1/2: tamashaayi

apne jalne ka hamesha se

tamashaayi hoon

aag ye kis ne lagaayi

mujhe maloom nahin

i have always been

a spectator of my own ruin

as to who lit the fire

am yet to figure out

Mohammad Aazam

(1)

hamesha (3) always

tamashaayi (2) spectator

aag (5) fire

maloom (3) to know

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (106)

2/2: tamashaayi

main tere husn ka

khalwat mein tamashaayi huun

aaina seekh na jaaye

kaheen hairat meri

i am, in isolation,

a spectator of your beauty

may the mirror not learn

of my awe and wonder

Shabab Lakhnavi

(1)

husn (17) beauty

khalwat (1) loneliness, solitude

tamashaayi (2) spectator

aaina (6) mirror

seekh (2) to learn

hairat (1) awe, wonder

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (85)

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