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na sataish ki tamannana silay ki parwah

agar nahi hain mere ashar

mein maane na sahi

no craving for appreciation

nor a concern for reward

if my words makes no sense

it is what it is

Mirza Ghalib (64)
tamanna (m) (13)

wish, desire

sataish (f) (1)

compliment

silay (m) (1)

reward

parwaah (m) (1)

concern, care

ashar (m) (1)

wisdom

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)

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chehre ko sundar bana

aayina mat toD

to whom all will you justify?

quit this helpless lamenting

make your face better

don’t break the mirror

Anonymous

naadaani (f) (2)

innocence, naivete

chehre (m) (7)

face, countenance

aayina (m) (1)

mirror

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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aaina seekh na jaaye

kaheen hairat meri

i am, in isolation,

a spectator of your beauty

may the mirror not learn

of my awe and wonder

husn (m) (21)

beauty

khalwat (f) (2)

loneliness / intimacy

tamashaayi (f) (2)

spectator

aaina (m) (7)

mirror

seekh (2)

to learn

hairat (f) (3)

awe, wonder

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shamaa har rang mein jalti hai

seher hote tak

who can cure, ‘asad’,

the sorrow of existence except death

the lamp burns in every color

until the dawn arrives

marg (m) (2)

death

juz (m) (1)

except

ilaaj (m) (5)

cure, treatment

shamaa (m) (1)

candle, lamp

seher (m) (1)

dawn, morning

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lekin teri rahmat ki

takheer ko kya kahiye

o god, ‘fani’ is not disappointed

by your show of mercy

but, what to say about

the delay in show of mercy

rab (m) (3)

god

rahmat (f) (4)

mercy

mayoos (m) (2)

sad, hopeless

takheer (f) (1)

delay

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Daaka to naheen maara

chori to naheen ki hai

why such clamor

just because i drank some

i haven't assaulted anybody

nor stolen from anyone

hungaama (m) (3)

commotion, uproar

barpaa (1)

happen

peeli (1)

drink

chori (f) (1)

theft

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7 / 25 : Featured

mulla, gul-e-urdu ki mehak

aur hi kuchh hai

every flower of indian literature

has a wonderful scent

but the fragrance of urdu, mulla,

is something else

bazm (m) (13)

assembly, gathering

adab (m) (1)

culture

hind (m) (1)

india

gul (m) (22)

flower

khushbu (f) (11)

fragrance

mehak (m) (2)

fragrance, scent

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tum se to itna ho sakta hai

poochho haal bechaaron ka

they won’t open their mouths

those who love you will say nothing

if it is possible for you, at least

ask the condition of the poor souls

zabaan (m) (13)

language, tongue

chup (10)

silent, quiet

aashiq (m) (5)

lover, fan

log (m) (14)

people

haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

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mujh ko aadat hai

muskuraane ki

oh sorrow of life

don’t be angry

it is my habit

to smile

gham (m) (20)

sorrow, sadness

zindagi (f) (45)

life

naaraaz (m) (3)

angry, anger

aadat (f) (3)

habit

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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meri takheel ka shaheen

wahaan bhi pahuncha

where the rays of the sun

do not have permission to enter

the falcon of my imagination

has found its way there

izn (m) (2)

permission, authorization

sooraj (m) (4)

sun

kiran (f) (1)

ray

jahaan (m) (17)

world, universe

takheel (m) (1)

imagination, conception

shaheen (m) (3)

falcon, eagle

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main dil ko us mukaam

pe laata chala gaya

where the difference between

joy and sorrow is not felt

i kept taking my heart to

that place again and again

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

gham (m) (20)

sorrow, sadness

khushi (f) (8)

happiness

farak (m) (1)

difference

mehsoos (m) (1)

experience, feeling

dil (m) (118)

heart

mukaam (m) (1)

place

laata (2)

bring

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12 / 25 : Featured

bahut nikle mere armaan

lekin phir bhi kam nikle

thousands of aspirations

each would consume a life

many desires came true

but still just not enough

thousands

khwaahishen (f) (1)

desires

khwaahish (f) (4)

desire, aspiration

dum (m) (2)

breath, life

nikle (6)

emerge, come out

armaan (m) (1)

wish, hope

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na ho nigaah mein shokhi

to dilbari kya hai

only through the eyes

the heart is swayed

without a playful glance,

where is the charm

faqat (6)

only, just, simply

nigaah (m) (9)

sight, gaze, glance

faisla (m) (4)

decision

dil (m) (118)

heart

shokhi (f) (2)

playfulness

dilbari (f) (1)

charm, allure

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shaam ko phir

use kaandhon pe uTha laate hain

in the morning, i take my

funeral procession out from my home

only to bring it back

on my shoulders each evening

subh (f) (10)

morning, dawn

janaaza (m) (3)

funeral procession

shaam (f) (23)

evening

kaandhon (m) (1)

shoulders

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ilmi mubaahise ho

zara paas aa ke leT

i am a graduate

you are one too

let our intellects debate

come, lie down next to me

mubaahise (m) (1)

debates

leT (m) (1)

lie down

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woh zindagi hai jo

kaanTon ke darmiyaan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

1959: Sahitya Akademi

haseen (11)

beautiful

sohbaten (f) (1)

company, association

gulon (m) (2)

flowers

magar (29)

yet, but

zindagi (f) (45)

life

kaanTon (m) (2)

thorns

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

guzre (4)

transpires, passes

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aur us taraf tamaam

zamaana usi ka hai

until now, even i wasn’t

on my own side

and on that side

the whole world was her’s

2018: Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar

zamaana (m) (10)

world, age, days

talak (m) (4)

till

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jo thak ke baith jaata

ho manzil ke saamne

shed tears for the unmet

desires of that hapless traveler

who sits tired by the road,

with his destination in sight

hasrat (f) (12)

desire, mostly unmet

musaafir (m) (8)

fellow traveler

bekas (m) (1)

hardship, toil, trouble

thak (1)

tired, exhausted

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

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chup rahoge to

log sun lenge

please do keep

saying something

if you remain silent

people will hear

chup (10)

silent, quiet

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20 / 25 : Featured

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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us ne sadiyon

tumhen socha hoga

whichever artist created

the masterpiece that’s you

(s)he must have

thought of it for ages

fankaar (m) (1)

artist, craftsman

shahkaar (m) (1)

masterpiece

sadiyon (f) (4)

ages, centuries

socha (2)

think

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jinhen bhoolne mein

zamaane lage hain

i once again started

remembering that

which has taken me

a lifetime to forget

Anonymous

yaad (m) (39)

memory, remember

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tu saamne hai

aur tera intezaar hai

i am so surprised

in this evening of union

you are in front of me

yet i am still waiting for you

agitated, surprised

qadar (m) (8)

amount of, degree

shab (f) (17)

evening, night

wasl (m) (7)

meeting, union

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

intezaar (m) (22)

waiting

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hota hai shauq, ghalib

us ki naheen naheen par

where is the refusal's fun

in ready acceptance

so much charm there is, ghalib,

in her repeated rejections

iqraar (m) (1)

acceptance, confession

inkaar (m) (6)

rejection, refusal

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jii chaahta hai

main teri aawaaz chuum lu

your manner of inflection is like the

morning fragrance calling out to prayer

oh, my heart so desires

to kiss your voice

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

subh (f) (10)

morning, dawn

chuum (2)

kiss

khushbu (f) (11)

fragrance

lahjaa (m) (1)

manner, accent

azaan (m) (1)

morningprayer

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