat (f) (1)

foolishness

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jihad-e-zindagani mein

hai ye mardon ki shamsheerain

firm principles, relentless action,

love that conquers the world

in the battle of life

these are the swords of the warrior

yaqeen (m) (10)

faith, belief

amal (m) (2)

action, labor

paiham (m) (2)

flowing, continuous

jihad (m) (1)

struggle, esp.spiritual

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12 / 25 : Featured

insaan ke sach jhoot

ki pehchaan hain aankhen

no matter what the lips say

the reality is not revealed

the eyes are the real markers

of truth and lies

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

haqeeqat (f) (9)

reality, fact

khulta (2)

open

insaan (m) (13)

human

pehchaan (m) (2)

identify, recognize

aankhen (m) (7)

eyes

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13 / 25 : Featured

us ko bhi bhoolna

achcha laga pehle pehle

(my) heart did not have

a sad face in the beginning

it felt good for it

to forget in the beginning

forget

saleeqa (m) (6)

skill, art, method

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wo jo ek teri taraf se tha

ishaara na raha

even now, the same sorrow

the same deprivation

the signs from you

are no more

mehroomi (f) (2)

deprivation

ishaara (m) (3)

sign, signal, gesture

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nakaam-e-mohabbat ka

itna hi fasaana

joyless youth,

painless life

for those unsuccessful in love,

this is the only story

withoutjoy

nakaam (3)

without success, failure

fasaana (m) (3)

story

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16 / 25 : Featured

phool baalon mein

ik sajaane ko

i wounded my hands

with thorns

so i can adorn my

hair with a flower

Ada Jafarey (3)

1967: Adamjee Literary Award

1981: Medal of Excellence

2003: Pride of Performance

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

zakhmi (1)

injured

baalon (m) (1)

tresses, hair

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17 / 25 : Featured

mera ilaaj mere charagar

ke paas nain

my beloved is caring

but not discerning

the cure for my ailment

my healer doesn't have

dil-nawaz (m) (1)

caring, considerate

discerning, discriminating

ilaaj (m) (5)

cure, treatment

charagar (m) (1)

doctor, healer

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ishq ke is safar ne to

mujh ko niDhaal kar diya

lack the courage to move forward

yet, stopping is now impossible

the journey of love

has left me weary, exhausted

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

muhaal (m) (2)

impossible, difficult

ishq (m) (34)

love

safar (m) (28)

journey, travel

niDhaal (m) (1)

exhausted, defeated

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us khait ke har

khosha-e-gandum ko jalado

that field where it is not possible

for the farmer to make a living

burn down every

stalk of wheat of that field

khait (m) (1)

field

dahqaan (m) (1)

farmer, peasant

mayassar (m) (4)

possible, available

rozi (f) (1)

living

khosha (m) (1)

stalk

gandum (m) (1)

wheat

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20 / 25 : Featured

us waqt mujhay bhatka dena

jab saamne manzil aa jaaye

oh perfect guide, i am on the

path to the beloved, but please

lead me astray

when the destination is near

rahbar (m) (7)

guide, leader, ruler

kaamil (m) (3)

complete, full

ready

yaad (m) (41)

memory, remember

waqt (m) (22)

time

bhatka (1)

astray

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

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dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha

dariyaa hi mein ja kar Doob gaya

heart was loyal to its desire

anxious, went to see its beloved

the pearl came out of the river

but drowned in the river itself

Anonymous

dil (m) (119)

heart

talab (m) (6)

demand, desire, wish

saadiq (1)

loyal

ghabra (3)

scared, terrified

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

moti (f) (2)

pearl

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

Doob (m) (4)

sink, drown

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tere ishq mein humne

kyaa kyaa na dekha

torment, travails,

accusations, calamities

in your love, what all

have i not experienced

azeeyyat (f) (1)

torment, vexation

museebat (f) (2)

trouble

malaamat (f) (1)

blame, accusation

balaayen (m) (1)

calamities

ishq (m) (34)

love

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kya kaha main ne

aap kya samjhe

describing my condition

sounds a complaint to you

i say one thing,

you construe something else

arz (m) (2)

petition, plea

ahvaal (m) (2)

condition, state

gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

samjhe (11)

to understand

aap (13)

respectful 'you'

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24 / 25 : Featured

aksar bigaD ke khud

meri haalat sambhal gayi

i am grateful for

the ups and downs of the world

often, my situation goes awry

before it corrects itself

Anonymous

grateful

jahaan (m) (17)

world, universe

nasheb (m) (2)

descent, decline

faraaz (m) (1)

height, ascent

aksar (7)

often

bigaD (m) (2)

destroyed, spoilt

haalat (f) (4)

condition, situation

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jab se chale hain ghar se

musalsal safar mein hain

what am i in quest of?

under whose influence am i?

since the time i left home

i’ve been continuously traveling

talaash (f) (10)

quest, search

asar (m) (8)

effect, impact

musalsal (m) (3)

continuous, always, constant

safar (m) (28)

journey, travel

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