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phir dekhiyeandaaz-e-gulafshaani-e-guftaar

rakh de koyi

paimaana-e-sahbaa mere aage

behold the flourish

of my bloom-laden eloquence

when someone

places a goblet of wine before me

Mirza Ghalib (64)
andaaz (m) (10)

mannerism, style

gulafshaani (f) (1)

boasting, flowery speech

guftaar (m) (5)

speech, speaking

paimaana (m) (3)

cup, measure

sahbaa (m) (3)

wine

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (81)

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kahin kuchh cheez zyaada hai

kahin kuchh kam hai

today, wherever you see

it seems in this world

some are too many

and, some too few

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

cheez (m) (7)

things, matter

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

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main ne ye jaana ke

goya ye bhi mere dil mein hai

see the charm of his speech

as what he said, i figured

resonates within me

as if it is in my heart too

lazzat (f) (6)

pleasure, joy, delight

taqreer (m) (1)

speech

goya (m) (1)

as if

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bahut aayenge patthar

dekh lena

you made your house

with glass, 'aazar'

just watch...

many stones will come at it

makaan (m) (5)

house

patthar (m) (4)

stone

sheeshe (m) (3)

glass

banvaate (m) (1)

makeof

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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na hoti mohabbat

na hota zuhoor

from gloom, love drew

the radiance of light

without love

there is no sight

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

zulmat (f) (2)

darkness

kaadhaa (m) (1)

extract

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

zuhoor (m) (1)

sight, manifestation

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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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mumkin hi nahi lagta

ai dost, tujhe paanaa

arriving like a dream, and

leaving with fragrance behind

it seems impossible, my friend,

to find someone like you

khwaabon (m) (2)

dreams

tarah (16)

type, like, similar to

khushbu (f) (11)

fragrance

mumkin (8)

possible

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rah-ravaan-e-raah-e-manzil

honge shashdar dekhna

the blood of the soles of my feet,

spreads light in all directions

that followers to the destination,

watch them be amazed

lahu (m) (3)

blood

raah (m) (23)

street, path

talvon (m) (1)

soles

jihat (f) (1)

direction

shashdar (m) (1)

follower

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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zid na kar

tu bhi bewafa ho ja

throw away

the dry flowers of memories

don’t be stubborn

you be unfaithful too

phenk (m) (2)

throw

khushk (m) (2)

dry, drought

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

yaadon (m) (10)

memories, thoughts

zid (m) (1)

obstinate, stubborn

bewafa (m) (5)

unfaithful, disloyal

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insaan ke sach jhoot

ki pehchaan hain aankhen

no matter what the lips say

the reality is not revealed

the eyes are the real markers

of truth and lies

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

haqeeqat (f) (7)

reality, fact

khulta (2)

open

insaan (m) (12)

human

pehchaan (m) (2)

identify, recognize

aankhen (m) (7)

eyes

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kiraae ke ghar the

badalte rahe

love, hatred

faithfulness, indifference

it was a rented house

kept changing

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

adaawat (f) (1)

hatred

indifference

kiraae ghar (m) (1)

rented house

wafaa (m) (5)

faithfulness

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kinaare se kabhi

andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota

those who watch the spectacle

of the storm from the shore

from the shore, will never

understand the storm’s fury

kinaare (m) (2)

shore

toofan (m) (9)

storm, cyclone

tamaasha (m) (3)

spectacle, drama, show

kabhi (27)

on occasion

andaaza (m) (2)

estimate, approximation

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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) (13)

city

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aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai

aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin

why draw needless attention to

the joy and elation inspired by wine

that sound is only of the heart breaking

not that of the (wine) goblet breaking

1959: Sahitya Akademi

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

mast (m) (2)

intoxication, carefree

tawajjoh (m) (2)

attention, interest

tarab (m) (4)

ecstasy, high emotion

shikast (m) (4)

broken, defeated

jaam (m) (11)

wine cup, goblet

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jinhen bhoolne mein

zamaane lage hain

i once again started

remembering that

which has taken me

a lifetime to forget

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yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

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16 / 25 : Featured

aksar bigaD ke khud

meri haalat sambhal gayi

i am grateful for

the ups and downs of the world

often, my situation goes awry

before it corrects itself

Anonymous

grateful

jahaan (m) (16)

world, universe

nasheb (m) (2)

descent, decline

faraaz (m) (1)

height, ascent

aksar (7)

often

bigaD (m) (1)

destroyed, spoilt

haalat (f) (4)

condition, situation

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ki dil ko yaar toh

dil yaar ko pasand hua

rarely did it happen in love

such a beauty of luck

when heart loved the beloved

and beloved the heart

Anonymous

husn (m) (20)

beauty

ishq (m) (34)

love

ittefaaq (m) (1)

luck, coincidence, unity

pasand (f) (5)

liking

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jis mein ek bhi ghar

nahi mere naam ka

my heart is like

a big, busy city

in which not even

one house is in my name

Madhavikutty (Madhavikutty) (1)

1984: Padma Shri

1987: Sahitya Akademi

dil (m) (112)

heart

sheher (m) (4)

city

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apne haathon se usne meri qabr par

chaadar-e-gul chaDaayi maza aa gaya

oh fana, am thankful that after my death

she herself came to honor my love

with her own hands she spread flowers

on my grave…it was so delightful

shukar (0)

grateful

fana (f) (2)

annihilation

aabru (f) (2)

honor, dignity, respect

qabr (m) (4)

grave, tomb

spread

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main to so jaati huun

phir khwaab kise dikhte hain

is there someone else

that lives in me besides myself?

i go sleep, but then

who sees the dreams

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khwaab (m) (15)

dream

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duniya tere khayaal se

raushan hui to hai

with just one lamp

many lamps are lit

the whole world is brightened

just by the thought of you

charaagh (m) (15)

lamp, light, flame

khayaal (m) (16)

thoughts

raushan (m) (5)

brightness, light up

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mere andar jo na tha

us ko bayaan main ne kiya

all my efforts and strivings

i have rendered futile

i tried giving expression to

what is not within me

kaavishon (m) (1)

efforts, endeavors

raaegaan (m) (1)

futile, in vain

bayaan (f) (8)

narration, declaration

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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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) (12)

cruelty, tyranny

mazloom (m) (2)

oppressed

duniya (m) (26)

world

dahshat-gard (m) (1)

terrorist

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zeest ke ranj

bhool jaate hain

when your eyes

do smile

the sorrows of life

i forget for a while

nain (m) (1)

eyes

smile

zeest (f) (4)

living, life

ranj (m) (3)

grief, hurt, sorrow

bhool (f) (15)

forget, mistake

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par kya karen ki

dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka

a hundred times, i have

broken free from the bonds of love

but what can i do...

for my heart is freedom's enemy

aazaad (5)

free, freed

aduu (m) (1)

enemy

faraagh (m) (1)

freedom, leisure

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