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8 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by

Qabil Ajmeri

(Abdul Rahim)

1931-1962,

Ajmer (Rajasthan)

1 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

bahut kaam lene hain

dard-e-jigar se

kahin zindagi ko

qaraar aa na jaaye

i still have much to accomplish

with this burning in my heart

i hope my life won't become

too calm, too content

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

bahut (8)

too much or many

kaam (4)

work

dard (18)

pain

jigar (6)

heart

zindagi (31)

life

qaraar (4)

peace, calm, tranquil

Theme: Grit, Resilience & Courage (40)

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2 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

tum na maano

magar haqeeqat hai

ishq insaan ki

zaroorat hai

you may not accept it

but it is the truth

love is a necessity

for a human being

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

magar (11)

yet, but

reality, fact

ishq (30)

love

insaan (9)

human

need, necessity

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3 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

hum badalte hain

rukh hawaaon ka

aaye duniya

hamaare saath chale

we shift the course

and direction of winds

come on, world,

walk with us

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

change

rukh (11)

face, direction

winds

duniya (19)

world

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4 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

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

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

aalam (10)

world, state

gham (16)

sorrow, sadness

khabar (10)

news, awareness

ashk (3)

tears

bah (1)

to flow

aankh (9)

eyes, eye

tar (1)

wet

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5 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

rang-e-mehfil chaahta hai

ik mukammal inquilaab

chand shamon ke bhaDakne se

sahar hoti naheen

the spirit of the gathering

demands a total revolution

a few candles lighting up

won't usher in the dawn

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

rang (8)

color, colors

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

complete, full, entire

revolution

chand (3)

sundry, few

shamon (1)

lamps

flare up, light up

sahar (5)

dawn

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6 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

waqt karta hai

parvarish barson

haadsa ek dam

naheen hota

time nurtures

things for years

a disaster never

happens suddenly

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

waqt (18)

time

nurturing, bringing up

barson (4)

years

haadsa (2)

misfortune, accident, mishap

dam (6)

moment

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7 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

ham ne us ke lab-o-rukhsaar ko

chhu kar dekha

hausle aag ko

gulzaar bana dete hain

i touched her lips and cheeks

to realize

courage can turn fire

into a garden of flowers

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

lab (14)

lip, lips

face, cheek

chhu (2)

touch

hausla (5)

valor, courage

aag (5)

fire

garden

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8 / 8: Qabil Ajmeri

raasta hai ki

kaTta jaata hai

faasla hai ki

kam nahin hota

as i keep traveling

on this road

the distance to my destination

doesn’t seem to reduce

Qabil Ajmeri (Abdul Rahim) (8)

raasta (4)

path, way, road

faasla (5)

distance

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