1/2: ibtida

ilm ki ibtida hai

hungama

ilm ki inteha hai

khaamoshi

the beginning of knowledge

commotion

the end of knowledge

silence

Firdaus Gayavi

(1)

khaamoshi (4) silence

ibtida (2) beginning

hungaama (3) commotion, uproar

inteha (3) ending, finale

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

2/2: ibtida

suni hikayat-e-hasti

to darmiyan se suni

na ibtida ki khabar hai

na inteha maaloom

heard the story of life

but from the middle

don’t know how it started

nor know where it will end

Fani Badayuni

(3)

hikayat (1) story, tale

hasti (3) life, existence, being

darmiyan (4) between, amid, betwixt

khabar (9) news, awareness

ibtida (2) beginning

inteha (3) ending, finale

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

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