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aur bhi dukh hain zamaane meinmohabbat ke siva

rahatein aur bhi hain

wasl ki raahat ke siva

there are other sorrows

in this life than love’s longing

there are other comforts too

than the union with the beloved

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)
dukh (m) (8)

sorrow, grief

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

wasl (m) (7)

meeting, union

raahat (f) (3)

comfort, ease

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)

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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

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ye aashiq kaun si basti ke

ya rab, rahne vaale hai

such strange mannerisms they have

so unique in this whole world

these lovers, oh god,

which city do they come from

anokhi (f) (2)

quaint, odd

waza (m) (1)

style, mannerism

zamaane (m) (10)

in the world

niraale (m) (2)

unique, strange, quaint

aashiq (m) (5)

lover, fan

basti (f) (2)

city, town, village

rab (m) (3)

god

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is shahr ka har rahne vaala

kyun doosre shahr mein rahta hai

the sadness of the streets asks

the silence of the house says

why do all people of this city

live in some other city

galiyon (f) (2)

streets

udaasi (f) (4)

sadness

sannaaTa (m) (1)

silence

shahr (m) (14)

city

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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

zamaana (m) (9)

world, age, days

aql (m) (6)

reason, intellect

samjha (m) (6)

understand

mishal (m) (1)

beacon, streetlight

raah (m) (23)

street, path

khabar (f) (13)

news, awareness

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

saahib (m) (1)

ruler, authority

idraak (m) (1)

perception, enlightenment

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6 / 25 : Featured

yoon to har mod pe

manzil ka gumaan hota hai

for the seeker

the journey never ends

though at every turn

the delusion of destination

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

safar (m) (26)

journey, travel

justajoo (m) (1)

quest, longing

gumaan (m) (5)

suspicion, doubt

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7 / 25 : Featured

kisi ko hum na mile

aur hum ko tu na mila

here, no one got

as per their desires

someone didn't get me

and, i didn't get you

hasb (m) (1)

as per, according to

aarzoo (m) (18)

desire

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8 / 25 : Featured

shauq-e-fuzool-o-

jurat-e-rindaana chaahiye

from those lips, am sure

to get a kiss one day

just needs pointless passion

and careless courage

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

fuzool (2)

useless, pointless

jurat (f) (2)

boldness, courage

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is dil mein aag thi?

mere talve jhulaas gaye

after trampling me

she asks amusedly

was your heart on fire?

for my soles are seared

paamaal (m) (2)

trample, trodden

adaa (m) (3)

style, grace

talve (m) (1)

soles

jhulaas (m) (1)

seared, burnt

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10 / 25 : Featured

dil se to pooch lijiye

kyun beqaraar hai

with some trick

you explained it to me

but please ask my heart

why it is still restless

samjha (m) (6)

understand

fareb (m) (4)

trick, deceit

aap (12)

respectful 'you'

dil (m) (114)

heart

pooch (2)

ask

restless

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11 / 25 : Featured

main apna jaam uThaatha huun

tu kitaab uTha

let’s find out, o priest, where the

lightning comes from

i will raise my glass of wine,

you raise your holy book

1959: Sahitya Akademi

barq (m) (4)

lightning

sparkle

vaaiz (m) (4)

priest, holy man

jaam (m) (11)

wine cup, goblet

kitaab (m) (5)

book

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12 / 25 : Featured

aisa hai to tere khaatir

hum bhi ro sakte hain

all your tears

could be mine

then, for you

i can cry

aansu (m) (6)

tears

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13 / 25 : Featured

chhat pe aa jaao

mera sher mukammal kar do

a moon-like verse is

alone on the paper

walk up to the roof

and help complete my poem

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

misra (m) (1)

verse/line of a couplet

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

chhat (f) (1)

roof, terrace

complete, full, entire

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14 / 25 : Featured

shaam to subha mein

badalte raho

this is only demand

of life

keep turning every evening

into a dawn

zindagi (f) (41)

life

taqaaza (m) (5)

demand, requirement

shaam (f) (22)

evening

subha (f) (1)

morning, dawn

change

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15 / 25 : Featured

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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main koh-e-maani ki

bulandi pe khada hoon

every color, every melody

stands humbled before me

as i stand on top of

the mountain of enlightenment

rang (m) (14)

color, colors

aahang (m) (1)

melody

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aajiz (1)

humbled

koh (m) (4)

mountain

maani (f) (4)

meaning

bulandi (f) (1)

height

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17 / 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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tishnagi lab pe sajaaye hue

mar jaaoge

don’t place your faith and rely

rely on the kindness of the ocean

you will die with your lips

decorated by thirst

Anonymous

samandar (m) (2)

ocean

rifaaqat (f) (2)

companionship, love

bharosa (m) (2)

confidence, reliance

tishnagi (f) (3)

thirst

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

decorate, adorn

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so hum bhi mojaaze apne

hunar ke dekhte hain

i hear that she is also

fond of couplets and poetry

so let me try impressing her

with the magic of my poetic skills

suna (9)

hear

sher (m) (7)

couplet, poem

shaayari (f) (3)

poetry

shaghaf (m) (1)

enthusiasm, zeal

mojaaze (m) (1)

miracles

hunar (m) (6)

skill, art

dekhte (5)

to see

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20 / 25 : Featured

har baras ke hon

din pachaas hazaar

may you stay well

for a thousand years

may each of those years

have fifty thousand days

salaamat (f) (2)

well

hazaar (8)

thousand

baras (m) (2)

years, year

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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21 / 25 : Featured

haaye zaalim, tera

andaaz-e-karam kya kahiye

behind the comfort's veil, what to say

of this tyranny and cruelty

oh you tyrant, what to say

of your style of kindness

parda (m) (4)

veil

lutf (m) (8)

comfort, joy, pleasure

zulm (m) (12)

cruelty, tyranny

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

zaalim (m) (8)

oppressor, tyrant

andaaz (m) (10)

mannerism, style

karam (m) (9)

kindness, grace, favor

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22 / 25 : Featured

lekin shaheed ho gaye

biwi ki nauj se

akbar was not subdued by

the army of an emperor

but he was martyred

by the lament of his wife

dabe (1)

vanquished, subdued

sultan (m) (2)

emperor

fauj (1)

army

shaheed (m) (1)

martyr

nauj (m) (1)

lament

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23 / 25 : Featured

main apne saaye se kal raat

Dar gaya yaaro

a strange incident happened

to me last night, my friends

i got scared

of my own shadow

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

ajeeb (8)

strange, weird

saaneha (m) (1)

incident, disaster

saaye (m) (1)

shadow

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main zakhm zakhm huun

phir bhi gale lagaaun use

she is prickly, prickly

like the branch of a rose

i am wounded, wounded

but yet longing for an embrace

khaar (m) (2)

thorn

shaakh (m) (1)

branch

gulaab (m) (4)

rose

maanind (m) (2)

like, similar to

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

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jo hamein zahr pilaate hue

mar jaate hain

i am accused

of killing them

who died

feeding me poison

zahr (m) (2)

poison

qatl (m) (3)

murder

ilzaam (m) (2)

accusation

make someone drink

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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