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tum samandar ki rafaaqat pe

bharosa na karo

tishnagi lab pe sajaaye hue

mar jaaoge

don’t place your faith and rely

rely on the kindness of the ocean

you will die with your lips

decorated by thirst

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peeta hun woh mai

nasha utarta naheen jis ka

khaali naheen hota hai

woh paimaana hai mera

i drink that spirit

whose high never wears off

it never empties

that cup of mine

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vaaye khush-fahmi ki

parvaaz-e-yaqeen se bhi gaye

aasmaan chuune ki khwaahish mein

zameen se bhi gaye

alas, our delusion soared

beyond the flight of reality

in the desire to kiss the sky

we lost touch with the ground

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dil ko main muntazir-e-abr-

e-karam kyun rakhun

phool hai qatra-e-shabnam se

bahal jayega

why should i keep my heart

waiting for the clouds of mercy

the flower is satisfied

with a drop of morning dew

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5/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

hazaar barq gire

laakh aandhiyaan uTThen

vo phool khil ke rahenge

jo khilne waale hain

let a thousand lightnings struck

let many storms rise...

those flowers will keep blooming

that are given to blooming

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bas ki hun 'ghalib'

asiri mein bhi aatish zer-e-pa

mu-e-aatish deeda hai

halqa meri zanjeer ka

in captivity too, i am still ‘ghalib’,

with fire under my feet

i can still see the ring of passion

around my shackles

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7/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

awaaz de ke dekh lo

shaayad woh mil hi jaye

varna ye umr bhar ka safar

raaigaan to hai

call and reach out…maybe

you will get to meet her

else, the life’s journey

would be in vain

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aata hai daag-e-hasrat-e-dil

ka shumaar yaad

mujh se mere gunah ka hisaab

aye khuda, na maang

the painful scars of unmet desires

keep coming to my mind

don't from me also ask, oh god,

an account of my sins

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9/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

samajhta hai tu

raaz hai zindagi

faqat zauq-e-parwaaz

hai zindagi

you think

life is a mystery

life is just

a desire to fly

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10/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

ab dil ki tamanna hai to

aye kaash yahi ho

aansu ki jagah

aankh se hasrat nikal aaye

if there is just one desire of the heart

maybe...it's just this

instead of tears

dreams flow from my eyes

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11/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

puraane saal ki ThiThuri hui

parchhaiyan simTin

naye din ka naya suraj

ufuuq par uTha aata hai

the shivering shadows of

the old year are fading away

the new sun of the new day

is rising over the horizon

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12/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

ya rab, teri rehmat se

mayoos nahi 'fani'

lekin teri rehmat ki

takheer ko kya kahiye

o god, ‘fani’ is not disappointed

by your show of mercy

but, what to say about

the delay in show of mercy

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kis kis tarah ki dil mein

guzarti hai hasratein

hai wasl se zyaada

mazaa intezaar ka

so many kinds of unmet desires

keep coursing through the heart

but there is more fun in the waiting

than there is in the getting

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14/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

yahaan kisi ko bhi kuchh

hasb-e-aarzoo na mila

kisi ko hum na mile

aur hum ko tu na mila

here, no one got

as per their desires

someone didn't get me

and, i didn't get you

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le de ke apne paas

faqat ek nazar toh hai

kyun dekhe zindagi ko

kisi ki nazar se hum

all we have

is a viewpoint

why should we see life

from anyone else’s perspective

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uqaabi ruuh jab bedaar hoti hai

jawaanon mein

nazar aati hai unko

apni manzil aasmaanon mein

when the soaring hearts

of the youth awaken

then they see their goals

in the skies above

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17/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

itna bhi na-ummeed

dil-e-kam-nazar na ho

mumkin naheen ki

shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho

may this heart of little vision

not remain without hope

it is not possible for this night

to not have a dawn tomorrow

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18/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

insaan ki khwahishon ki

koi inteha nahi

do gaz zameen bhi chahiye

do gaj kafan ke baad

there is no limit

to the human need

after two yards of shroud

needs two yards of land

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19/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

nahi nigah mein manzil

to justaju hi sahi

nahi visaal mayassar

to aarzoo hi sahi

if the destination is not in sight

the quest is the way

if union with the beloved is not possible

just the desire is the way

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20/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

nahin tera nasheman

qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par

tu shaheen hai basera kar

pahaadon ki chattanon mein

your place is not on

the dome of the royal palace

you are an eagle, find your

place on the rocks of the mountain

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21/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

uD jaaunga bahaar mein

maanind-e-bu-e-gul

zanjeer mere paa-e-junoon mein

hazaar Daal

i will fly away in spring

like the fragrance of flowers

even if you shackle my feet of passion

with a thousand chains

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22/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

tu shaheen hai

parvaaz hai kaam tera

tere saamne aasmaan

aur bhi hain

you are a falcon

your job is to fly

there are more skies

ahead of you

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23/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

'jaun' duniya ki

chaakari kar ke

tu ne dil ki

woh naukri kya ki

‘jaun’ having slaved

for the work of the world

what have you done for

what is dear to your heart

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sau sau ummeeden bandhti hai

ek ek nigaah par mujh ko

na aise pyaar se

dekha kare koyi

with every glance

hundreds of hopes arise

wish not anyone look

at me with loving eyes

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dukh yeh naheen ke

andheron se sulh ki hum ne

malaal yeh hai ke

ab subh ki talab bhi naheen

it is not coming to terms

with the night that is distressing

but the anguish of no longer

wishing for a new dawn

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kabhi jo khwaab tha

woh pa liya hai

magar jo kho gayi

woh cheez kya thi

that cherished dream

you have realized

but, what is that

you have lost, along the way?

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har ik shikast-e-tamanna pe

muskuraate hain

woh kya karen jo

musalsal fareb khaate hain

at every broken dream

they smile

what can they do who

always suffer deceit

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khwaab hi khwaab

kab talak dekhun

kaash tujh ko bhi

ek jhalak dekhun

for how long will i see you

in dreams and dreams alone

if only i could see you

for real even if for a moment

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bhari duniya mein

ji nahin lagta

jaane kis cheez ki

kami hai abhi

i don't feel engaged

in this crowded world

not sure what

i am missing now

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30/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

aankhon mein na zulfon mein

na rukhsar mein dekhen

mujh ko meri daanish

mere afkaar mein dekhen

see me not in my eyes

my hair, my face

see me in my knowledge,

my thoughts, my concerns

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kis se shikwa karen

veeraane-e-hasti ka, 'hayat'

ham ne khud apni

tamannaaon ko jeene na diya

to whom will i complain, hayat,

about this life of desolation

i myself did not let my

aspirations live and thrive

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hazaaron khwahishen aisi ki

har khwahish pe dum nikle

bahut nikle mere armaan

lekin phir bhi kam nikle

thousands of aspirations

each would consume a life

many desires came true

but still just not enough

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33/33: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams

bewafa hi sahi

zamaane mein

ham kisi fan ki

intihaa to hue

though unfaithful

in this world

at least, we mastered

an art to its pinnacle

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