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beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart,
you were never like this
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saath abr-e-baharaan ke
woh zulf bhi lehraaye
it's not just the season of flowers
that has intoxicated the crazed
along with the spring clouds
her hair fluttered too
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mera naara:
inquilaab-o inquilaab-o inquilaab
change is my mission
youth is my name
my slogan:
revolution, revolution, revolution
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (62)
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4 / 25 : Featured
faqat zauq-e-parwaaz
hai zindagi
you think
life is a mystery
life is just
a desire to fly
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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jaise veerane mein
chupke se bahaar aa jaaye
in the middle of the night
lost memories of you came to mind
like in a barren desert
silently, the spring arrived
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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apne hi ghar mein
ajnabi ki tarah
the tragedy is that
people stay
in their own homes
as strangers
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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7 / 25 : Featured
tu shaheen hai basera kar
pahaaDon ki chattanon mein
your place is not on
the dome of the royal palace
you are an eagle, find your
place on the rocks of the mountain
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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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barq si gir gayi kaam hi kar gayi
aag aisi lagaayi…maza aa gaya
oh my envy-of-the-moon…when our
eyes met the first time…’twas thrilling
lightning came down and did its job
it lit a fire such that…’twas so thrilling
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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10 / 25 : Featured
dil har choTi si baat pe bhi
dara sa rehta
having witnessed so many
events in my life
even for small matters
my heart feels worried
Anonymous
sight, view, scene
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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11 / 25 : Featured
dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha
dariyaa hi mein ja kar Doob gaya
heart was loyal to its desire
anxious, went to see its beloved
the pearl came out of the river
but drowned in the river itself
Anonymous
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12 / 25 : Featured
maana ki yaar kam hain
par itne to kam nahin
why are strangers allowed
in our gathering of joy
yes, our friends are few
but not so few
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13 / 25 : Featured
us ka payaam dil ke siva
kaun laa sake
oh messenger, this is not your job
please be on your way
the message for her
who can deliver but my heart
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aayi hai january
to december chala gaya
a moment of closeness
and then a year of waiting again
january has come
but december has gone
moment, nurture
waiting
closeness, vicinity
years, year
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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kayi baar aisa hua hai
federer ko yaad karte karte
if my heart stops a while
don’t presume I am dead
many a time it so happens
when i recollect federer!
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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vo zindagi jo haseenon
ke darmiyaan guzren
that is called heaven
that is also hell
life that is spent
among the beautiful
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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mujhe chalte jaana hai
bas chalte jaana
i am a traveler, my friends
with neither home, nor shelter
i just need to keep walking
keep walking
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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aql or fahm se
paekaar karoge kab tak
how long will you persist with
this injustice and ignorance
how long will you procrastinate…
relying on reason and understanding
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ye kis ne kaha
sang pighalta hi naheen hai
if there is intensity of passion
what is not possible?
who said that
the rock doesn't melt?
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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aur us ke lafz bhi thay
chaandni mein bikhre hue
he was smiling and
saying something, ‘shumar’
and his words too…
were scattered with moonlight
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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bahut masjid mein sar maara
bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana
nowhere did i see such splendor
as i have in the confines of my heart
though i kocked my head in mosques
and searched endlessly in the temples
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albela jhonka
kya jaane
what all has
happened to the flower
what does the
carefree gust (of wind) know
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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khuda shaahid hai…ThanDak
aaj tak hum dil mein paate hain
that day you placed your
henna-ed hand on my chest
god as my witness, to this day
i find the comfort in my heart
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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
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jab bure waqt pe dekha to
koyi yaar na tha
who wasn't i friends with?
who didn't i love dearly?
in my days of misfortune,
i didn't have a single friend
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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