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kiije izhaar-e-mohabbatchahe jo anjaam ho

zindagi mein

zindagi jaisa koi to kaam ho

declare your love

regardless of the outcome

let there be in life

something that resembles life

Priyamvada Ilhan (1)
izhaar (m) (5)

express, announce

anjaam (m) (7)

result, end

Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)

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koyi bhi rang mayassar na tha

lahu ke siwa

leaving the painting unfinished

(s)he died, ‘zeb’

no color was affordable

other than blood

Zeb Ghauri (3)

2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz

adhuri (f) (1)

incomplete

chhod (2)

left

tasveer (m) (7)

photo, picture, image

mayassar (m) (4)

possible, available

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magar, hum ginti usi ki karte hai

jo haasil na ho saka

we go get a lot

in our life

but, we keep count only

of what we couldn’t

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zindagi (f) (46)

life

ginti (f) (1)

count

haasil (m) (7)

capture, possess

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basthi ka har charaagh

bujhana pada hamein

for me to shine my lamp

as the moon

i had to snuff out

all the other lamps in the city

charaagh (m) (17)

lamp, light, flame

waaste (m) (2)

inorderto

basthi (f) (1)

city

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ek hi aan mein

ghulaam kiya

with such grace

did she greet me

in a trice

she enslaved me

adaa (m) (3)

style, grace

salaam (m) (6)

greeting, farewell

aan (m) (1)

moment

ghulaam (m) (1)

slave

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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

judaai (f) (2)

separation

safar (m) (28)

journey, travel

aasaan (5)

easy

khwaab (m) (19)

dream

pareshaan (m) (6)

distressed, troubled

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ek se apne dil ko

thaam liya

with one hand

she lifted her veil

with the other

i held my heart

haath (m) (13)

hand

naqaab (m) (5)

face veil

dil (m) (118)

heart

thaam (4)

hold, grasp

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tum mujh se poochhte ho

mera hausla hai kya

i am searching for a new beginning

in the midst of a raging storm

and you are asking me

if i have courage

1967: Adamjee Literary Award

1981: Medal of Excellence

2003: Pride of Performance

aandhiyon (f) (1)

storms

talaash (f) (10)

quest, search

sabaa (m) (3)

gentle breeze, zephyr

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

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ye kya kiya ki

dost ko dushman bana diya

you shouldn't have expressed

your love to her, shefta

look what you've done,

turned a friend into an enemy

izhaar (m) (5)

express, announce

ishq (m) (34)

love

dost (m) (9)

friend

dushman (m) (7)

enemy

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karen to hum bhi magar

kis khuda ki baat karen

each era brought in

a new religion, a new god

if we were to chat

about which god shall we talk?

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

khuda (m) (34)

god

daur (m) (3)

age, era, period

mazhab (m) (5)

religion

laaya (m) (1)

brought

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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

tawajjoh (m) (2)

attention, interest

chaaragar (m) (2)

healer, doctor, physician

baaes (m) (1)

cause, basis

takleef (m) (2)

trouble, pain, misery

izaafa (m) (1)

addition

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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

ajab (12)

strange, wonderful

intezaar (m) (22)

waiting

khumaar (m) (2)

also intoxication

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agar mazloom kuchh bole to

dahshat-gard kahti hai

when countless cruelties are inflicted

on the oppressed, the world stays silent

but when the oppressed dare to speak out

it calls them terrorists

zulm (m) (13)

cruelty, tyranny

mazloom (m) (2)

oppressed

duniya (m) (27)

world

dahshat-gard (m) (1)

terrorist

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nazar aate hain

muskuraaye huye

even without a smile

those lips

seem to be smiling

all the while

muskuraaye (m) (2)

smiling

without

honT (m) (1)

lips

nazar (f) (36)

perspective, sight

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sambhalne mein

pareshani bahut hai

drunkenness is not

in my nature, but

practicing moderation

is quite difficult

fitrat (f) (3)

nature

to be drunk

pareshani (f) (1)

difficulty

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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khoobsoorat hi sahi

lekin ye duniya jhooT hai

after ages, my heart, finally,

has given out this judgment

it is a beautiful world, no doubt,

but, it is a lie

muddaton (m) (2)

ages, long period

faisla (m) (4)

decision

beautiful

duniya (m) (27)

world

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mera qalam mera saathi

mera humraaz banta raha

even during the storms of time

i kept lighting the lamp of brightness

my pen remained my friend,

my confidant all through

waqt (m) (22)

time

qalam (m) (3)

pen

aandhi (f) (1)

storm

roshni (f) (5)

light, brightness

saathi (m) (1)

friend

humraaz (m) (1)

companion, confidant

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ye woh safar tha jis mein

Thaharnaa muhaal tha

what great feat was it

that we kept moving?

it was such a journey

where stopping was impossible

safar (m) (28)

journey, travel

kamaal (m) (4)

feat, wonder

Thaharnaa (m) (2)

waiting, stopping

muhaal (m) (2)

impossible, difficult

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hum ne sadiyon ka

faasla dekha

between your going

and coming

i have experienced

the distance of ages

sadiyon (f) (4)

ages, centuries

faasla (m) (7)

distance

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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kyuun tum aasaan samajhte the

mohabbat meri

looking at my condition

she asked, smiling,

why, did you think loving me

would be that easy?

aasaan (5)

easy

hans (7)

swans / smile, laugh

ask, inquire

haalat (f) (4)

condition, situation

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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

gham (m) (20)

sorrow, sadness

koshish (f) (3)

attempt, effort

paane (3)

to get, to gain

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ajab insaaf hai dekho

kahan karna, kahan bharna

the mistakes are of the past

but punishments given now

see what strange justice this is

where to do, where to pay?

khataaen (m) (2)

mistakes, crimes

sazaaen (m) (1)

punishments

ajab (12)

strange, wonderful

insaaf (m) (2)

justice

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mile to us ko

hamaara koyi salaam kahe

not sure where my peace

has gone away, angry and sulking

should you see her

please convey my greetings

chain (m) (4)

peace

ruuTh (3)

angry

salaam (m) (6)

greeting, farewell

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ye naav kaun si hai

ye dariyaa kahan ka hai

the mountain of needs

won’t let me get tired

my children

won’t let me grow old

aks (m) (4)

reflection

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

naav (m) (2)

boat

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

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naaz uThaane ko

hum rah gaye?

she is friendly

with all others

only i am left

to bear her whims and airs?

without formality

auron (m) (2)

others

to bear wtih airs

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