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girte hain shahsawar hi

maidaan-e-jung mein

woh tifl kya girega jo

ghuTnon ke bal chale

only the warrior on the horse

can fall in the field of war

how can a weakling fall

that is crawling on his knees

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ranj se khugar hua insaan to

miT jaata hai ranj

mushkilein mujh par padi itni ke

aasaan ho gayee

if a person gets accustomed to grief

then grief disappears

so many difficulties have come upon me

that it has become easy to bear them

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bulandiyon pe pahoonchna

koyi kamaal nahi

bulandiyon pe teherna

kamaal hota hai

there is nothing great

in reaching the heights

but staying there…

yes, that’s remarkable

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main aandhiyon ke paas

talaash-e-sabaa mein huun

tum mujh se poochhte ho

mera hausla hai kya

i am searching for a new beginning

in the midst of a raging storm

and you are asking me

if i have courage

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khud se milne ke liye

khud se guzar kar aaya

kis qadar sakht muhim thi ki

jo sar kar aaya

to get to know myself

i had to pass through myself

what a difficult challenge it was

that i had to overcome

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jaanta hoon ek aise

shakhs ko mein bhi 'muneer'

gham se pathar ho gaya

lekin kabhi roya nahin

i too know of

one such person, ‘muneer’

whom sorrow has turned into a stone

but he never shed a tear

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7/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

usi ne sab se pehle

haar maani

wahi sab se

dilaawar lag raha tha

the one who first

accepted defeat

now seems to be

the bravest of all

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8/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

hausla hai to

safinon ke alam lahraao

bahte dariya to chalenge

isi raftaar ke saath

if you have the courage

unfurl the sails of your boat

the flowing river

will continue at its own pace

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isi khanDar mein kaheen kuchh

diye hain TuuTe hue

inheen se kaam chalao

baDi udhaas hai raat

in these ruins, there are

a few broken lamps somewhere

make do with them

for this is quite a sad night

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10/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

jazbe ki kaDi dhoop ho to

kya nahin mumkin

ye kis ne kaha

sang pighalta hi nahin hai

if the heat of passion is intense

what is not possible

who said that

the rock doesn't melt?

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tum se haasil hua ik

gehre samundar ka sukuut

aur har mauj se

laDna bhi tumhi se seekha

from you i gained

the calm of a deep ocean

and to fight against every wave

i learned from you too

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12/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

allah tujhe rakhe

mahfouz hawaadis se

aye kufr tere dum se

aaraish-e-imaan hai

may god keep you safe

from calamities

oh disbelief, your breath

itself an adornment of faith

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13/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

tilism-e-gumbad-e-garduun ko

toD sakte hain

zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai

sang-e-khaara nahin

the spell of the celestial dome

can surely be broken

it is a structure of glass

not of unbreakable rock

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jaan jaane ko hai

aur raqs mein parvaana hai

kitna rangeen

mohabbat tera afsaana hai

life is about to end

but the moth is still dancing

oh, how colorful

is your love story

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ye qayaam kaisa hai raah mein

tere zauq-o-shauq ko kya hua

abhi chaar kaante chhube nahin

tere sab iraade badal gaye?

how come this stalling in the path?

what happened to your will and zeal?

not even four thorns have pricked you

and all your intentions have changed?

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16/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

koshish bhi kar

ummeed bhi rakh, raasta bhi chun

phir is ke baad

thoda muqaddar talaash kar

work hard too, keep faith too

find a path too

after all this...

look for a little luck

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17/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

saahil ke sukoon se

kise inkaar hai lekin

toofan se laDne mein

mazaa aur hi kuchh hai

who will refuse

the comfort of a safe shore

but the joy of fighting a storm

is something else

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18/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

manzilen paanv pakadti hain

Thaharne ke liye

shauq kahta hai ki

do chaar qadam aur sahi

destinations beg me

to take a break

but passion says

just a few more steps

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19/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

subh le jaate hain hum

apna janaaza ghar se

shaam ko phir

use kaandhon pe uTha laate hain

in the morning, i take my

funeral procession out from my home

only to bring it back

on my shoulders each evening

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20/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

har ek raat ke pahlu se

din nikalta hai

wo log kaise sanwar jayen

jo tabaah nahin

from every night

a day dawns

how will they ever improve

who have not been destroyed

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21/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

ab hawayein hi karengi

roshni ka faisla

jis diye mein jaan hogi

woh diya rah jaayega

now the winds decide

the fate of the light

the lamps that are strong

will remain lit

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22/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

khud se

guzre to

qayaamat se

guzar jayenge hum

if i can get

through myself

i can get through

any calamity

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jazbe ki kaDi dhoop ho to

kya nahin mumkin

ye kis ne kaha

sang pighalta hi nahin hai

if there is intensity of passion

what is not possible?

who said that

the rock doesn't melt?

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24/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

khudi ko kar buland itna

ke har taqdeer se pehle

khuda bande se ye pooche

bata teri raza kya hai

strengthen yourself so much

that before every turn of fate

god asks of his child

tell me, what is your wish?

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na humsafar

na kisi humnasheen se niklega

hamaare paanv kaa kaanta

hamain se niklega

neither our companions nor

our dear friends can help

the thorns in our feet

we got to take them out ourselves

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26/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

hum to samjhe thay ke

chaaron dar muqaffal ho chuke

kya khabar thi

ek darwaaza khula rah jaayega

i thought all

the doors were sealed shut

who knew one

would remain open

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maana ki teri deed ke

kaabil nahin hoon main

tu mera shauq dekh

mera intezaar dekh

understand i am not

worthy of your attention

but look at my passion

and at my patience

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28/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

nakhuda, maujon ki is

narm-khirami pe na ja

yahi maujen to badal jati hain

toofanon mein

o sailor, don’t be fooled

by these gentle, graceful waves

they turn violent

during a storm

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mere junoon ka nateeja

zaroor niklega

isi siyah samundar se

noor niklega

the results of my passion

will surely emerge

glowing light will spring from

the depths of the dark ocean

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30/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

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

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jo toofanon mein

palte ja rahe hain

wahi duniya

badalte ja rahe hain

those who keep growing

braving the storms

those are the ones

that keep changing the world

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32/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

dil na-ummeed to nahi

nakaam hi to hai

lambi hai gham ki shaam

magar shaam hi to hai

the heart is not hopeless

just not sorted for now

long is the night of sorrow

yet, it is just a night (that'll pass)

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33/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

peeDa nu mai seene laavan

dard da mai naachDa jaavan

TooT gayi duniya meri

main ni darda jaavan

i embrace all the pain

i dance with the sorrow

my world has broken

i am not afraid

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34/36: Grit, Resilience & Courage

khuda tujhe kisi

toofan se aashna kar de

ki tere bahr ki maujon

mein izteraab naheen

may god familiarize

you with some storms

the waves of your sea

seem a little too calm

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duniya mein wohi shakhs hai

taazim ke qaabil

jis shakhs ne halat ka

rukh mod diya ho

that person is worthy

of reverence in this world

who changes the

course of fate

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dhoop mein niklo

ghaTaon mein naha kar dekho

zindagi kya hai

kitabon ko haTa kar dekho

get out into the sun

take a bath in the clouds

figure out life

by first closing the book

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