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sab ik charaagh ke

parvaane hona chaahte hain

ajeeb log hain

deewaane hona chaahte hain

all wish to be

moths to a flame

strange people…

all seeking to be mad

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koi luqma jo kabhi

ham ko mayassar aaya

saath hi daant ke neeche

koi kankar aaya

a morsel

that we obtained with ease

we also found a stone

under our teeth

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yahi seekha hai

meine zindagi se

ke naadaani hai

behtar aagahi se

i have learnt

this much from life

that ignorance is

better than awareness

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subh ke takht-nasheen

shaam ke mujrim tahre

hum ne pal bhar mein

naseebon ko badalte dekha

those seated on the throne in the morn

were declared criminals by dusk

we have in seconds

seen fortunes change wildly

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5/104: Life, Living & Dying

ek lamhe mein

bikhar jaata hai taana-baana

aur phir umr guzar jaati hai

yakjaai mein

in a moment

the fabric of life can unravel

and it takes a lifetime

to weave it back together

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6/104: Life, Living & Dying

mauquuf hai kyuun

hashr pe insaaf hamaara

qissa jo yahaan ka hai

to phir tai bhi yaheen ho

why postpone the verdict

of justice until after death

whatever account is of here

let it be settled right here

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shahed tu ye na bhool ke

is zindagi ka lutf

milta faqat hai

zauq-e-tajassus ke baab mein

don’t you forget, shahed,

that the pleasures of life

are found only at the doorstep

of the joy of curiosity (to learn)

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aur bhi dukh hain zamaane mein

mohabbat ke siva

rahatein aur bhi hain

wasl ki raahat ke siva

there are other sorrows

in this life than love’s longing

there are other comforts too

than the union with the beloved

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9/104: Life, Living & Dying

duniya mein huun

duniya ka talabgaar nahin huun

baazaar se guzra huun

kharidaar nahin huun

i am in the world

but i am not a seeker of worldly desires

i have passed through the market

but i am not a buyer

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10/104: Life, Living & Dying

kabhi kisi ko mukammal

jahaan nahi milta

kahin zameen

kahin aasmaan nahi milta

nobody ever

gets the entire world

sometimes the earth

sometimes the sky…you don’t get

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milta to bahut kuch hai

is zindagi mein

magar, hum ginti usi ki karte hai

jo haasil na ho saka

we go get a lot

in our life

but, we keep count only

of what we couldn’t

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12/104: Life, Living & Dying

bashar aamaal kar achchhe

tire aqbaa mein kaam aaye

wahaan jannat naheen milti

yahaan se saath jaati hai

do all the good you can

to help you in your quest

there is no heaven out there

it has to be obtained here

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13/104: Life, Living & Dying

itna kyun sikhaye

jaa rahi hai zindagi?

humne kaunsi sadiyan

guzarni hai yahan

why is life teaching me

so many lessons?

how many ages am I

going to spend here?

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ye maana zindagi

hai chaar din ki

bahut hote hain, yaaro,

chaar din bhi

it is true that life is

just four days long

even these four days, friends,

are too many

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15/104: Life, Living & Dying

minnat-e-chaara-saaz

kaun kare

dard jab

jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye

who would seek

the favor of the healer

when the pain itself

becomes a life-giver

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16/104: Life, Living & Dying

aql mein yun to

nahi koi kami

ik zaraa divangi

darkaar hai

there is nothing lacking

in intellect and reason

but you still need

a touch of madness

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17/104: Life, Living & Dying

woh afsaana jise anjaam tak

lana na ho mumkin

use ek khoobsurat mod

de kar chodna achcha

where not possible to find

the story a fine ending

it is best to find a beautiful turn

and leave it there with grace

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kitna hai badnaseeb 'zafar’

dafn ke liye

do gaz zameen bhi na mili

koo-e-yaar mein

how wretched is your fate, ‘zafar’

that for your burial

you couldn’t get two yards

in the lane (land) of the beloved

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19/104: Life, Living & Dying

ek khwaab ka khayaal hai

duniya kahen jise

hai is mein ek tilism

tamanna kahen jise

the thoughts of a dream

that which we call the world

in this there is a spell

that which we call desire

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20/104: Life, Living & Dying

khushbu-e-hinaa kehna

narmi-e-saba kehna

jo zakhm mile tum ko

phoolon ki qabaa kehna

call it the fragrance of henna

call it a gentle breeze

whatever wound you get in life

call it a robe of roses

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21/104: Life, Living & Dying

darakht kaT gaya

lekin woh raabte, nasir

tamaam raat parinde

zameen pe baiThe rahe

the tree was cut down, nasir

but such was the bond

all night long, the birds

sat on the ground below

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22/104: Life, Living & Dying

saara hi shehr uske

janaaze main tha shareek

tanhaiyan ke khoaf se

jo shakhs mar gaya

the entire city joined

in the funeral procession

of the one who died

afraid of loneliness

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23/104: Life, Living & Dying

zindagi yuunhi bahut kam hai

mohabbat ke liye

ruuTh kar vaqt ganvaane ki

zaroorat kya hai

as it is, life is

too short for loving

why get upset and

waste it all away

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24/104: Life, Living & Dying

gul par kya kuchh

beet gayi hai

albela jhonka

kya jaane

what all has

happened to the flower

what does the

carefree gust (of wind) know

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25/104: Life, Living & Dying

daagh duniya ne diye

zakhm zamaane se mile

hum ko tohfe ye

tumhein dost banaane se mile

i got the scars from the world

and the wounds from life

the few gifts i got

from having you as a friend

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26/104: Life, Living & Dying

bahut pahle se un qadmon ki

aahaT jaan lete hain

tujhe, aye zindagi,

hum door se pehchaan lete hain

for a long time now, i recognize

the soft sound of your footsteps

oh life,

i recognize you from afar

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27/104: Life, Living & Dying

thakna bhi laazmi tha

kuch kaam karte karte

kuch aur thak gaya hoon

aaraam karte karte

it was essential to get tired

while doing some work

i was even more exhausted

while resting

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28/104: Life, Living & Dying

aksar maazi se poochta tha

kismat ka pataa

woh bola har lamhe mein

muqaddar chippa hai

often, i asked my past

about my fate

it replied that my destiny

is hidden in every moment

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29/104: Life, Living & Dying

kis ne paaya

sukoon duniya mein

zindagaani ka

saamna kar ke

who has ever found

peace in this world

facing the trials and travails

of this life

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30/104: Life, Living & Dying

dasht aankhon mein tha

aawaaz mein veerani thi

kha gaya shahr use

kehte hain deewani thi

wilderness was in her eyes

and in her voice, desolation

the city exhausted her

and called her a mad one

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31/104: Life, Living & Dying

koyi ummeed bar nahi aati

koyi soorat nazar nahi aati

maut ka ek din muayyin hai

neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati

no hope comes to pass

no face seen anywhere

death has a fixed day to arrive

why then doesn't sleep come all night

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32/104: Life, Living & Dying

sada aish dauraan

dikhaata naheen

gaya waqt phir

haath aata naheen

fun and pleasure

don't show time passing

and the time that's passed

never returns

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33/104: Life, Living & Dying

chalaa jaata huun

hansta khelta mauj-e-hawaadis se

agar aasaniyaan hon

zindagi dushwar ho jaaye

i go along laughing and playing

with waves of adversity

if life were to be all easy

how painful it would be

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34/104: Life, Living & Dying

ishq se tabiyat ne

zeest ka mazaa paya

dard ki dawa pai

dard-e-bedawa paya

from love did my being

find the joy and fun of life

found a cure for pain

found a pain without a cure

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35/104: Life, Living & Dying

kitna hai bad-naseeb 'zafar'

dafn ke liye

do gaz zameen bhi na mili

kuu-e-yaar mein

how unfortunate is zafar

for his burial

couldn’t get two yards of ground

in the lane of his beloved

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36/104: Life, Living & Dying

vo ek aks ki pal bhar

nazar mein Thehra tha

tamaam umr ka ab

silsila hai mere liye

that one reflection flashed

in my sight for just a moment

now for my entire life

it is a saga for me

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37/104: Life, Living & Dying

shauq chaDhtii dhoop

jaataa waqt ghaTtii chaanv hai

baa-wafaa jo aaj hain

kal bewafa ho jaayenge

passion is like the rising sun

and with time, the shade diminishes

those who are loyal today

will become disloyal tomorrow

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38/104: Life, Living & Dying

rau mein hai rakhsh-e-umr

kahaan dekhiye thaame

na ye haath baag par hai

na paa hai rikaab mein

this horse of life is galloping away

not knowing where it will stop

the reins not in my hand

nor my feet in the stirrup

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39/104: Life, Living & Dying

dekh zindan se pare

rang-e-chaman, josh-e-bahaar

raqs karna hai to phir

paon ki zanjeer na dekh

look beyond the prison walls, at the

colors of the garden, the joy of spring

if you wish to dance, don’t look

at the shackles on your feet

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40/104: Life, Living & Dying

hungaama hai kyun barpaa

thoDi si jo peeli hai

Daaka to nahin maara

chori to naheen ki hai

why such clamor just

just because i drank some

i haven't assaulted anybody

nor stolen from anyone

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41/104: Life, Living & Dying

ek do zakhm nahin

jism hai saara chhalni

dard bechaara pareshaan hai

kahaan se nikle

not just a wound or two

the whole body is torn

poor pain is troubled

as to where to emerge from

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42/104: Life, Living & Dying

zindagi shaayad

isii ka naam hai

duuriyaan majbuuriyaan

tanhaaiyaan

life perhaps

is just this

distances, compulsions

loneliness

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43/104: Life, Living & Dying

main chaahtaa huun yaheen

saare faisle ho jaayen

ki is ke baad ye duniyaa

kahaan se laaunga main

i wish for all decisions

be made right here

for, after this, where will i

find such a world again

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44/104: Life, Living & Dying

jo mil gaya usi ko

muqaddar samajh liya

jo kho gaya main

usko bhulata chala gaya

that which i got in life

i thought of it as my good fate

those that i lost

i moved on, forgetting them

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45/104: Life, Living & Dying

dasht-e-tanhaayi mein

jeene ka saleeqa seekhiye

ye shikasta bam-o-dar bhi

humsafar ho jaayenge

in the desert of loneliness

learn the art of living

these broken doors and windows

will become your companions too

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46/104: Life, Living & Dying

usoolon pe jahaan aanch aaye

Takraana zaroori hai

jo zinda hun to phir

zinda nazar aana zaroori hai

if principles are under attack

it is necessary to fight back

if i am alive

i must act so

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47/104: Life, Living & Dying

khwaabon par ikhtiyaar

na yaadon pe zor hai

kab zindagi guzaari hai

apne hisaab mein

no control over dreams

no power over memories

when has life ever

transpired on my terms

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48/104: Life, Living & Dying

gham aur khushi mein

farak na mehsoos ho jaha

main dil ko us mukaam

pe laata chala gaya

where the difference between

joy and sorrow is not felt

i kept taking my heart to

that place again and again

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49/104: Life, Living & Dying

nishaan-e-mard-e-momin

ba too goyam

choon marg aayad

tabassum bar lab-e-ost

what is the sign

of a man of faith?

when death comes,

has a smile on his lips

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50/104: Life, Living & Dying

yeh maana haath mein saagar hai

lekin kya bharosa hai

hazaaron lagzisheen hayal hain

lab tak jaam aane mein

yes, there is an ocean in my hand

but there is no assurance

so many wounds in my thoughts

before the cup reaches the lip

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51/104: Life, Living & Dying

bahut haseen sahi

sohbaten gulon ki, magar

wo zindagi hai jo

kaanton ke darmiyan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

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52/104: Life, Living & Dying

baad marne ki bhi na chhoDi

rifaaqat meri

meri turbat se lagi baithi hai

hasrat meri

even after my death

my love did not leave me

my desires stay shackled

to my grave

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53/104: Life, Living & Dying

pata ab tak

nahin badla hamaara

vahi ghar hai

vahi qissa hamaara

our address so far

has not changed

same house

same story ours

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54/104: Life, Living & Dying

zindagi ka yahi

taqaaza hai

shaam to subha mein

badalte raho

this is only demand

of life

keep turning every evening

into a dawn

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55/104: Life, Living & Dying

kabhi yun tha ki hazaar teer

jigar mein the to dukhi na the

magar ab ye hai kisi maharabaan ke

tapaak ne bhi rula diya

there was a time when even a thousand

arrows in the heart did not cause me grief

but now even the warm handshake

of a friend makes me weep

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56/104: Life, Living & Dying

kahaani khatam hui

aur aisi khatam hui

ki log rone lage

taaliyaan bajaate hue

the story ended

and it ended in such a way

that people started to cry

even as they were clapping

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57/104: Life, Living & Dying

chal saath ki hasrat

dil-e-marhoom se nikle

aashiq ka janaaza hai

zara dhoom se nikle

let’s walk along…as wishes

spring from the heart of the dead

it’s a lover’s funeral procession

let it be with pomp and celebration

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

58/104: Life, Living & Dying

kam se kam maut se

aisi mujhe ummeed nahin

zindagi tu ne to dhoke pe

diya hai dhoka

of death, at least,

i don’t expect this

oh life, you have only

cheated me, again and again

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59/104: Life, Living & Dying

dil mein jo mohabbat ki

raushni nahin hoti

itni khoobsurat

ye zindagi nahin hoti

if there is no

light of love in the heart

life does not turn out

to be so beautiful

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60/104: Life, Living & Dying

bojh uThana shauq kahaan hai

majboori ka sauda hai

rahte rahte station par

log coolie ho jaate hain

bearing burdens is hardly a passion

it is a barter of compulsion

staying at the station

people soon become porters

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61/104: Life, Living & Dying

amal se zindagi banti hai

jannat bhi jahannam bhi

ye khaaki apni fitrat mein

na noori hai na naari hai

action shapes life

both heaven and hell

this earthly being, in its nature,

is neither of light nor of fire

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62/104: Life, Living & Dying

zindagi gul hai

naghma hai, mahtab hai

zindagi ko faqat

imtihaan mat samajh

life is beautiful

with melodies and moons

don't think life is just

trials and troubles

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63/104: Life, Living & Dying

zindagi main itne

manzar dekh liya hain ki

dil har choTi si baat pe bhi

dara sa rehta

having witnessed so many

events in my life

even for small matters

my heart feels worried

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64/104: Life, Living & Dying

kuch kaTi himmat-e-savaal

mein umr

kuch ummeed-e-javaab

mein guzri

some time in life has gone

in mustering the courage to ask

the rest was spent

in waiting for an answer

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65/104: Life, Living & Dying

na dekha wo kahin jalwa

jo dekha khaana-e-dil mein

bahut masjid mein sar maara

bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana

nowhere else have i seen such splendor

that i have in the confines of my heart

though i broke my head in the mosques

and searched endlessly in the temples

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66/104: Life, Living & Dying

rah gayi hai kuch kami to

kya shikaayat hai 'faheem'?

is jahaan mein sab adhuure hain

mukammal kaun hai?

if you are lacking something

why complain so much, faheem?

in this world, everyone is partly done

who is ever fully complete?

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67/104: Life, Living & Dying

jab tere nain

muskuraate hain

zeest ke ranj

bhool jaate hain

when your eyes

do smile

the sorrows of life

i forget for a while

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68/104: Life, Living & Dying

azaab hoti hain aksar

shabaab ki ghadiyan

gulaab apni hi khushbu se

darne lagte hain

tormenting often are

the times of youth

the rose starts to fear

its own fragrance

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69/104: Life, Living & Dying

aankh mein paani rakho

honTon pe chingaari rakho

zinda rahna hai to

tarkeeben bahut saari rakho

keep water in your eyes

and a spark on your lips

to stay alive

have many methods at hand

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70/104: Life, Living & Dying

har qayaamat se

ba-khabar hona

ek qayaamat hai

deedawar hona

to be always aware

of every possible calamity

it is indeed a calamity

to be so aware (and fearful)

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71/104: Life, Living & Dying

maazi-e-marhoom ki

naakaamiyon ka zikr chhod

zindagi ki fursat-e-baaqi

se koi kaam le

don’t anguish about

the failures of the dead past

make something useful

of the time that’s left

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72/104: Life, Living & Dying

khataaen umr-e-rafta ki

sazaaen umr-e-haazir ko

ajab insaaf hai dekho

kahan karna, kahan bharna

the mistakes are of the past

but punishments given now

see what strange justice this is

where to do, where to pay?

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73/104: Life, Living & Dying

mamnuun huun jahaan ke

nasheb-o-faraaz ka

aksar bigaD ke khud

meri haalat sambhal gayi

i am grateful for

the ups and downs of the world

often, my situation goes awry

before it corrects itself

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74/104: Life, Living & Dying

main apne jism ke andar

na dafn ho jaaun

mujhe wajuud ke girte hue

makaan se nikaal

let me not be buried

within my own body

free me from this

crumbling house of existence

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

75/104: Life, Living & Dying

hoshwalon ko khabar kya

bekhudi kya cheez hai

ishq ki jaye phir samajhiye

zindagi kya cheez hai

how can sane people know

what ecstasy is all about

love and figure out

what life is all about

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

76/104: Life, Living & Dying

agar dard-e-mohabbat se

na insaan aashna hota

na kuchh marne ka gham hota

na jeene ka maza hota

if one is not familiar

with the pain of love

he feels neither the sadness

of death nor the joy of life

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77/104: Life, Living & Dying

apni gali mein mujhko

na kar dafan baad-e-qatal

mere pate se khalaq ko

kyon tera ghar mile?

please don’t bury me

in your lane after my murder

why should people find your house

while looking for me

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78/104: Life, Living & Dying

kuch iss tarah se

guzaari hai zindagi jaise

tamaam umr kisi

doosre ke ghar mein raha

in this way

life has passed

all the years

i lived in someone else’s home

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79/104: Life, Living & Dying

koyi bhi ghar mein samajhta na tha

mere dukh sukh

ek ajnabi ki tarah

main khud apne ghar mein tha

no one in my home

understood my joys and sorrows

like a stranger, i lived

in my own home

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80/104: Life, Living & Dying

kiije izhaar-e-mohabbat

chahe jo anjaam ho

zindagi mein

zindagi jaisa koi to kaam ho

declare your love

regardless of the outcome

let there be in life

something that resembles life

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81/104: Life, Living & Dying

usii ko kahte hain jannath

usii ko dozakh bhi

vo zindagi jo haseenon

ke darmiyaan guzre

that is called heaven

that is also hell

life that is spent

among the beautiful

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82/104: Life, Living & Dying

khudi ka raazdaan ho kar

khudi ki daastaan ho jaa

jahaan se kya gharaz tujh ko

tuu aap apnaa jahaan ho jaa

by being your own confidant

you become your own story

why so obsessed with this world

you become your own universe

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83/104: Life, Living & Dying

usii ko kahte hain jannath

usii ko dozakh bhi

vo zindagi jo haseenon

ke darmiyaan guzren

that is called heaven

that is also hell

life that is spent

among the beautiful

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84/104: Life, Living & Dying

aapki tasveer thi

akhbaar mein

kya sabab hai

aap ghar jaate nahi

saw your photo

in the newspaper

what is the reason

you don’t seem to go home

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85/104: Life, Living & Dying

be-kaif jawani

be-dard zamana

nakaam-e-mohabbat ka

itna hi fasana

joyless youth,

painless life

for those unsuccessful in love,

this is the only story

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86/104: Life, Living & Dying

ek mohabbat

kaafi hai

baaqi umr

izaafi hai

one love

is enough

the rest of life

is just surplus

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87/104: Life, Living & Dying

tumhe is inquilaab-e-deher ka

kya gham hai, ai akbar

bahut nazdeek hain woh din

ke tum hoge na hum honge

why do you worry so much about

tumult and changes of the world, oh akbar

that day is near when

neither will you nor i be around

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88/104: Life, Living & Dying

kahaan ke ishq-o-mohabbat

kidhar ke hijr-o-visaal

abhi to log taraste hain

zindagi ke liye

where this love and passion

where this separation and union

right now, people just

long for life

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89/104: Life, Living & Dying

umr-e-daraaz maang ke

laaye they chaar din

do aarzoo mein kat gaye

do intezaar mein

seeking a long life

i got myself four days

two spent in wanting,

and two in waiting

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90/104: Life, Living & Dying

yaqeen mohkam, amal paiham

mohabbat fateh-e-alam

jihad-e-zindagani mein

hai ye mardon ki shamsheerain

firm principles, relentless action,

love that conquers the world

in the battle of life

these are the swords of the warrior

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91/104: Life, Living & Dying

justuju jis ki thi

us ko to na paaya hum ne

is bahaane se magar

dekh li duniya hum ne

what i was looking for

i could not get

with this as excuse, however,

i got to see the world

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92/104: Life, Living & Dying

aseer-e-panja-e-ahd-e-shabaab

kar ke mujhe

kahaan gaya mera bachpan

kharaab kar ke mujhe

having made me a captive

of the age of youth

where has my childhood gone

ruining me thus

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93/104: Life, Living & Dying

kis tarah jama kijiye

ab apne aap ko

kaagaz bikhar rahe hain

puraani kitaab ke

pull yourself together

somehow

the pages of the old book

are getting scattered

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94/104: Life, Living & Dying

zulmaton mein roshni ki

justuju karte raho

zindagi bhar zindagi ki

justuju karte raho

in deep darkness,

keep looking for light

all through life,

keep looking for life

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95/104: Life, Living & Dying

jise anjaam

tum samajhte ho

ibtidaa hai

kisi kahaani ki

that which you think

is the ending

is perhaps the start

of another story

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96/104: Life, Living & Dying

zindagi kam paDhe

pardesi ka khat hai 'ibrat'

ye kisi tarah paDha jaye

na samjha jaye

life is like a little-read letter

of a foreigner, 'ibrat'

however you read it,

you can't make sense of it

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97/104: Life, Living & Dying

dabaa ke qabr mein

sab chal diye dua na salaam

zara si der mein

kya ho gaya zamaane ko

after burying me, they all walked away

without a greeting or a prayer

what has happened to the world

in such a short time

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98/104: Life, Living & Dying

fakat baal rangne se

kuch nahi hota, ghalib

kuch naadaniyan bhi

kiya karo jawan rehne ke liye

just by coloring your hair

nothing will happen, ghalib

do some crazy stuff

to retain your youth

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99/104: Life, Living & Dying

tu ise paimaana-e-imroz-o-farda

se na naap

jaavedaan, paiham rawaan

har dam jawaan hai zindagi

do not measure it by the

standards of yesterday and tomorrow

constantly flowing every moment…

life is forever youthful

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100/104: Life, Living & Dying

dil mein na ho jurat

to mohabbat nahi milti

khairaat mein itni badi

daulat nahi milti

when there is no boldness in the heart

love cannot be obtained

in alms, such a treasure

cannot be obtained

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101/104: Life, Living & Dying

adhuri chhod ke tasveer

mar gaya wo 'zeb'

koyi bhi rang mayassar na tha

lahu ke siwa

leaving the painting unfinished

(s)he died, ‘zeb’

no color was affordable

other than blood

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102/104: Life, Living & Dying

na jaane kis ki hamen

umr bhar talaash rahi

jise qareeb se dekha

woh doosra nikla

that which i sought

my entire life

when i saw it up close

turned out to be quite different

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103/104: Life, Living & Dying

ab jidhar dekhiye

lagta hai ki is duniya mein

kahin kuchh cheez zyaada hai

kahin kuchh kam hai

today, wherever you see

it seems in this world

some are too many

and, some too few

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104/104: Life, Living & Dying

kisi ka ahd-e-javaani

mein paarsaa hona

qasam khuda ki ye

tauheen hai javaani ki

seeking to be virtuous

while young

by god, it's an

insult to youth

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