1/2: gharaz

gharaz ki kaaT diye

zindagi ke din aye dost

vo teri yaad mein ho

ya tujhe bhulaane mein

the days of my life

were thus spent, my dear

either in remembering you

or in an effort to forget

Firaq Gorakhpuri

(12)

zindagi (23) life

gharaz (2) intention, purpose

kaaT (2) cut

diye (2) diyespent, lamps

bhulaane (1) forget

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

2/2: gharaz

khudi ka raazdaan ho kar

khudi ki daastaan ho jaa

jahaan se kya gharaz tujh ko

tuu aap apnaa jahaan ho jaa

by being your own confidant

you become your own story

why so obsessed with this world

you become your own universe

Arsh Malsiyani

(1)

raazdaan (1) confidant

khudi (2) yourself

daastaan (3) story, tale

jahaan (10) world, universe

gharaz (2) intention, purpose

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

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