1/2: zulmat

mohabbat ne zulmat se

kaadhaa hai noor

na hoti mohabbat

na hota zuhoor

from the depths of darkness

love has brought out light

without love

there is no sight

Mir Taqi Mir

(9)

noor (8) light, radiance

mohabbat (28) love

zulmat (2) darkness

kaadhaa (1) extract

zuhoor (1) sight, manifestation

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2/2: zulmat

jabr-e-maahaul ki zulmat

mein bhi ehsaas mera

noor afshaan hai

jamaal-e-rukh-e-farda ki tarah

even in today’s

oppressive darkness, i feel

the light is spreading

like the beautiful face of the future

Naresh Kumar ‘Shaad’

(1)

noor (8) light, radiance

rukh (8) face, direction

jabr (1) oppression, compulsion

maahaul (1) surrounding, ambience

zulmat (2) darkness

afshaan (1) spreading

jamaal (4) light, beauty, elegance

farda (2) dawn, tomorrow

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