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kya kahen aurdil ke baare mein

hum mulaazim hain

is idaara mein

what else can i say

about the heart

i am just an employee

in this organization

Kashif Husain Ghair (1)
mulaazim (m) (1)

worker, employee

idaara (m) (1)

institution, organization

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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muaaf kar ke mujhe

inteqaam us ne liya

i had fallen wounded

when he picked and held me

forgiving me

he took his revenge

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

thaam (4)

hold, grasp

muaaf (1)

forgive

inteqaam (m) (2)

revenge, reprisal

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jo dosti yahi Thahri

to dushmani kya hai?

under the guise of loyalty

so much cruelty inflicted upon us

if this is friendship

what then is enmity?

wafaa (m) (5)

faithfulness

aad (m) (1)

cover, guise

jafaa (m) (4)

injustice, cruelty

dosti (f) (4)

friendship

dushmani (f) (1)

enmity

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ab koyi film mukammal

naheen dekhi jaati

now my attention

keeps drifting somewhere else

i am not able to

watch any movie completely

dhyaan (f) (5)

attention, focus

complete, full, entire

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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5 / 25 : Featured

dhoop roke hai

mera chahne wala kaisa

who has provided a shade

for me in this desert

how are my dear ones able to

protect me from this searing heat

2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz

sahraa (m) (5)

wilderness, desert

waaste (m) (2)

inorderto

chaanv (m) (3)

shade

dhoop (f) (10)

heat from sun

roke (2)

stop

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tab main ne apne dil mein

laakhon khayaal baandhe

when my beloved raised her arms

to gather up her tresses (hair)

i tied up a million desires

in my heart

yaar (m) (19)

friend, beloved

zulfon (m) (3)

hair, tresses

baal (m) (2)

hair

baandhe (m) (1)

tie

dil (m) (109)

heart

laakhon (m) (2)

hundreds of thousands

khayaal (m) (15)

thoughts

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7 / 25 : Featured

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) (8)

sight, gaze, glance

faisla (m) (3)

decision

dil (m) (109)

heart

shokhi (f) (1)

playfulness

dilbari (f) (1)

charm, allure

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8 / 25 : Featured

vo zindagi jo haseenon

ke darmiyaan guzre

that is called heaven

that is also hell

life that is spent

among the beautiful

1959: Sahitya Akademi

dozakh (m) (4)

hell

jannath (m) (1)

heaven

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9 / 25 : Featured

main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein

likhaa kuch bhi naheen

maybe she will break down

seeing my blank letter

in this last message to her

i didn’t write anything

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

khat (f) (7)

letter

perhaps, maybe

veeraan (m) (2)

desolate, empty

last, final

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10 / 25 : Featured

aankhen zubaan naheen hain

magar bezubaan naheen

the secret of love

is revealed through them

eyes are not tongues

but not voiceless either

raaz (m) (3)

secret

faash (f) (1)

reveal, expose

aankhen (m) (7)

eyes

zubaan (m) (8)

speech, tongue

magar (28)

yet, but

bezubaan (m) (1)

voiceless, speechless

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11 / 25 : Featured

chaahat ki is had par, yaarab,

hum to deewaane lagte hain

why do new acquaintances

seem like old friends to us

affection to this extent, oh god,

makes us look a little mad

Kavita Kiran (2)
dost (m) (9)

friend

old

chaahat (f) (3)

longing, desire

deewaane (m) (3)

crazy, mad people

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12 / 25 : Featured

lekin ek safar par ai dil

ab jaana to hoga

i too feel frightened

by the lonely quietness of the path

but my heart is set on this journey

i have no choice but to go

2007: Padma Bhushan

2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

Dar (m) (2)

fear

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

sannaate (m) (1)

silence, quietness

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

dil (m) (109)

heart

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13 / 25 : Featured

sochta hun teri

himaayat mein

there are arguments

made against you, but

i think

in your defense

dalilen (m) (1)

evidence, argument

khilaaf (m) (2)

against, opposed

magar (28)

yet, but

sochta (4)

think

himaayat (f) (1)

defense, support

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14 / 25 : Featured

tere saamne aasmaan

aur bhi hain

you are a falcon,

your job is to fly

there are more skies

ahead of you

shaheen (m) (3)

falcon, eagle

parvaaz (m) (3)

flight

kaam (m) (14)

work

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

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15 / 25 : Featured

har fard hai millat ke

muqaddar ka sitaara

the destiny of the nation

lies in the hands of its people

every person is a pointer

to the fate of the nation

afraad (m) (1)

people, individual

aqwaam (f) (1)

country

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

fard (m) (1)

person, individual

millat (f) (1)

nation

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

sitaara (m) (1)

pointer, asterisk

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16 / 25 : Featured

jalwa buton ka dekh ke

niyyat badal gayi

i was ready for prayers, hearing

the mention of heavenly beauties

but upon seeing the bright idols

my intentions changed

ready

namaaz (m) (5)

(muslim) prayers, worship

zikr (m) (8)

mention, remember

hoor (m) (1)

heavenly beauty

jalwa (m) (3)

bright, splendor

buton (m) (2)

idols

niyyat (f) (2)

purpose, intention

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17 / 25 : Featured

ye naav kaun si hai

ye dariyaa kahan ka hai

the mountain of needs

won’t let me get tired

my children

won’t let me grow old

aks (m) (4)

reflection

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

naav (m) (2)

boat

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

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18 / 25 : Featured

vo nasheb-o-faraz

kya jaane

those who choose to

travel on the path of love

what would they know

of ups and downs

raah (m) (23)

street, path

ishq (m) (34)

love

qadam (m) (5)

step

nasheb (m) (2)

descent, decline

faraz (m) (1)

ascent, rise

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19 / 25 : Featured

raat kat thi hai

badi mushkil se

day is but a day,

it passes fast

it is the night that

is difficult to bear

mushkil (m) (8)

difficult, hard

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

to (3)

so

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20 / 25 : Featured

dard jab

jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye

who would seek

the favor of the healer

when the pain itself

becomes a life-giver

dard (m) (21)

pain

minnat (f) (1)

favor, plea

jaan-nawaaz (m) (1)

life-giving

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21 / 25 : Featured

har ek pal guzar gaya

banaake dil pe ik nishaan

each moment passed by

while in search of a past moment

each moment passed by

leaving a mark on the heart

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

DhoonDta (m) (2)

search, look for

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

nishaan (m) (3)

sign, river, mark

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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22 / 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

qaasid (m) (6)

messenger, envoy

kaam (m) (14)

work

raah (m) (23)

street, path

payaam (m) (2)

message

dil (m) (109)

heart

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23 / 25 : Featured

tujh par khulegi

teri zanjeer rafta rafta

you will realize the

prison around you, slowly, slowly

the shackles around your feet

will become apparent, slowly, slowly

zanjeer (m) (7)

shackles, chains

ehsaas (m) (4)

feeling, experience

zindaan (m) (1)

prison, jail

slowly slowly, gradually

become apparent

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24 / 25 : Featured

saamne aaina

rakh liya kijiye

as you get ready

to criticize others

keep a mirror

handy

aaina (m) (6)

mirror

tabsara (m) (1)

criticism

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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wahi sab se

dilaawar lag raha tha

the one who first

accepted defeat

now seems to be

the bravest of all

pehle (5)

before

haar (m) (2)

defeat

brave, courageous

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