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

Mohammad Rafi Sauda

1713-1781,

New Delhi (Delhi)

1 / 6: Mohammad Rafi Sauda

kaun kisi ka

gham khaata hai?

kahne ko

ghamkhwaar hai duniya

who truly shares

anyone else's sorrow?

the world only

pretends to care

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gham (16)

sorrow, sadness

sympathizer

duniya (19)

world

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2 / 6: Mohammad Rafi Sauda

'saudaa' jo bekhabar hai

wahi yaan kare hai aish

mushkil bahut hai un ko

jo rakhte hain aagahi

saudaa, it is only the ignorant

that live in blissful ease

but for the aware

life is full of torment

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ignorant, clueless

aish (4)

fun, frolic

difficult, hard

bahut (8)

too much or many

aagahi (4)

awareness

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3 / 6: Mohammad Rafi Sauda

na kar 'sauda' tu shikva

hum se dil ki be-qaraari ka

mohabbat kis ko deti hai, miyaan,

aaraam sukoon duniya mein?

don't complain, sauda,

about your heart's restlessness

for whom has love given

peace and quiet in this world?

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restlessness

love

aaraam (2)

rest

sukoon (5)

comfort, peace

shikva (1)

complaint

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4 / 6: Mohammad Rafi Sauda

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

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ignorant, clueless

aish (4)

fun, frolic

difficult, hard

aagahi (4)

awareness

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5 / 6: Mohammad Rafi Sauda

jab yaar ne uTha kar

zulfon ke baal baandhe

tab main ne apne dil mein

laakhon khayaal baandhe

when my beloved raised her arms

to gather up her tresses (hair)

i tied up a million desires

in my heart

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zulfon (3)

hair, tresses

tie

hundreds of thousands

khayaal (12)

thoughts

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6 / 6: Mohammad Rafi Sauda

khwaab-e-shireen mein woh aur

dil mera hai maail-e-shauq

dil dhaDaktaa hai ki

bedaar karuun ya na karuun

she is dreaming sweetly, and

my heart bends towards desire

my heart beats, wondering

whether to wake her up or not

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khwaab (15)

dream

sweet

maail (1)

inclined, disposed

shauq (12)

passion, zeal

beat

bedaar (2)

awaken, awakened

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