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afraad ke haathon mein haiaqwaam ki taqdeer

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

Mohammad Iqbal (29)
afraad (m) (1)

people, individual

aqwaam (f) (1)

country

taqdeer (m) (5)

fate, destiny

fard (m) (1)

person, individual

millat (f) (1)

nation

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

sitaara (m) (1)

pointer, asterisk

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)

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aur waaqif-e-ahvaal-e-adaalat

bhi bahut thi

even they were at the site of execution

who bore witness to the truth

and she too was familiar

with the system of justice

Parveen Shakir (19)
sar (m) (10)

front, top, head

sach (m) (8)

truth

shaahid (m) (3)

witness

waaqif (m) (3)

aware of, familiar

ahvaal (m) (2)

condition, state

adaalat (f) (1)

court of law

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qissa jo yahaan ka hai

to phir tai bhi yaheen ho

why postpone the verdict

of justice until after death

whatever account is of here

let it be settled right here

insaaf (m) (2)

justice

mauquuf (2)

postponement, dependent

hashr (m) (3)

day of judgment

qissa (m) (2)

story, account

tai (f) (2)

traverse, pass through

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4 / 25 : Featured

mehroom rehte hain jo

shafiq-e-deedaar se

they wilt and they scatter

those sad relationships

that are deprived of the

compassionate sight of the beloved

Anonymous

murjha (2)

wilt

bikhar (m) (4)

scatter, disperse

mayoos (m) (2)

sad, hopeless

rishte (m) (3)

relationships

mehroom (m) (1)

deprived

shafiq (m) (1)

compassionate

deedaar (m) (3)

glimpse, sight, vision

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5 / 25 : Featured

jo thak ke baith jaata

ho manzil ke saamne

shed tears for the unmet

desires of that hapless traveler

who sits tired by the road,

with his destination in sight

hasrat (f) (12)

desire, mostly unmet

musaafir (m) (8)

fellow traveler

bekas (m) (1)

hardship, toil, trouble

thak (1)

tired, exhausted

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

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6 / 25 : Featured

kitna rangeen

mohabbat tera afsaana hai

life is about to end

but the moth is still dancing

oh, how colorful

is your love story

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

raqs (m) (3)

dance

parvaana (m) (5)

moth

colorful

afsaana (m) (6)

story, tale, fiction

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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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8 / 25 : Featured

muddaa hum ko

inteqaam se hai

wish you find someone

just like yourself

what matters to me

is just revenge

muddaa (m) (3)

matter

kaash (4)

if only

inteqaam (m) (2)

revenge, reprisal

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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9 / 25 : Featured

us ko bhi bhoolna

accha laga pahle pahle

initially, the heart too did not know

the ways and methods of grief

initially, it felt good

for it to overlook, forget

saleeqa (m) (6)

skill, art, method

gham (m) (20)

sorrow, sadness

pahle (m) (8)

before

forget

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10 / 25 : Featured

dil har choTi si baat pe bhi

dara sa rehta

having witnessed so many

events in my life

even for small matters

my heart feels worried

Anonymous

manzar (m) (3)

sight, view, scene

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11 / 25 : Featured

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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12 / 25 : Featured

ki ek hi nigaah

ki bas khaak ho gaye

i had gone to complain

about being ignored

with just one glance

i turned into dust

khaak (f) (7)

dust, ashes, worthless

taghaaful (m) (3)

neglect

nigaah (m) (9)

sight, gaze, glance

gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

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13 / 25 : Featured

zindagi ko faqat

imtihaan mat samajh

life is beautiful

with melodies and moons

don't think life is just

trials and troubles

naghma (m) (2)

melody, song

mahtaab (m) (5)

moon

faqat (6)

only, just, simply

imtihaan (m) (2)

trials, tests

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14 / 25 : Featured

do gaz zameen bhi chahiye

do gaj kafan ke baad

there is no limit

to the human need

after two yards of shroud

needs two yards of land

zameen (m) (14)

ground, earth, land

khwaahish (f) (4)

desire, aspiration

inteha (m) (4)

ending, finale

insaan (m) (13)

human

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15 / 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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16 / 25 : Featured

ek se apne dil ko

thaam liya

with one hand

she lifted her veil

with the other

i held my heart

haath (m) (13)

hand

naqaab (m) (5)

face veil

dil (m) (118)

heart

thaam (4)

hold, grasp

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17 / 25 : Featured

bahte dariyaa to chalenge

isi raftaar ke saath

if you have the courage

unfurl the sails of your boat

the flowing river

will continue at its own pace

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

safinon (m) (2)

boats

alam (m) (3)

flag, sail, pain, affliction

wave, unfurl

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

raftaar (f) (3)

fast, speed

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vo teri yaad mein ho

ya tujhe bhulaane mein

the days of my life

were thus spent, my dear

either in remembering you

or in an effort to forget

zindagi (f) (45)

life

gharaz (m) (4)

self-interest, purpose

kaaT (3)

cut

forget

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phir baat kehte

luknat aane lagi zabaan mein

at first, there was a

a little fondness between us

and then, i started to stutter

when i spoke to her

avval (1)

at the beginning

chaahat (f) (3)

longing, desire

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

luknat (f) (1)

stutter

zabaan (m) (13)

language, tongue

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wahaan jannat naheen milti

yahaan se saath jaati hai

do all the good you can

to help you in your quest

there is no heaven out there

it has to be obtained here

Anonymous

jannat (f) (12)

heaven

aamaal (f) (1)

do, implement, deeds

aqbaa (m) (1)

direction

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mujhe chalte jaana hai

bas chalte jaana

i am a traveler, my friends

with neither home, nor shelter

i just need to keep walking

keep walking

musaafir (m) (8)

fellow traveler

yaaron (5)

friends

thikaana (m) (1)

shelter

chalte (4)

move, go

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22 / 25 : Featured

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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yahi maujen to badal jati hain

toofanon mein

o sailor, don’t be fooled

by these gentle, graceful waves

they turn violent

during a storm

narm (1)

tender, soft

khirami (f) (1)

graceful gait

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charaagh-e-raah hai

manzil naheen

go past the intellect

for this light

is but an illumination of the path

not the destination

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

noor (m) (11)

light, radiance

charaagh (m) (17)

lamp, light, flame

raah (m) (25)

street, path

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

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koyi tum se bhi

haseen kya hoga

with what hope

can i look at anyone else

who can be

more beautiful than you

tawaqqo (m) (3)

hope, expectation

haseen (11)

beautiful

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