104 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) on the theme:
Loneliness, Solitude & Grief
na itna zulm kar ai chaandni
bahr-e-khuda, chhup ja
tujhe dekhe se yaad aata hai
mujh ko mahtaab apnaa
do not be cruel, o moonlight
for god's sake, hide away
when i see you, i recall
the moon that was mine
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yahi hain yaadgaar-e-ghuncha-o-gul
is zamaane mein
inhiin sookhe hue kaanton se
zikr-e-gulistaan likhiye
these are the only relics
of buds and blooms in our times
with these dried thorns
write the story of the rose garden
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saath mere tere jo dukh tha
so, pyaare, aish tha
jab se tu bichhDa hai
tab se aish sab gham ho gaya
with you beside me, my love,
even pain felt like joy
but from the moment you left
ever joy has turned into sorrow
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ab ye aalam hai ke
gham ki bhi khabar hoti naheen
ashk bah jaate hain
lekin aankh tar hoti naheen
such is the state now
that even grief goes unnoticed
tears stream down
yet the eyes remain dry
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nayi shamen jalaao
aashiqi ki anjuman waalo
ki suunaa hai
shabistaan-e-dil-e-parvaana barson se
light new lamps
o oranizers of the assembly of love
for the night chamber of the moth's heart
has been desolate for ages
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ulfat ki nayi manzil pe chala
baahein Daal ke baahon mein
dil toDne waale, dekh ke chal
hum bhi to paDe hain raahon mein
treading the path of a new romance
entwined in the arms of someone new
oh breaker of hearts, walk with care
i lie, broken, along the road you take
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phir mere aankh
ho gaye namnaak
phir kisi ne
mizaaj poocha hai
my eyes welled up
again in tears
when someone
inquired about my well-being
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dekh qaasid ko mere yaar ne
poochha "tabaan"
kya mere hijr mein jeeta hai
woh ghamnaak hanuuz?
looking at the messenger
my beloved asked, 'tabaan'
what, he is still alive
with the grief of my separation?
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bhole ban kar haal na poochh
bahte hain ashk to bahne do
jis se baDhe bechaini dil ki
aisi tasalli rahne do
spare me your innocent concern
if the tears are flowing, let them flow
set aside the consolation
which only worsens the ache within
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is aalam-e-veeraan mein
ya anjuman-aaraai
do roz ki mehfil hai
ek umr ki tanhaayi
what use decorating the gathering
in this desolate world
two days of festivities
and a lifetime of loneliness
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hayaat ek mustaqqil gham ke siwa
kuch bhi naheen
shaayad khushi bhi yaad aati hai toh
aansoon bankar aati hai
life is nothing
but endless sorrow
even joy, when remembered
returns, perhaps, only as tears
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bhari hai dil mein jo hasrat
kahoon to kis se kahoon
sune hai kaun museebat
kahoon to kis se kahoon
the longings of my heart
with whom shall i share
who listens to my travails
to whom shall i recount
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hosh-o-hawas khone
laga huun firaaq mein
tanhaayiyon ne aisa
muqaffal kiya mujhe
in this separation, i have lost
my senses and consciousness
loneliness has
imprisoned me so
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jo teri justuju mein
chhoD diya
us ka nemul-badal to
tu bhi naheen
that which i gave up
in pursuit of you
even you are not an
adequate replacement for that
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woh meri ruuh ki uljhan ka
sabab jaanta hai
jism ki pyaas bujhaane
pe bhi raazi nikla
he knew the reasons of
my soul's turmoil
but he was content with
quenching his body's thirst
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mujh ko meri shikast ki
dohri saza mili
tujh se bichhaD ke
zindagi duniya se ja mili
i was doubly punished
for my abject defeat
after separating from you
i had to go live with the world
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Tahalte phir rahe hain
saare ghar mein
teri khaali jagah ko
bhar rahe hain
wandering and romaing
around the entire home
trying to fill
the void you left behind
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tere aansu saare
mere ho sakte hain
aisa hai to tere khaatir
hum bhi ro sakte hain
all your tears
could be mine
then, for you
i can cry
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azeem log thay
TuuTe to ek waqaar ke saath
kisi se kuchh na kaha
bas udaas rehne lage
great people they were
when broken, bore it with dignity
not a word to anyone
just turned quietly sad
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daanista ham ne apne
sabhi gham chhupaa liye
poocha kisi ne haal
to bas muskuraa diye
deliberately, knowingly
i hid all my sorrows
when someone asked how i was
i just smiled
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tere siwa bhi kaheen thi panaah
bhool gaye
nikal ke hum teri mehfil se
raah bhool gaye
there was a refuge besides you
but i forgot
coming out of your gathering
i lost my way
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us ko rukhsat to kiya tha
mujhe maloom na tha
saara ghar le gaya
ghar chhoD ke jaane wala
i bid him/her farewell
but i didn't know
the one who left the house
took the whole home with him/her
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fikr-e-maash maatam-e-dil
aur khayaal-e-yaar
tum sab se maazrat
ke tabeeyaat udaas hai
worry about livelihood, my heart's lament
and thoughts of my beloved
i beg your forgiveness
but am a bit melacholic today
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arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq
ke qaabil nahin raha
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe
vo dil nahin raha
no longer worthy
of the blessings of love
the heart i was once proud of
that heart is no more
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na kisi ki aankh ka noor huun
na kisi ke dil ka qaraar huun
jo kisi ke kaam na aa sakey
main vo ek musht-e-gubaar huun
am not the light of anyone’s eyes
nor offer comfort to any heart
could not be of value to anyone
was just a handful of dust
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hai aaj ye gila ki
akela hai 'shahryar'
tarsoge kal hujuum mein
tanhai ke liye
your complaint today is
you are lonely, ‘shahryar’
tomorrow in the crowd,
you will long for solitude
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sher kya hai
aah hai ya vaah hai
jis se har dil ki choT
aati hai ubhar
what is a sher (couplet)
with its aah’s and wah’s
but every heart’s hurt
coming out in the open
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dekhte dekhte
ik ghar ke rahne vaale
apne apne
kaanon mein bat jaate hain
just like that
those living in the same home
become isolated
in their own private spaces
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abhi to aayi ho
jaldi kahaan hai jaane ki
uTho na pahlu se
Thahro zara...kidhar ko chale
you have just arrived
what’s the hurry to leave
don’t get up just yet from my side
stay a while, where are you headed
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kis se ab
aarzoo-e-wasl karen
is kharabe mein
koyi mard kahan
with whom
should i wish to meet
in these wastelands
are there any men left?
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le gaya cheen ke kaun
aaj tera sabr-o-qaraar
beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart…
you were never like this
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seene mein jalan
aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai
is shahr mein har shakhs
pareshaan sa kyun hai
why this burning in the heart
and storm in the eyes
why does everyone in this city
seem so troubled
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haath kaanton se
kar liye zakhmi
phool baalon mein
ik sajaane ko
i wounded my hands
with thorns
so i can adorn my
hair with a flower
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mehboob ki yaadon mein
ham raah nihaare baithe hain
ab toh akele hi
mehfil sajaaye baithe hain
with memories of my beloved
i wait, watching the street
all alone,
i wait, with my home decorated
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chand tasveer-e-butaan
chand haseenaon ke khutoot
baad marne ke mere ghar se
yeh saamaan nikla
some pictures of my idols
a few letters from beautifuls
after my death, these are what
turned out in my home
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bulbul ki tarah
shor machaate hain raat din
jo aashna-e-lazzat-e-
dard-e-nihaan nahin
like birds, they
make noise, night and day
those who are not familiar
with the sweet pangs of separation
nightingale
pleasure, joy, delight
make noise
familiar, friend, beloved
separation, hidden, secret
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majnu ka haal sunke
pareshaan ho gaye
meri agar sunoge to
ausaan jaayenge
hearing about majnu’s state
you got so disturbed
if you hear of mine,
you’ll be at your wit’s end
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ye kaisa nasha hai
main kis ajab khumaar mein huun
tu aa ke jaa bhi chuka hai
main intezaar mein huun
what is this intoxication
what is this strange dizziness
you had come and gone
and i am still waiting
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ilaaj-e-dard-e-dil tum se maseehaa
ho naheen sakta
tum achchha kar naheen sakte
main achchha ho naheen saktaa
the cure for my heartache
oh messiah, is not possible
you can't help me
nor can i get better
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ye mujhe chain
kyun nahin paDta
ek hi shakhs tha
jahaan mein kya
why can't i
find peace ever
why, was she the only
person in this whole world?
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ajeeb saaneha mujh par
guzar gaya yaaro
main apne saaye se kal raat
Dar gaya yaaro
a strange incident happened
to me last night, my friends
i got scared
of my own shadow
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aye mohabbat
tere anjaam pe rona aaya
jaane kyun aaj
tere naam pe rona aaya
o love, i wept
at your outcome
not sure why, i wept
hearing your name today
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chaaraagar ne bahr-e-taskeen
rakh diya hai dil pe haath
meherbaan hai vo magar
na-aashnaa-e-zakhm hai
the healer, for comfort’s sake,
placed his hand on my heart
he is kind, but he is
not familiar with my ailment
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rahte the kabhi jin ke dil mein
ham jaan se bhi pyaaron ki tarah
baiThe hain unheen ke kooche mein
hum aaj gunahgaaron ki tarah
in whose heart i was once present
like i was more dear than life itself
today i am sitting in her street
like a common criminal
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mastaana saath mere
roti phire hai bulbul
gul se jo dil lagaa hai
abtar hai haal us ka
drunk and free, the nightingale
cries and roams around with me
with the heart set on the flower
and in a wretched, broken state
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tarq-e-taalluqaat pe
roya na tu na main
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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donon ka milna mushkil hai
donon hain majboor bahut
us ke paanv mein mehndi lagi hai
mere paanv mein chhaale hain
it is difficult for us both to meet
both of us were helpless much
now there is mehndi on her feet
and blisters on mine
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vo raaten chaand ke saath gayin
vo baaten chaand ke saath gayin
ab sukh ke sapne kya dekhen
jab dukh ka sooraj sar par ho
those nights have gone with the moon
those words have gone with the moon
how can i now see dreams of happiness
with the searing sun of sorrow on my head
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hans ke farmaate hain
vo dekh ke haalat meri
kyuun tum aasaan samajhte the
mohabbat meri
looking at my condition
she asked, smiling,
why, did you think loving me
would be that easy?
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naala juz husn-e-talab
aye sitam-ijaad nahin
hai taqaaza-e-zafa
shikwa-e-bedaad nahin
the lament, just a desire for beauty
o cruelty, not an act of creation
it is a demand for healing
not a complaint of separation
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tujhe paane ki koshish mein
kuchh itna kho chuka huun main
ki tu mil bhi agar jaaye to
ab milne ka gham hoga
in my attempts to gain you
i have lost so much
even if you become mine
i will be sad about it
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go barasti naheen
sadaa aankhen
abr to baara maas
hota hai
the eyes do not
always shed tears
but the clouds are there
all year long
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vo bhi shaayad ro paDe
veeraan kaaghaz dekh kar
main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein
likhaa kuch bhi naheen
maybe she will break down
seeing my blank letter
in this last message to her
i didn’t write anything
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dard-e-dil likhuun kab tak
jaaun un ko dikhla duun
ungliyaan figaar apni
khaama khoon-chakaan apna
for how long will i write of my pain
maybe i should go show her
my wounded fingers
and my blood-drenched pen
show
fingers
wounded
quill, writing reed
blood-drenched
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ba-zaahir tujhse milne ka
koi imkaan nahi hai
lekin dil-e-beqarar ko
yeh khayaal bhi achcha hai
obviously, there is no
possibility of meeting you
but for this restless heart
that thought itself is comforting
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udaasi shaam tanhaayi kasak
yaadon ki bechaini
mujhe sab saunp kar
sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein
sad evening, loneliness, longing
and the restlessness of memories
the sun sets in the water
entrusting me with everything
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be-diin hue imaan diya
ham ishq mein sab kuchh kho baiThe
aur jin ko samajhte the apna
vo aur kisi ke ho baiThe
moved my faith from god to my beloved
and in love i lost everything
but, who i thought would be mine
ended up being someone else’s
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ye ehtiyat ka aalam bhi
kya qayaamat hai
pukaar bhi na sake tujhko
tere naam se hum
this state of caution
how calamitous it was
i could not even
call out to you by your name
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aaj bahut din baad
main apne kamre tak aa nikla tha
juun hi darvaaza khola hai
us ki khushbu aayi hai
after many days
i came to my room
just as i opened the door
fragrance of my beloved came out
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yuun to ab bhi hai
wahi ranj, wahi mehroomi
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
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naheen shikaayat-e-hijraan ki
is vaasile se
hum un se rishta-e-dil
ustuvaar karte rahe
i never complained about
the separation for this reason
i kept nurturing this
relationship of the heart with her
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ab naheen jannat
mashaam-e-kuucha-e-yaar ki shameem
nikhat-e-zulf kya hui
baad-e-saba ko kya hua
the lane of my beloved no longer
has the fragrance of heaven
what happened to the delight of tresses
where did the morning breeze go
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meri aah ka tum asar
dekh lena
wo aayenge thaame jigar
dekh lena
the effect of my sighs
you just watch
my beloved will come, heart in hand
you just watch
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din to phir din hai
guzar jaati hai
raat kat thi hai
badi mushkil se
day is but a day,
it passes fast
it is the night that
is difficult to bear
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akele to hum
pehle hi jee rahe the
kyu tanha se ho gaye hum
tere jaane ke baad
I was living by myself
even earlier
why am I now lonely,
after you left?
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dekha jo mere nabz ko
kehne laga tabeeb
majnoon maraa tha jise
aazaar hai vahee
feeling my pulse
the doctor told me
that which killed Majnu
your ailment is the same
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jaanta hai ki
woh na aayenge
phir bhi
masroof-e-intezaar hai dil
i know
she will not come
but yet,
my heart is busy waiting
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koi kya jaane ki hai
roz-e-qayaamat kya cheez
doosra naam hai
meri shab-e-tanhai ka
what does anyone know
about the day of apocalypse
it is another name for
my night of loneliness
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‘bedaar’ raah-e-ishq
kisi se na tai hui
sahraa mein ‘qais’
koh mein ‘farhaad’ rah gaya
in the path of love, bedaar,
who ever attains his goal?
majnu remained in the wilderness
and farhad in the mountains
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eh na thi hamaari qismat ke
visaal-e-yaar hota
agar aur jeete rehte
yahi intezaar hota
it wasn’t in my fate
to be with my beloved
had i lived longer, i would
only have waited in vain
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ab ke ham bichhde to shaayad
kabhi khwabon mein milen
jis tarah sukhe hue phool
kitabon mein milen
as we part ways now, perhaps
we may meet again in our dreams
just as we find dried flowers
within the pages of an old book
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woh dil-nawaz hai, lekin
nazar-shanas nahi
mera ilaaj mere charagar
ke paas nain
my beloved is caring
but not discerning
the cure for my ailment
my healer doesn't have
caring, considerate
discerning, discriminating
cure, treatment
doctor, healer
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ishq woh ilm-e-riyaazi hai
ke jis me, faris
do se jab ek nikaalen
to sifar bachta hai
love is that
subject of arithmetic, faris
if you take one out of two
what remains is zero
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yahi milne ka samay bhi hai
bichhadne ka bhi
mujhe lagta hai bahut
apne se dar shaam ke baad
this is the time to meet
the time for separation too
i feel quite afraid of myself
as the dusk falls
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mere ashq bhi hain is mein
ye sharaab ubal na jaaye
mera jaam chuune waale
tera haath jal na jaaye
my tears are in here too
may my wine not boil over
those who touch my goblet
may your hand not burn
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dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht
dard se bhar na aaye kyun
royenge hum hazaar baar
koyi hamen sataaye kyun
it is a heart, not a stone or a brick
why won’t it be filled with pain
we may weep a thousand times
why should others care or bother
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ab judaayi ke safar ko
mere aasaan karo
tum mujhe khwaab mein aa kar
na pareshaan karo
make this journey of separation
of mine a little easier
please do not torment me
by appearing in my dreams
2014: Sahitya Akademi
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hamaare aage tera jab
kisu ne naam liya
dil-e-sitam-zada ko hum ne
thaam thaam liya
when someone mentioned
your name in front of me
i held and grasped my
tormented, afflicted heart
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mere humnafas mere humnavaa
mujhe dost ban ke daghaa na de
main hoon dard-e-ishq se jaan-ba-lab
mujhe zindagi ki dua na de
my companion, my mate
don’t cheat me by being my friend
on the verge of death with pain of love
don’t bless me with any more life
fellow songster
fellow traveler
cheat, trick, deceit
brink of death
blessing, prayer
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ik chubhan hai ki jo
bechain kiye rahti hai
aisa lagta hai ki kuchh
TooT gaya hai mujh mein
it is a piercing sting
that keeps me restless
i feel that something
inside me is broken
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khud ko paaya to
gham-e-aalam mein bhi khushi paayi
tanhaayi mein bhi
apni hi mehfil sajaayi
when I found myself
i found joy even in worldly sorrows
even in solitude
i arranged my own gathering
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dil jalta hai to jalne de
aansu na baha, fariyaad na kar
tu parda-nasheen ka aashiq hai
yuun nam-e-wafa barbaad na kar
if the heart burns, let it burn
do not shed tears, do not complain
you are in love with someone hidden
do not waste the name of loyalty like this
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ai dil-e-beqaraar chup ho ja
ja chuki hai bahaar chup ho ja
ab na aayenge rooThne waale
deeda-e-ashk-baar chup ho ja
oh restless heart, be quiet now
the spring is over, be quiet now
those upset are not coming back
oh tear-filled eyes, be quiet now
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shaam se aankh mein
nami si hai
aaj phir aap ki
kami si hai
this evening,
my eyes are moist
today, once again,
i feel your absence
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aap ke baad
har ghaDi hum ne
aap ke saath hi
guzaari hai
after you left,
every hour
i spent
only with you
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tawajjoh chaaragar ki
baaes-e-takleef hai 'bekhud'
izaafa hai museebat mein
dawaaon ka asar karna
the attention of the healer is
the cause of more torment, ‘bekhud’
the medicine having effect
adds to my misery
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mujhe tanhaayi ki aadat hai
meri baat chhoDen
ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai
haath chhoDen
i am used to solitude
forget about me
here, your home has arrived
please leave my hand
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saaqi, sharaab laa ki
tabiiyat udaas hai
mutrib, rubaab uTha ki
tabiiyat udaas hai
o saaqi, please bring some wine
the mood is melancholic
o musician, pick up the rubaab
the mood is melancholic
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bheeD tanhaaiyon
ka mela hai
aadmi aadmi
akela hai
a crowd is just
a bazaar of solitudes
each person
is all alone
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bas ek shaam ka
har shaam intezaar raha
magar woh shaam
kisi shaam bhi naheen aayi
every evening i waited
for that one evening
but that one evening
did not come on any evening
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nazar lage na kaheen
uske dasto baazoo ko
ye log kyon mere
zakhm-e-jigar ko dekhte hain
may no evil eye fall
on her hands and arms
why do these people
keep gazing at my heart’s wounds
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seene ka daagh hai woh naala
ke lab tak na gaya
khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra
ke dariya na hua
it remains a scar on the heart
the lament that didn’t reach the lips
it remains a part of the dust
the drop that doesn’t become the river
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shab-e-furqat ka jaaga hoon
farishton, ab to sone do
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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