1/4: sabr

le gaya cheen ke kaun

aaj tera sabr-o-qaraar

beqaraari tujhe ai dil

kabhi aisi to na thi

who has snatched away

your peace and calm

oh restless heart…

you were never like this

Bahadur Shah Zafar

(10)

cheen (1) snatch, pull

sabr (4) patience, endurance

o (1) and

qaraar (3) peace, calm, tranquil

beqaraari (2) restlessness

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

2/4: sabr

aagahi karb vafaa

sabr tamanna ehsaas

mere hi seene mein

utre hain ye khanjar saare

awareness…pain…loyalty

patience…desire…feeling

in this my one chest

plunged have these daggers all

Bashir Farooqui

(1)

sabr (4) patience, endurance

tamanna (10) wish, desire

ehsaas (4) feeling, experience

khanjar (3) dagger

aagahi (3) awareness

karb (1) pain

vafaa (1) loyalty

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

3/4: sabr

aashiqui sabr-talab

aur tamanna betaab

dil ka kya rang karuun

khoon-e-jigar hote tak

love demands patience

but desire is restless

how shall i color my heart

until it is finally vanquished

Mirza Ghalib

(60)

jigar (5) heart

sabr (4) patience, endurance

aashiqui (1) love

talab (4) demand, desire, wish

tamanna (10) wish, desire

betaab (1) restless

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

4/4: sabr

agarche roz mera

sabr aazmaata hai

magar ye dariya

mujhe tairna sikhaata hai

though, every day

it tests my patience

yet, this river

teaches me to swim

Rana Amir Liyaqat

(2)

dariya (10) river

sabr (4) patience, endurance

agarche (2) although

aazmaata (1) test

tairna (1) swim

sikhaata (1) teach

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

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