1/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

hai aaj ye gila ki

akela hai 'shahryar'

tarsoge kal hujuum mein

tanhai ke liye

your complaint today is

you are lonely, ‘shahryar’

tomorrow in the crowd,

you will long for solitude

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2/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

fikr-e-maash maatam-e-dil

aur khayaal-e-yaar

tum sab se maazrat

ke tabeeyaat udaas hai

worry about livelihood, my heart's lament

and thoughts of my beloved

i beg your forgiveness, but all these

have turned me melancholic

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3/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ik chubhan hai ki jo

bechain kiye rahti hai

aisa lagta hai ki kuchh

TooT gaya hai mujh mein

it is a piercing sting

that keeps me restless

i feel that something

inside me is broken

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4/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

daanista ham ne apne

sabhi gham chhupaa liye

poocha kisi ne haal

to bas muskuraa diye

deliberately, knowingly

i hid all my sorrows

when someone asked how i was

i just smiled

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5/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

dekhiye to

hai kaarwaan varna

har musaafir

safar mein tanha hai

if you observe

you see a caravan, but

every traveler

is alone in the journey

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6/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

bulbul ki tarah

shor machaate hain raat din

jo aashna-e-lazzat-e-

dard-e-nihaan nahin

like birds, they

make noise, night and day

those who are not familiar

with the sweet pangs of separation

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7/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

koi kya jaane ki hai

roz-e-qayaamat kya cheez

doosra naam hai

meri shab-e-tanhai ka

what does anyone know

about the day of apocalypse

it is another name for

my night of loneliness

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8/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

gham-e-zamaana ne

majboor kar diya warna

ye aarzoo thi ki

bas teri aarzoo karte

the sorrows of the world

have made me helpless

else, my only desire

was to desire only you

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9/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

mujh ko meri shikast ki

dohri saza mili

tujh se bichhaD ke

zindagi duniya se ja mili

i was doubly punished

for my abject defeat

after separating from you

i had to go live with the world

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10/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

eh na thi hamaari qismat ke

visaal-e-yaar hota

agar aur jeete rehte

yahi intezaar hota

it wasn’t in my fate

to be with my beloved

had i lived longer, i would

only have waited in vain

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11/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

hayaat ek mustaqqil gham ke siwa

kuch bhi naheen

shaayad khushi bhi yaad aati hai toh

aansoon bankar aati hai

life is nothing

but endless sorrow

even joy, when remembered

returns, perhaps, only as tears

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12/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

bhari hai dil mein jo hasrat

kahoon to kis se kahoon

sune hai kaun museebat

kahoon to kis se kahoon

the longings of my heart

with whom shall i share

who listens to my travails

to whom shall i recount

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13/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

tez hai aaj

dard-e-dil, saaqi

talkhi-e-mai ko

tez-tar kar de

it is sharper today

the pain of my heart

strengthen the wine

oh cup-bearer

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14/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ab ke ham bichhde to shaayad

kabhi khwabon mein milen

jis tarah sukhe hue phool

kitabon mein milen

as we part ways now, perhaps

we may meet again in our dreams

just as we find dried flowers

within the pages of an old book

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15/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

bheeD tanhaaiyon

ka mela hai

aadmi aadmi

akela hai

a crowd is just

a bazaar of solitudes

each person

is all alone

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16/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ye mujhe chain

kyun nahin paDta

ek hi shakhs tha

jahaan mein kya

why can't i

find peace ever

why, was she the only

person in this whole world?

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17/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

aap ke baad

har ghaDi hum ne

aap ke saath hi

guzaari hai

after you left,

every hour

i spent

only with you

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18/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

yahi milne ka samay bhi hai

bichhadne ka bhi

mujhe lagta hai bahut

apne se dar shaam ke baad

this is the time to meet

the time for separation too

i feel quite afraid of myself

as the dusk falls

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19/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

na kisi ki aankh ka noor huun

na kisi ke dil ka qaraar huun

jo kisi ke kaam na aa sakey

main vo ek musht-e-gubaar huun

am not the light of anyone’s eyes

nor offer comfort to any heart

could not be of value to anyone

was just a handful of dust

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20/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq

ke qaabil nahin raha

jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe

vo dil nahin raha

no longer worthy

of the blessings of love

the heart i was once proud of

that heart is no more

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21/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

vo bhi shaayad ro paDe

veeraan kaaghaz dekh kar

main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein

likhaa kuch bhi naheen

maybe she will break down

seeing my blank letter

in this last message to her

i didn’t write anything

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22/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

mere ashq bhi hain is mein

ye sharaab ubal na jaaye

mera jaam chuune waale

tera haath jal na jaaye

my tears are in here too

may my wine not boil over

those who touch my goblet

may your hand not burn

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23/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ai dil-e-beqaraar chup ho ja

ja chuki hai bahaar chup ho ja

ab na aayenge rooThne waale

deeda-e-ashk-baar chup ho ja

oh restless heart, be quiet now

the spring is over, be quiet now

those upset are not coming back

oh tear-filled eyes, be quiet now

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24/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

jo teri justuju mein

chhoD diya

us ka nemul-badal to

tu bhi naheen

that which i gave up

in pursuit of you

even you are not an

adequate replacement for that

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25/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

nazar lage na kaheen

uske dasto baazoo ko

ye log kyon mere

zakhm-e-jigar ko dekhte hain

may no evil eye fall

on her hands and arms

why do these people

keep gazing at my heart’s wounds

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26/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

yuun to ab bhi hai

wahi ranj, wahi mehroomi

wo jo ek teri taraf se tha

ishaara na raha

even now, the same sorrow

the same deprivation

the signs from you

are no more

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27/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ba-zaahir tujhse milne ka

koi imkaan nahi hai

lekin dil-e-beqarar ko

yeh khayaal bhi achcha hai

obviously, there is no

possibility of meeting you

but for this restless heart

that thought itself is comforting

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28/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

‘bedaar’ raah-e-ishq

kisi se na tai hui

sahraa mein ‘qais’

koh mein ‘farhaad’ rah gaya

in the path of love, bedaar,

who ever attains his goal?

majnu remained in the wilderness

and farhad in the mountains

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29/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ajeeb saaneha mujh par

guzar gaya yaaro

main apne saaye se kal raat

Dar gaya yaaro

a strange incident happened

to me last night, my friends

i got scared

of my own shadow

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30/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

udaasi shaam tanhaayi kasak

yaadon ki bechaini

mujhe sab saunp kar

sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein

sad evening, loneliness, longing

and the restlessness of memories

the sun sets in the water

entrusting me with everything

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31/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ilaaj-e-dard-e-dil tum se maseehaa

ho naheen saktaa

tum achchha kar naheen sakte

main achchha ho naheen saktaa

the cure for my heartache

oh messiah, is not possible

you can't help me

nor can i get better

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32/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

tarq-e-taalluqaat pe

roya na tu na main

lekin ye kya ki chain se

soya na tu na main

in breaking up

neither you nor i did cry

but with peace

neither you nor i can sleep

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33/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

hosh-o-hawas khone

laga huun firaaq mein

tanhaayiyon ne aisa

muqaffal kiya mujhe

in this separation, i have lost

my senses and consciousness

loneliness has

imprisoned me so

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34/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

shaam se aankh mein

nami si hai

aaj phir aap ki

kami si hai

this evening,

my eyes are moist

today, once again,

i feel your absence

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35/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

mastaana saath mere

roti phire hai bulbul

gul se jo dil lagaa hai

abtar hai haal us ka

drunk and free, the nightingale

cries and roams around with me

with the heart set on the flower

and in a wretched, broken state

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36/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

woh dil-nawaz hai, lekin

nazar-shanas nahi

mera ilaaj mere charagar

ke paas nain

my beloved is caring

but not discerning

the cure for my ailment

my healer doesn't have

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37/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

woh meri ruuh ki uljhan ka

sabab jaanta hai

jism ki pyaas bujhaane

pe bhi raazi nikla

he knew the reasons of

my soul's turmoil

but he was content with

quenching his body's thirst

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38/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

saaqi, sharaab laa ki

tabiiyat udaas hai

mutrib, rubaab uTha ki

tabiiyat udaas hai

o saaqi, please bring some wine

the mood is melancholic

o musician, pick up the rubaab

the mood is melancholic

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39/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

dard-e-dil likhuun kab tak

jaaun un ko dikhla duun

ungliyaan figaar apni

khaama khoon-chakaan apna

for how long will i write of my pain

maybe i should go show her

my wounded fingers

and my blood-drenched pen

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40/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

khud ko paaya to

gham-e-aalam mein bhi khushi paayi

tanhaayi mein bhi

apni hi mehfil sajaayi

when I found myself

i found joy even in worldly sorrows

even in solitude

i arranged my own gathering

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41/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

mere humnafas mere humnavaa

mujhe dost ban ke daghaa na de

main hoon dard-e-ishq se jaan-ba-lab

mujhe zindagi ki dua na de

my companion, my mate

don’t cheat me by being my friend

on the verge of death with pain of love

don’t bless me with any more life

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42/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ab judaayi ke safar ko

mere aasaan karo

tum mujhe khwaab mein aa kar

na pareshaan karo

make this journey of separation

of mine a little easier

please do not torment me

by appearing in my dreams

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43/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

naheen shikaayat-e-hijraan ki

is vaasile se

hum un se rishta-e-dil

ustuvaar karte rahe

i never complained about

the separation for this reason

i kept nurturing this

relationship of the heart with her

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44/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ye ehtiyat ka aalam bhi

kya qayaamat hai

pukaar bhi na sake tujhko

tere naam se hum

this state of caution

how calamitous it was

i could not even

call out to you by your name

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45/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

aye mohabbat

tere anjaam pe rona aaya

jaane kyun aaj

tere naam pe rona aaya

o love, i wept

at your outcome

not sure why, i wept

hearing your name today

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46/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

tere aansu saare

mere ho sakte hain

aisa hai to tere khaatir

hum bhi ro sakte hain

all your tears

could be mine

then, for you

i can cry

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47/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

akele to hum

pehle hi jee rahe the

kyu tanha se ho gaye hum

tere jaane ke baad

I was living by myself

even earlier

why am I now lonely,

after you left?

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48/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

kis se ab

aarzoo-e-wasl karen

is kharabe mein

koyi mard kahan

with whom

should i wish to meet

in these wastelands

are there any men left?

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49/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

tawajjoh chaaragar ki

baaes-e-takleef hai 'bekhud'

izaafa hai museebat mein

dawaaon ka asar karna

the attention of the healer is

the cause of more torment, ‘bekhud’

the medicine having effect

adds to my misery

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50/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

hamaare aage tera jab

kisu ne naam liya

dil-e-sitam-zada ko hum ne

thaam thaam liya

when someone mentioned

your name in front of me

i held and grasped my

tormented, afflicted heart

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51/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

be-diin hue imaan diya

ham ishq mein sab kuchh kho baiThe

aur jin ko samajhte the apna

vo aur kisi ke ho baiThe

moved my faith from god to my beloved

and in love i lost everything

but, who i thought would be mine

ended up being someone else’s

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52/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

Tahalte phir rahe hain

saare ghar mein

teri khaali jagah ko

bhar rahe hain

wandering and romaing

around the entire home

trying to fill

the void you left behind

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53/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

majnu ka haal sunke

pareshaan ho gaye

meri agar sunoge to

ausaan jaayenge

hearing about majnu’s state

you got so disturbed

if you hear of mine,

you’ll be at your wit’s end

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54/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

haath kaanton se

kar liye zakhmi

phool baalon mein

ik sajaane ko

i wounded my hands

with thorns

so i can adorn my

hair with a flower

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55/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

hans ke farmaate hain

vo dekh ke haalat meri

kyuun tum aasaan samajhte the

mohabbat meri

looking at my condition

she asked, smiling,

why, did you think loving me

would be that easy?

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56/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

din to phir din hai

guzar jaati hai

raat kat thi hai

badi mushkil se

day is but a day,

it passes fast

it is the night that

is difficult to bear

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57/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

donon ka milna mushkil hai

donon hain majboor bahut

us ke paanv mein mehndi lagi hai

mere paanv mein chhaale hain

it is difficult for us both to meet

both of us were helpless much

now there is mehndi on her feet

and blisters on mine

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58/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

dil jalta hai to jalne de

aansu na baha, fariyaad na kar

tu parda-nasheen ka aashiq hai

yuun nam-e-wafa barbaad na kar

if the heart burns, let it burn

do not shed tears, do not complain

you are in love with someone hidden

do not waste the name of loyalty like this

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59/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ishq woh ilm-e-riyaazi hai

ke jis me, faris

do se jab ek nikaalen

to sifar bachta hai

love is that

subject of arithmetic, faris

if you take one out of two

what remains is zero

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60/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

jaanta hai ki

woh na aayenge

phir bhi

masroof-e-intezaar hai dil

i know

she will not come

but yet,

my heart is busy waiting

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61/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

dekha jo mere nabz ko

kehne laga tabeeb

majnoon maraa tha jise

aazaar hai vahee

feeling my pulse

the doctor told me

that which killed Majnu

your ailment is the same

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62/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

us ko rukhsat to kiya tha

mujhe maloom na tha

saara ghar le gaya

ghar chhoD ke jaane wala

i bid him/her farewell

but i didn't know

the one who left the house

took the whole home with him/her

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63/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

go barasti naheen

sadaa aankhen

abr to baara maas

hota hai

the eyes do not

always shed tears

but the clouds are there

all year long

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64/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ab naheen jannat mashaam-e-kuucha-

e-yaar ki shameem

nikhat-e-zulf kya hui

baad-e-saba ko kya hua

the lane of my beloved no longer

has the fragrance of heaven

what happened to the delight of tresses

where did the morning breeze go

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65/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

baad marne ke

meri qabr pe aaye woh ‘mir’

yaad aayi mere isa ko

dawa mere baad

my beloved came to my grave

after i am dead

my healer remembered the cure

after i am gone

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66/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

meri aah ka tum asar

dekh lena

wo aayenge thaame jigar

dekh lena

the effect of my sighs

you just watch

my beloved will come, heart in hand

you just watch

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67/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

mehboob ki yaadon mein

ham raah nihaare baithe hain

ab toh akele hi

mehfil sajaaye baithe hain

with memories of my beloved

i wait, watching the street

all alone,

i wait, with my home decorated

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68/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

rahte the kabhi jin ke dil mein

ham jaan se bhi pyaaron ki tarah

baiThe hain unheen ke kooche mein

hum aaj gunahgaaron ki tarah

in whose heart i was once present

like i was more dear than life itself

today i am sitting in her street

like a common criminal

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69/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

mujhe tanhaayi ki aadat hai

meri baat chhoDen

ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai

haath chhoDen

i am used to solitude

forget about me

here, your home has arrived

please leave my hand

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70/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

seene mein jalan

aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai

is shahr mein har shakhs

pareshaan sa kyun hai

why this burning in the heart

and storm in the eyes

why does everyone in this city

seem so troubled

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71/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

tere siwa bhi kaheen thi panaah

bhool gaye

nikal ke hum teri mehfil se

raah bhool gaye

there was a refuge besides you

but i forgot

coming out of your gathering

i lost my way

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72/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht

dard se bhar na aaye kyun

royenge hum hazaar baar

koyi hamen sataaye kyun

it is a heart, not a stone or a brick

why won’t it be filled with pain

we may weep a thousand times

why should others care or bother

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73/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

abhi to aayi ho

jaldi kahaan hai jaane ki

uTho na pahlu se

Thahro zara...kidhar ko chale

you have just arrived

what’s the hurry to leave

don’t get up just yet from my side

stay a while, where are you headed

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74/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

wo waqt guzar gaya

jab mujhe teri aarzoo thi

ab tu khuda bhi ban jaaye to

main sajda na karoon

that time has passed

when i pined for you

now, even if you become god

i will not bow to you

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75/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

chaaraagar ne bahr-e-taskeen

rakh diya hai dil pe haath

meherbaan hai vo magar

na-aashnaa-e-zakhm hai

the healer, for comfort’s sake,

placed his hand on my heart

he is kind, but he is

not familiar with my ailment

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76/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

dekhte dekhte

ik ghar ke rahne vaale

apne apne

kaanon mein bat jaate hain

just like that

those living in the same home

become isolated

in their own private spaces

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77/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

chipak raha hai badan par

lahu se pairaahan

hamaare jaib ko ab

haajat-e-rafu kya hai

my bloodied clothes are

sticking to my body

what is the point of

mending a tear in my pocket

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78/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

bas ek shaam ka

har shaam intezaar raha

magar woh shaam

kisi shaam bhi naheen aayi

every evening i waited

for that one evening

but that one evening

did not come on any evening

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79/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

sher kya hai

aah hai ya vaah hai

jis se har dil ki choT

aati hai ubhar

what is a sher (couplet)

with its aah’s and wah’s

but every heart’s hurt

coming out in the open

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80/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

azeem log thay

TuuTe to ek waqaar ke saath

kisi se kuchh na kaha

bas udaas rehne lage

great people they were

when broken, bore it with dignity

not a word to anyone

just turned quietly sad

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81/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

shab-e-furqat ka jaaga hoon

farishton, ab to sone do

kabhi fursat mein kar lena

hisaab…aahista aahista

i’ve been awake the night of separation

oh angels, let me get some sleep

when we get some free time

we’ll settle the accounts, slowly, slowly

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82/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

vo raaten chaand ke saath gayin

vo baaten chaand ke saath gayin

ab sukh ke sapne kya dekhen

jab dukh ka sooraj sar par ho

those nights have gone with the moon

those words have gone with the moon

how can i now see dreams of happiness

with the searing sun of sorrow on my head

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83/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

main apne saath

rehta hoon hamesha

akela huun magar

tanha nahi hoon

i always

keep myself company

i am by myself

but am never alone

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84/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

shaam hote hi

tere hijr ka dukh

dil mein qhema

laga ke baiTh gaya

the moment dusk set in

the pain of your separation

pitched its tent in my heart

and settled in for the night

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85/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

tujhe paane ki koshish mein

kuchh itna kho chuka huun main

ki tu mil bhi agar jaaye to

ab milne ka gham hoga

in my attempts to gain you

i have lost so much

even if you become mine

i will be sad about it

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86/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

naala juz husn-e-talab

aye sitam-ijaad nahin

hai taqaaza-e-zafa

shikwa-e-bedaad nahin

the lament, just a desire for beauty

o cruelty, not an act of creation

it is a demand for healing

not a complaint of separation

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87/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

aa dekh ki

mere aansuon mein

yeh kis ka

jamaal aa gaya hai

come look

in my tears

whose beauty

has appeared

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88/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

ye kaisa nasha hai

main kis ajab khumaar mein huun

tu aa ke jaa bhi chuka hai

main intezaar mein huun

what is this intoxication

what is this strange dizziness

you had come and gone

and i am still waiting

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89/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

aaj bahut din baad

main apne kamre tak aa nikla tha

juun hi darvaaza khola hai

us ki khushbu aayi hai

after many days

i came to my room

just as i opened the door

fragrance of my beloved came out

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90/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

seene ka daagh hai woh naala

ke lab tak na gaya

khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra

ke dariya na hua

it remains a scar on the heart

the lament that didn’t reach the lips

it remains a part of the dust

the drop that doesn’t become the river

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91/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

le gaya cheen ke kaun

aaj tera sabr-o-qaraar

beqaraari tujhe ai dil

kabhi aisi to na thi

who has snatched away

your peace and calm

oh restless heart…

you were never like this

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92/92: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

chand tasveer-e-butaan

chand haseenaon ke khutoot

baad marne ke mere ghar se

yeh saamaan nikla

some pictures of my idols

a few letters from beautifuls

after my death, these are what

turned out in my home

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