1/3: aagahi

aagahi karb vafaa

sabr tamanna ehsaas

mere hi seene mein

utre hain ye khanjar saare

awareness…pain…loyalty

patience…desire…feeling

in this my one chest

plunged have these daggers all

Bashir Farooqui

(1)

sabr (4) patience, endurance

tamanna (10) wish, desire

ehsaas (4) feeling, experience

khanjar (3) dagger

aagahi (3) awareness

karb (1) pain

vafaa (1) loyalty

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

2/3: aagahi

yahi seekha hai

meine zindagi se

ke naadaani hai

behtar aagahi se

i have learnt

this much from life

that ignorance is

better than awareness

zindagi (23) life

behtar (4) better

aagahi (3) awareness

seekha (3) learned

naadaani (2) innocence, naivete

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

3/3: aagahi

sauda, jo bekhabar hai

wahi yaan kare hai aish

mushkil bahut hai un ko

jo rakhte hain aagahi

sauda, the ignorant

enjoy the most here

it is difficult for those

who are aware

Sauda Mohammad Rafi

(3)

bekhabar (2) ignorant, clueless

aish (2) fun, frolic

mushkil (6) difficult, hard

aagahi (3) awareness

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

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