1/1: daag

aata hai daag-e-hasrat-e-dil

ka shumaar yaad

mujh se mere gunah ka hisaab

aye khuda, na maang

the painful scars of unmet desires

keep coming to my mind

don't from me also ask, oh god,

an account of my sins

Mirza Ghalib

(60)

hasrat (10) desire, mostly unmet

daag (1) scar

shumaar (2) count, tally

gunah (1) sins, crimes

hisaab (2) count, account

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Friends, Family & Community (108)

Life, Living & Dying (104)

Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

Love, Passion and Longing (88)

Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

Voice, Expression & Language (61)

Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

Nature, World & Universe (44)

Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz (22)

Ahmed Faraz (21)

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

Mohammed Iqbal (18)

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Nasir Kazmi (8)

Parveen Shakir (8)

Mohammad Iqbal (8)

Ali Sardar Jafri (5)

Javed Akhtar (5)

Muneer Niyazi (4)

Zafar Iqbal (4)

Brij Narain Chakbast (4)

Fani Badayuni (3)

Naresh Kumar Shad (3)

Obaidullah Aleem (2)

Fatima Hasan (2)

Jamil Nazar (2)