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tum achchha kar naheen sakte
main achchha ho naheen saktaa
the cure for my heartache
oh messiah, is not possible
you can't help me
nor can i get better
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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2 / 25 : Featured
tu samajhta hai mujhe
tujh se gila kuchh bhi naheen
i remain silent for this reason:
to not create a scene
but you conclude (mistakenly)
i have no complaints against you
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (144)
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3 / 25 : Featured
Tal jaayega ye apni balaa
tujh pe Daal kar
in love, don’t mistake your
heart to be your friend, ‘zauq’
it will dump its troubles
on you and flee
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4 / 25 : Featured
kitna aasaan tha
ilaaj mera
if only they had asked
how i am doing
how easy would
my cure have been
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (144)
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5 / 25 : Featured
aisa lagta hai ki kuchh
TooT gaya hai mujh mein
it is a piercing sting
that keeps me restless
i feel that something
inside me is broken
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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6 / 25 : Featured
kya khabar thi jaate jaate
woh dua de jaayega
how regretful i am
for criticizing him harshly
who knew, that while leaving
he would bless me and go
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (144)
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7 / 25 : Featured
faisla waqt ke dariyaa mein
utar kar hoga
who will drown, zafar, and
who will cross to the other side
that will be decided only
after diving into the river of time
river
decision
time
sink
crossover
cross over, get off
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)
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8 / 25 : Featured
har dil mein mohabbat ki
ek aag laga denge
i will make the world
listen to tales of woe
in every heart i will
light a fire of love
1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
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9 / 25 : Featured
wahaan jannat naheen milti
yahaan se saath jaati hai
do all the good you can
to help you in your quest
there is no heaven out there
it has to be obtained here
Anonymous
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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10 / 25 : Featured
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
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11 / 25 : Featured
har sitam ye soch kar
hum seh gaye
perhaps, this is the
last cruelty
thinking so, i endured
every cruelty
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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12 / 25 : Featured
aur jin ko samajhte the apna
vo aur kisi ke ho baiThe
moved my faith from god to my beloved
and in love i lost everything
but, who i thought would be mine
ended up being someone else’s
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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13 / 25 : Featured
akela huun magar
tanha nahi hoon
i always
keep myself company
i am by myself
but am never alone
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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14 / 25 : Featured
na dava yaad rahe
aur na dua yaad rahe
what can he remember
one afflicted by love
neither the medication
nor the blessing
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15 / 25 : Featured
meri turbat se lagi baithi hai
hasrat meri
even after my death
my love did not leave me
my desires stayed shackled
to my grave
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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16 / 25 : Featured
aamad ye aap ki hai
ke jhonka bahaar ka
the same fragrance, same delight
the same charm and allure
was it your arrival or that of
the gentle breeze of spring
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17 / 25 : Featured
tujh se milne ki
aarzoo hai wahi
i have met you
a hundred times, however…
the desire to meet you
remains just as ever
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (120)
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18 / 25 : Featured
muskuraahat ki choTi si dukaan hai
nafraton ke baazaar mein
ask me not, friends,
what i do for a living
i have a small shop of smiles
in the market of hatred
Anonymous
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (120)
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19 / 25 : Featured
lekin ye kya ki chain se
soya na tu na main
in breaking up
neither you nor i did cry
but with peace
neither you nor i can sleep
2011: Pride of Performance
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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20 / 25 : Featured
sambhalne mein
pareshani bahut hai
drunkenness is not
in my nature, but
practicing moderation
is quite difficult
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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21 / 25 : Featured
yeh kis ka
jamaal aa gaya hai
come look
in my tears
whose beauty
has appeared
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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22 / 25 : Featured
dushman bhi mere haal pe
ab aab-deeda hai
if you can’t pity me,
my friend, what can i do?
for even the enemy weeps,
listening to my fate
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23 / 25 : Featured
aye kufr tere dum se
aaraish-e-imaan hai
may god keep you safe
from calamities
oh disbelief, your breath
itself an adornment of faith
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24 / 25 : Featured
kise khabar ki junoon bhi hai
saahib-e-idraak
the world always considered
intellect to be the guiding light
who knew that passion
can also inform and enlighten
world, age, days
reason, intellect
understand
beacon, streetlight
street, path
news, awareness
passion, madness
ruler, authority
perception, enlightenment
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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25 / 25 : Featured
shauq kahta hai ki
do chaar qadam aur sahi
destinations beg me
to take a break
but passion says
just a few more steps
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