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kyun kar na lutfbaada-kashi ka ho aab mein

baarish mein jo huroof hain

woh hain sharaab mein

why shouldn't the pleasure

of wine also exist in water?

the expressive intoxication of rain

is also found in wine

Kaifi Azmi (7)
lutf (m) (8)

comfort, joy, pleasure

baada-kashi (f) (1)

wine drinking

aab (m) (3)

water

baarish (f) (5)

rain

huroof (m) (1)

letters

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)

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2 / 25 : Featured

sheron ke intekhaab

ne ruswa kiya mujhe

why should my heart’s matters

be open for all to see

my selection of poetry

has disgraced me enough

khulta (2)

open

dil (m) (118)

heart

maamla (m) (1)

affairs, matters

intekhaab (m) (3)

choice, selection

ruswa (m) (1)

badreputation, infamy

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saaya bhi juda ho gaya

jab waqt paDa hai

for ages

it has been this way

even your shadow leaves

when bad times fall

sadiyon (f) (4)

ages, centuries

waqt (m) (22)

time

saaya (m) (6)

shadow

andaaz (m) (10)

mannerism, style

juda (2)

separate, leave

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4 / 25 : Featured

rail ki seeti baji to

dil lahu se bhar gaya

how much pain there is

in the breeze of the dawn of deceit

hearing the whistle of the train

the heart is filled with blood

lahu (m) (3)

blood

subh (f) (10)

morning, dawn

kaazib (m) (1)

deceit, lies

hawaa (m) (5)

breeze, wind

seeti (f) (1)

whistle, horn

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5 / 25 : Featured

agar aasaniyaan hon

zindagi dushwar ho jaaye

i go along laughing and playing

with waves of adversity

if life were to be all easy

how painful it would be

laughing playing

mauj (m) (6)

wave, waves, enjoyment

zindagi (f) (45)

life

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6 / 25 : Featured

hamaare jaib ko ab

haajat-e-rafu kya hai

my bloodied clothes are

sticking to my body

what is the point of

mending a tear in my pocket

badan (m) (5)

body

chipak (m) (1)

stick

lahu (m) (3)

blood

jaib (m) (2)

pocket

haajat (f) (1)

needof

rafu (m) (2)

mend, darn, stitch

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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

haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

pareshaan (m) (6)

distressed, troubled

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8 / 25 : Featured

ab tu khuda bhi ban jaaye to

main sajda na karoon

that time has passed

when i pined for you

now, even if you become god

i will not bow to you

Anonymous

waqt (m) (22)

time

khuda (m) (33)

god

aarzoo (m) (18)

desire

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

sajda (m) (3)

prostrate, bow

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9 / 25 : Featured

main Doob bhi gaya to

shafaq chhoD jaaunga

i am the sun of life,

will leave warmth behind

even if i sink

i will leave a glow behind

sooraj (m) (4)

sun

ramaq (m) (1)

warmth

Doob (m) (4)

sink, drown

shafaq (m) (4)

glow, twilight

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10 / 25 : Featured

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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11 / 25 : Featured

hum rahen yuun

tishna-lab paigaam ke

while others in the gathering

are kissing their cups of wine

i remain, lips parched,

for news of you

ghair (2)

others, strangers

mehfil (f) (17)

gathering, concert

bosey (m) (2)

kiss

jaam (m) (12)

wine cup, goblet

yuun (4)

like this, in this way

tishna (2)

thirsty

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

paigaam (m) (1)

message, news, missive

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12 / 25 : Featured

har baat mein lazzat hai

agar dil mein mazaa ho

loyalty and tyranny,

both are equals in love

when there is joy in the heart

every word is delightful

ulfat (f) (7)

love, friendship, affection

baraabar (m) (2)

equal, equivalent

lazzat (f) (6)

pleasure, joy, delight

dil (m) (118)

heart

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

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13 / 25 : Featured

dard jab

jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye

who would seek

the favor of the healer

when the pain itself

becomes a life-giver

dard (m) (22)

pain

minnat (f) (1)

favor, plea

jaan-nawaaz (m) (1)

life-giving

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14 / 25 : Featured

jise qareeb se dekha

woh doosra nikla

that which i sought

my entire life

when i saw it up close

turned out to be quite different

talaash (f) (10)

quest, search

lifelong

bhar (12)

fill

qareeb (4)

near, close

doosra (m) (3)

other, something else

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

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15 / 25 : Featured

do gaz zameen bhi na mili

kuu-e-yaar mein

how wretched is your fate, ‘zafar’

that for your burial

you couldn’t get two yards

in the lane of the beloved

unfortunate

dafn (m) (2)

burial

gaz (m) (1)

yard

zameen (m) (14)

ground, earth, land

kuu (m) (1)

lane

yaar (19)

friend, beloved

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16 / 25 : Featured

sirf hum nahin chalte

raaste bhi chalte hain

by pausing for a moment

the goal slipped farther away

it is not only we that move,

the paths are moving too

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

rukne (m) (1)

tostop

duur (7)

distant, far away

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

sirf (4)

only

chalte (4)

move, go

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

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17 / 25 : Featured

raat kaT thi hai

baDi mushkil se

day is but a day,

it passes fast

it is the night that

is difficult to bear

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

raat (f) (14)

night

badi (f) (2)

hatred

mushkil (m) (8)

difficult, hard

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ke tujh ko pa ke hamen

phir teri tamanna hai

there are still stages

of closeness left

after attaining you

i still yearn for you

qurb (m) (2)

closeness, vicinity

marhale (m) (1)

stages

baaqi (5)

remainder, left

tamanna (m) (13)

wish, desire

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tumhen koi zaruurat hi nahi

banne sanwarne ki

your beauty is your adornment

your simplicity is your ornament

what need is there

for any other decoration?

1962: Padma Bhushan

husn (m) (21)

beauty

saadgi (f) (4)

innocence, simplicity

zevar (m) (2)

jewelry, ornament

sanwarne (m) (1)

decoration, correction

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20 / 25 : Featured

bas ek dua ka shajar tha

jo besamar na hua

in the intense heat

all the trees dried up

only the tree of prayer remained

never failing to bear fruit

Aleena Itrat (6)
shadeed (m) (1)

intense, very

darakht (m) (3)

trees, tree

sookh (1)

dry

shajar (m) (1)

tree, plant

without fruit

dua (m) (11)

blessing, prayer

dhoop (f) (10)

heat from sun

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gaya waqt phir

haath aata naheen

fun and pleasure

don't show time passing

and the time that's passed

never returns

aish (f) (7)

fun, frolic

dauraan (m) (2)

era, during

waqt (m) (22)

time

haath (m) (13)

hand

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jo waqt aane par

waqt dete hai

beautiful

are those

who, when times are tough,

give us their time

Anonymous

beautiful

log (m) (14)

people

waqt (m) (22)

time

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23 / 25 : Featured

tujhse mil kar bhi

beqaraar raha

to meet you

my heart was restless

even after meeting you

my heart remained restless

restless

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shauq-e-talab ne dil ko

sanam-khaana kar diya

my religion is not

one of worshiping idols

my passion for seeking has

turned my heart into a temple

mashrab (m) (1)

religion, way of life

poojoon (m) (1)

worship, respect

buuton (m) (1)

idols

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

talab (m) (6)

demand, desire, wish

dil (m) (118)

heart

sanam (m) (4)

beloved, idol

khaana (m) (5)

room, section, space

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koyi hans de to

mohabbat ka gumaan hota hai

maybe this too is

a shade of my deprivation

that if anyone smiles

it seems to me like love

rang (m) (16)

color, colors

perhaps, maybe

mehroomi (f) (2)

deprivation

hans (7)

swans / smile, laugh

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

gumaan (m) (5)

suspicion, doubt

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