1/2: shart

uTho ye manzar-e-shab-tab

dekhne ke liye

ke neend shart nahin

khwaab dekhne ke liye

get up to witness

this shining scene of the night

as sleep is not needed

for one to dream

Irfan Siddiqui

(3)

manzar (3) sight, view, scene

shab (9) evening, night

tab (1) pain, shining

neend (4) sleep

shart (2) condition, requirement

khwaab (14) dream

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2/2: shart

safar hai shart

musaafir nawaaz bahutere

hazaar ha shajr-e-saaya

daar raah mein hain

journey the only condition

generous companions many

thousands of shady trees

line along the path

Haidar Ali Aatish

(2)

safar (20) journey, travel

shart (2) condition, requirement

musaafir (7) fellow traveler

nawaaz (3) cherishing, comforting

bahutere (1) many

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

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