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phenk de

khushk phool yaadon ke

zid na kar

tu bhi bewafa ho ja

throw away

the dry flowers of memories

don’t be stubborn

you be unfaithful too

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ik safina hai

teri yaad, agar

ik samundar hai

meri tanhaayi

a boat it is

the memory of you, if

my loneliness

is an ocean

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yaadon ki rail aur kahin

ja rahi thi phir

zanjeer kheench kar hi

utarna pada mujhe

the runaway train of thoughts

is now headed somewhere else

i had to pull the chain

and get off

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ujaale apni yaadon ke

hamaare saath rahne do

na jaane kis gali mein

zindagi ki shaam ho jaaye

let our bright memories

continue to stay with us

as who knows where

life’s evening might fall

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baad muddat ke ye, aye dagh,

samajh mein aaya

wahi daana hai kaha

jis ne na maana dil ka

after a long time, dagh,

i have understood

the wise is the one who

did not follow heart’s command

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dil ko sambhaale

hansta bolta rahta hun lekin

sach puucho to 'zeb'

tabeeyat Theek nahin hoti

to pacify the heart

i try and speak smilingly, but

to tell the truth, ‘zeb’,

`don’t feel any better within

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dil apni talab mein saadiq tha

ghabra ke suu-e-matloob gaya

dariya se ye moti nikla tha

dariya hi mein ja kar Doob gaya

heart was loyal to its desire

anxious, went to see its beloved

the pearl came out of the river

but drowned in the river itself

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8/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

sab kitaabon ke

khul gaye maani

jab se dekhi ‘nazir’

dil ki kitaab

the meaning of all books

became evident

when i read, ‘nazir’

the volume of my heart

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gham mujhe, hasrat mujhe

vahshat mujhe, saudaa mujhe

ek dil de kar khuda ne

de diya kya kya mujhe

sorrow, unfulfilled desires

craziness, passion, and frenzy

by giving me a heart, o god,

what all have you set me up with?

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nafraton ka aks bhi

paDne na dena zehn par

ye andhera jaane kitnon ka

ujaala kha gaya

don't let even the reflection

of hatred fall on the mind

who knows, how many lights

this darkness has extinguished

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hoti kahan hai dil se judaa

dil ki aarzoo

jaata kahan hai shama ko

parvaana chhod kar

where does the heart

separate from its own desires?

where does the moth go

leaving the flame behind?

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andar ki duniya se

rabt badhao ‘aanis’

baahar khulne vaali

khidki band padi hai

build a closer bond

with the world within, aanis,

to the world outside

the window is closed shut

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13/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

mohabbat, adaawat

wafa, be-rukhee

kiraae ke ghar the

badalte rahe

love, hatred

faithfulness, indifference

it was a rented house

kept changing

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14/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

mat karo fikr

imaarat ki koi zer-e-falak

khaana-e-dil jo gira hai

use taameer karo

concern yourself not about

buildings under the sky

rebuild that which has fallen

in the house of your heart

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15/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

apne chehre ko badalna to

bahut mushkil hai

dil bahal jaayega

aaina badal kar dekho

changing your face

is quite tough

you heart will be allayed

just change the mirror and see

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dil ko bhi gham ka saleeqa

na tha pehle pehle

us ko bhi bhoolna

achcha laga pehle pehle

(my) heart did not have

a sad face in the beginning

it felt good for it

to forget in the beginning

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17/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

tum ne kiya na yaad

kabhi bhool kar hamein

hum ne tumhaari yaad mein

sab kuchh bhula diya

even by mistake, you did not

ever think of me

but i have forsaken everything

just lost in your thoughts

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wafa tum se karenge

dukh sahenge naaz uThaayenge

jise aataa hai dil dena

use har kaam aataa hai

will bear faith

suffer sorrow, endure haughtiness

he who knows to give his heart

can get anything done

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19/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

maazi ke samundar mein aksar

yaadon ke jazeere milte hain

phir aao vaheen langar Daalen

phir aao unhen aabaad karen

in the ocean of the past, often

islands of memories are found

so, come, let’s anchor here

so, come, let’s dwell here

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20/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

zakhm jhele, daagh bhi

khaye bahut

dil laga kar hum to

pachhtaaye bahut

many wounds i bore,

many scars did i sustain

getting my heart entangled

i regretted a lot

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21/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

kyun mast-e-sharaab-e-aish-o-tarab

takleef-e-tawajjoh farmaayen

aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai

aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin

why draw needless attention to

the joy and elation inspired by wine

that sound is only of the heart breaking

not that of the (wine) goblet breaking

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22/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

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

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23/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

achchha hai dil ke saath

rahe paasbaan-e-aqal

lekin kabhi kabhi ise

tanha bhi chod de

it's good that your mind

stands guard to the heart

but, on occasion,

do leave the heart alone

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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

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gharaz ki kaaT diye

zindagi ke din aye dost

vo teri yaad mein ho

ya tujhe bhulaane mein

the days of my life

were thus spent, my dear

either in remembering you

or in an effort to forget

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tum zamaane ki

raah se aaye

warna seedha tha

raasta dil ka

you came by

the way of the world

else, the path of the heart

is pretty straightforward

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dil aabaad kahan reh paaye

us ki yaad bhula dene se

kamra viraan ho jata hai

ek tasveer hata dene se

where can the heart find peace

by forgetting her memory

the room becomes so desolate

by just removing one picture

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dil mein phir se

wahi dard jaaga

baat puraani hai

ek yaad puraani hai

in the heart, again

the same pain awakens

an old matter

an old memory

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jab bhi fursat mili hungaama-e-

duniya se mujhe

meri tanhaai ko bas

tera pata yaad aaya

whenever i got respite

from the commotion of this world

my solitude bent

towards memories of you

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aur sab yaad rehta hai

mujh ko…magar

yaad rahta naheen

bhool jaana use

i remember

everything…but

i fail to remember

to forget him

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mujh sa na de zamaane ko

parwardigaar dil

aashufta dil, farefta dil

beqaraar dil

may the creator not give

the world a heart like mine

a troubled heart, a captivated heart

a restless heart

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yaad teri kabhi dastak

kabhi sargoshi se

raat ke pichle pehar

roz jagati hai hamen

your memory, sometimes as a knock

and sometimes as a whisper

wakes me up

in the wee hour, every night

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mohabbat ke liye dil dhoondh

koi tootne wala

ye woh mai hai jise rakhte hain

naazuk aabginon mein

for love, seek a heart

that is fragile

this wine is meant for

delicate goblets

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phirte ho ‘mir’ sahab

sab se juda juda tum

shaayad kaheen

tumhaara dil in dinon laga hai

o mir, you keep roaming

away from everyone else

perhaps you have your heart

set on someone these days?

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hazrat-e-dil yahi hai

dair-o-haram

khaana-e-yaar ka

tawaaf karo

in this revered heart

is the temple and mosque

worship by going around

this abode of the beloved

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36/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

sheesha TuuTe

ghul mach jaaye

dil TuuTe

aawaaz na aaye

when the glass breaks

so much noise

when the heart breaks

not even a whisper

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duniya ke sitam yaad

na apni hi wafa yaad

ab mujh ko nahin kuchh bhi

mohabbat ke siwa yaad

i remember neither the world’s cruelty

nor my own faithful toiling

i don’t now remember anything

but my love

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38/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

samjha liya fareb se

mujhko to aap ne

dil se to pooch lijiye

kyun be-qaraar hai

with some trick

you explained it to me

but please ask my heart

why it is still restless

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39/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

jise le gayi abhi hawa

woh waraq tha dil ki kitaab ka

kahin aansuon se miTa hua

kahin aansuon se likha hua

that which the wind swept away

was the paper of the heart's book

sometimes defiled by tears

sometimes written by tears

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kya kahen aur

dil ke baare mein

hum mulaazim hain

is idaara mein

what else can i say

about the heart

i am just an employee

in this organization

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41/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

tere har mashvare ko,

ai naaseh

aaj phir

yaad-e-yaar le doobi

every shred of advice

you gave, o preacher

again today, got drowned

by the memory of my beloved

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dil ko rafiq ishq mein

apna samajh na 'zauq'

tal jaayega ye apni balaa

tujh pe daal kar

in love, don’t mistake your

heart to be your friend, ‘zauq’

it will dump its troubles

on you and flee

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na jaane ruuth ke baitha hai

dil ka chain kahan

mile to us ko

hamaara koyi salaam kahe

not sure where my peace

has gone away, angry and sulking

should you see her

please convey my greetings

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waqt aane de

dikha denge tujhe, aye aasmaan

hum abhi se kyun bataayen

kya hamaare dil mein hai

let the time come and

i will show you, oh world

why should i tell you now

what’s in my heart

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45/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

aqal ayyar hai

sau bhes badal leti hai

ishq bechaara

na zaheed hai na mullah na hakeem

intellect is clever

can change into many forms

poor love

not an ascetic, nor learned, nor a healer

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aarzoo hasrat aur

ummeed shikaayat aansu

ek tera zikr tha aur

beech mein kya kya nikla

wishes, desires, and

hopes, complaints, tears

thinking of you

what all have turned out

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dil ki viraani ka

kya mazkur hai

ye nagar sau martaba

luta gaya

of this heart’s desolation

what’s there to say

a hundred times has

this city been plundered

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ye kisi naam ka naheen hota

ye kisi dhaam ka naheen hota

pyaar mein jab talak naheen TuuTe

dil kisi kaam ka naheen hota

it is not worth mentioning

not does it belong anywhere

until it breaks for the sake of love

this heart is of no use anywhere

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kuchh ehsaas hain jo

zubaan par nahin aate

kuchh lamhe hain jo

dil mein hi reh jaate hain

there are some feelings

that do not find expression

there are some moments

that remain hidden in the heart

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50/58: Heart, Mind & Memory

duniya ke har khayaal se

begaana kar diya

husn-e-khayaal-e-yaar ne

deewaana kar diya

it made me indifferent

to every thought of the world

beauty of the thoughts of my beloved

has driven me crazy indeed

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baad-go main raha

rahine-sitmaha-e-rozgaar

lekin tere khayaal se

ghafil nahin raha

though i was a prisoner

to the cruelties of daily life

i never lost

the thoughts of you

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sau baar band-e-ishq se

aazaad hum huye

par kya karen ki

dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka

a hundred times, i have

broken free from the bonds of love

but what can i do...

for my heart is freedom's enemy

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mujh mein kya mere siva

aur bhi rehta hai koi

main to so jaati huun

phir khwaab kise dikhte hain

is there someone else

that lives in me besides myself?

i go sleep, but then

who sees the dreams

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vahi phir mujhe

yaad aane lage hain

jinhen bhoolne mein

zamaane lage hain

i once again started

remembering that

which has taken me

a lifetime to forget

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dil ko bhi gham ka

saleeqa na tha pahle pahle

us ko bhi bhoolna

accha laga pahle pahle

initially, the heart too did not know

the ways and methods of grief

initially, it felt good

for it to overlook, forget

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dil ke maamle mein

mujhe dakhl kuchh nahin

is ke mizaaj mein

jidhar aaye udhar rahe

in matters of the heart

i have no say

wherever it wants

it’s inclined to stay

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agar ruk jaaye meri dhadkan

tho maut na samajhna

kayi baar aisa hua hai

federer ko yaad karte karte

if my heart stops a while

don’t presume I am dead

many a time it so happens

when i recollect federer!

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koi aisi dava de,

chaaragar

bhool jaaun main

aashna chehre ko

give me a medicine,

my healer

that let's me forget

my beloved’s face

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