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Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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1919 - 2000

Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

1993 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013 - India Commemorative Stamp

Themes

Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

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Shaayars

421 Shaayars

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

16/10/2024 11:21 PM

tere siwa bhi kaheen thi panaah

bhool gaye

nikal ke hum teri mehfil se

raah bhool gaye

there was a refuge besides you

but i forgot

coming out of your gathering

i lost my way

Majrooh Sultanpuri (12)

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

panaah (1)

refuge

bhool (11)

forget, mistake

nikal (3)

come out, emerge

mehfil (14)

gathering, concert

raah (18)

street, path


3 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

04/10/2024 12:32 PM

'majrooh' qaafile ki mere

daastaan ye hai

rahbar ne mil ke luuT liya

raahzan ke saath

of our caravans, majrooh,

the story is this

the ruler has looted us

joining hands with the robber

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

caravans

story, tale

rahbar (7)

guide, leader, ruler

luuT (2)

loot

robber, looter


1 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

zabaan hamaari na samjha

yahaan koi 'majrooh'

hum ajnabi ki tarah

apne hi watan mein rahe

no one here, ‘majrooh’,

understands what i say

i remain a stranger

in my own land

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

ajnabi (4)

stranger

zabaan (5)

language, tongue

samjha (2)

understand

tarah (6)

type, like, similar to

watan (1)

homeland, country


0 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

maana ho tum

behad haseen

aise bure

hum bhi naheen

i concede

you are a limitless beauty

i too am not

that bad

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

haseen (8)

beautiful

behad (1)

withoutboundaries


1 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

rahte the kabhi jin ke dil mein

ham jaan se bhi pyaaron ki tarah

baiThe hain unheen ke kooche mein

hum aaj gunahgaaron ki tarah

in whose heart i was once present

like i was more dear than life itself

today i am sitting in her street

like a common criminal

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

jaan (5)

life, strength

kooche (3)

street


1 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

mujhe sahal hogayi manzilen ke

hawa ke rukh bhi badal gaye

tera haath haath mein aa gaya ke

charaagh raah mein jal gaye

achieving my goals has become easier

winds have changed direction in my favor

when your hand did join my hand

bright lamps lit up my entire path

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

lamp, light, flame

rukh (8)

face, direction

sahal (1)

easy

goals, destinations

hawa (4)

breeze, wind


1 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

aise hans hans ke

na dekha karo sab ki jaanib

log aise hi adaaon pe

fida hote hain

don’t flash your smiles

at all these men, miss

they fall so easily

for your mannerisms

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

jaanib (2)

towards, in the direction of

fida (1)

drawn towards

adaaon (2)

manners, manner, style


0 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

main akela hi chala tha

jaanib-e-manzil magar

log saath aate gaye

aur kaarwan banta gaya

i started alone

towards the destination

people kept joining

a caravan started forming

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

manzil (19)

goal, destination

akela (4)

alone, by oneself

jaanib (2)

towards, in the direction of

caravan


1 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

dekh zindan se pare

rang-e-chaman, josh-e-bahaar

raqs karna hai to phir

paon ki zanjeer na dekh

look beyond the prison walls, at the

colors of the garden, the joy of spring

if you wish to dance, don’t look

at the shackles on your feet

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

bahaar (6)

spring

raqs (3)

dance

zindan (1)

prison

shackles, chains


0 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

hum ko junoon

kya sikhlaate ho

hum thay pareshaan

tum se zyaada

what can you lecture me

about being agitated

i was more concerned

than you ever were

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

junoon (9)

passion, madness

teach

distressed, troubled

zyaada (5)

excess, too many


1 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

bacha liya mujhe

toofan ki mauj ne warna

kinaare waale

safina mera Dubo dete

the waves of the storm

saved me, else

those on the shore

would have sunk my boat

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

toofan (6)

storm, cyclone

safina (2)

boat

mauj (3)

wave, waves, enjoyment

Dubo (2)

sink, dip


0 liked


Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

sutuun-e-daar pe rakhte chalo

saron ke charaagh

jahaan talak ye sitam ki

siyaah raat chale

keep putting lamps of heads

on the pillars of the gallows

as long as this dark night

of tyranny continues

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

lamp, light, flame

sutuun (1)

pillar, column

daar (1)

gallows

saron (1)

heads

sitam (10)

tyranny, cruelty

siyaah (1)

dark, black


2 liked


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