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hum ko tohfe ye
tumhein dost banaane se mile
i got the scars from the world
and the wounds from life
the few gifts i got
from having you as a friend
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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kuchh hum se kaha hota
kuchh hum se suna hota
you spoke to strangers,
you lent them a patient ear
wish you had a word with me,
heard me out too
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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dil bahal jaayega
aaina badal kar dekho
changing your face
is quite tough
you heart will be allayed
just change the mirror and see
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hum abhi se kyun bataayen
kya hamaare dil mein hai
let the time come and
i will show you, oh world
why should i tell you now
what’s in my heart
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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tu ne dil ki
woh naukri kya ki
‘jaun’ having slaved
for the work of the world
what have you done for
what is dear to your heart
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (42)
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jaane kyun aaj
tere naam pe rona aaya
o love, i wept
at your outcome
not sure why, i wept
hearing your name today
1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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ye shikasta bam-o-dar bhi
humsafar ho jaayenge
in the desert of loneliness
learn the art of living
these broken doors and windows
will become your companions too
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DhoonDoge to is shahr mein
qaatil na milega
if you look, at every turn,
you will find dead bodies
but, if you search in this city,
you will find no murderers
turn in the path, corner
deadbodies
city
murderer, assassin
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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ik samundar hai
meri tanhaai
a boat it is
the memory of you, if
my loneliness
is an ocean
boat
memory, remember
sea, ocean
solitude, loneliness
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahi hota
to understand love
you should first fall in love
from the shore, how can you
ever get a sense of the storm
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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
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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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
beauty
innocence, simplicity
jewelry, ornament
decoration, correction
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (117)
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bichhaaya hai qamar ne
chaandni ka farsh mehfil mein
whose radiant, beautiful face
has arrived in this get-together
the moon has spread a carpet
of moonlight in this gathering
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yeh kehne mein mujh ko
zamaane lage hain
all i wanted to say was
that i am in love
for me to say this
took a lifetime
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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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
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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meri shikasta naav hai
toofan liye hue
the piers on the shore
are for lakhs of boats
but my battered boat
is for the storm ahead
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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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kab tak naqaab
rukh se uThaayi na jaayegi
god has given us eyes
to view the beauty of the beloved
how long will the veil
not be lifted from the face
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saath hi daant ke neeche
koi kankar aaya
a morsel
that we obtained with ease
we also found a stone
under our teeth
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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kal apno ki talaash mein tha
aaj apni talaash mein huun
i was on a journey yesterday
and still am today
yesterday, in search of my dear ones
today, in search of myself
Anonymous
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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khushk mausam tha
magar TuuT ke barsaat hui
eyes welled with the
reunion of the loved one
after a long season of drought
the sky broke to rain down
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zindagi ik
ajab paheli hai
time unfolded
moment by moment
life is indeed
a strange riddle
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ishq ne dil mein
raushni ki hai
reason just
lit up the mind
love filled my
heart with light
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zulfon ko rukh pe Daal ke
jhaTka diya ki yuun
when i asked her
from where does the moon rise
she covered her face with curls
and tossed them to say…here
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tu mera shauq dekh
mera intezaar dekh
understand i am not
worthy of your attention
but look at my passion
and at my patience
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