1/44: Miscellany

doosron par agar

tabsara kijiye

saamne aaina

rakh liya kijiye

as you get ready

to criticize others

keep a mirror

handy

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2/44: Miscellany

kis kis ko samjhaayega

ye naadaani choD

chehre ko sundar bana

aayina mat toD

to whom all will you justify?

quit this helpless lamenting

make your face better

don’t break the mirror

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3/44: Miscellany

ye waqia meri aankhon

ke saamne ka hai

sharaab naach rahi thi

gilaas baiThe rahe

this scene unfolds

before my eyes

the wine is dancing

and the glass is sitting still

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4/44: Miscellany

kis munh se karen un ke

taghaful ki shikaayat

khud hum ko mohabbat ka

sabaq yaad nahin hai

with what face can i

complain about her neglect

when i myself don’t remember

the essentials of love

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5/44: Miscellany

chupke chupke raat din

aansu bahaana yaad hai

woh zamaana yaad hai

To fill

i still remember

To fill

i still remember

To fill

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6/44: Miscellany

sun ke saari

daastaan-e-ranj-o-gham

kah diya us ne ki

phir hum kya karen

after listening to my entire

story of sorrow and despair

she said

well, what can i do?

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7/44: Miscellany

waqt se lamha lamha

kheli hai

zindagi ik

ajab paheli hai

time unfolded

moment by moment

life is indeed

a strange riddle

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8/44: Miscellany

sun chuke jab haal mera

le ke angDaayi kaha

kis ghazab ka dard, zaalim

tere afsaane mein tha

after hearing my plight,

stretching and yawning, you said

oh cruel one, what great pain

was there in your story?

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9/44: Miscellany

ai dopahar ki dhoop

bata kya jawaab doon

deewar poochti hai ki

saaya kidhar gaya

oh searing, mid-day sun

tell me what reply should i give

the walls are asking

where has the shadow gone?

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10/44: Miscellany

tere jaane mein

aur aane mein

hum ne sadiyon ka

faasla dekha

between your going

and coming

i have experienced

the distance of ages

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11/44: Miscellany

ik pal ka qurb

ek baras ka phir intezaar

aayi hai january

to december chala gaya

a moment of closeness

and then a year of waiting again

january has come

but december has gone

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12/44: Miscellany

mohabbat ko samajhna hai to

naaseh khud mohabbat kar

kinaare se kabhi

andaaza-e-toofan nahi hota

to understand love

you should first fall in love

from the shore, how can you

ever get a sense of the storm

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13/44: Miscellany

maseeha maan baitha hai

woh khud ko

use kuchh zakhm kya

dikhla diye hain

he considers himself

a savior

just because some wounds

were shown to him

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14/44: Miscellany

ab mera dhyaan

kaheen aur chala jaata hai

ab koyi film mukammal

naheen dekhi jaati

now my attention

keeps drifting somewhere else

i am not able to

watch any movie completely

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15/44: Miscellany

un ke bhi qatl ka ilzaam

hamaare sar hai

jo hamein zahr pilaate hue

mar jaate hain

i am accused

of killing them

who died

feeding me poison

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16/44: Miscellany

is saadgi pe kaun

na mar jaaye, ai khuda

ladte hain aur haath mein

talwaar bhi nahin

who wouldn’t lay down his life,

oh god, at this innocence

she fights but without

a sword in her hand

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17/44: Miscellany

muskuraahat hai

husn ka zevar

muskuraana na

bhuul jaaya karo

smile is

beauty’s treasure

don’t forget

to keep smiling

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18/44: Miscellany

chaahte hain

khoob-ruuyon ko ‘asad’

aap ki soorat to

dekha chaahiye

for pretty faces

you are so keen, 'asad'

you should take a look

at your face once

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19/44: Miscellany

koi tum sa bhi

kaash tum ko mile

muddaa hum ko

inteqaam se hai

wish you find someone

just like yourself

what matters to me

is just revenge

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20/44: Miscellany

umr bhar, ghalib,

ye hi bhool karta raha

dhool chehre pe thi

aur aaina saaf karta raha

all through life, ghalib,

kept making the same mistake

the dust was on my face, but

kept cleaning the mirror

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21/44: Miscellany

apni saari kaavishon ko

raaegaan main ne kiya

mere andar jo na tha

us ko bayaan main ne kiya

all my efforts and strivings

i have rendered futile

i tried giving expression to

what is not within me

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22/44: Miscellany

kisi ko saal-e-nau ki

kya mubaarakbaad di jaaye

calendar ke badalne se

muqaddar kab badalta hai

what is the point in wishing

others a happy new year

when does fate every change

by the turning of the calendar?

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23/44: Miscellany

keh raha hai shor-e-dariya se

samandar ka sakooth

jis mein jitna zarf hai

utna hi wo khaamosh hai

the calm of the ocean says

to the noise of the river

(s)he that can contain a lot

remains that silent

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24/44: Miscellany

jo aane waale hain mausam

unhein shumaar mein rakh

jo din guzar gaye

unko ginaa na kar

count on the seasons

yet to come

and count not

the days that have passed

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25/44: Miscellany

raagon mein daudte phirne ke

hum naheen qayaal

jab aankh hi se na Tapka to

phir lahoo kya hai

that which courses through veins

i don't much care for

if it doesn't drip from the eyes

how can it be blood?

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26/44: Miscellany

main aakhir aadmi hun

koi laghzish ho hi jaati hai

magar ek wasf hai mujh mein

dil-aazaari nahin karta

i am after all a human

prone to making some mistakes

but i have this in me that

i never cause heartache

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27/44: Miscellany

tera ehsaas zara sa

teri hasti paayaab

to samundar ki tarah

shor machaata kya hai

your experience so trivial

your existence so shallow

why do you create a furor

like a noisy sea

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28/44: Miscellany

duub kar paar

utar gaye hain ham

log samjhe ki

mar gaye hain ham

it is by first diving in and drowning

that i was able to cross the river

and here people are thinking

i was dead

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29/44: Miscellany

kisi ghair se

kya tawaqqo

ki jab mera dil hii

dushman mera ho gaya

what can i expect

from a stranger

when my own heart

has become my enemy

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30/44: Miscellany

bahakna meri fitrat

mein nahi par

sambhalne mein

pareshani bahut hai

drunkenness is not

in my nature, but

practicing moderation

is quite difficult

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31/44: Miscellany

makaan sheeshe ka

banvaate ho 'aazar'

bahut aayenge patthar

dekh lena

you made your house

with glass, 'aazar'

just watch...

many stones will come at it

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32/44: Miscellany

har ek pal ko DhoonDta

har ek pal chala gaya

har ek pal guzar gaya

banaake dil pe ik nishaan

each moment passed by

while in search of a past moment

each moment passed by

leaving a mark on the heart

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33/44: Miscellany

tum salaamat raho

hazaar baras

har baras ke hon

din pachaas hazaar

may you stay well

for a thousand years

may each of those years

have fifty thousand days

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34/44: Miscellany

is se pehle ki

log pehchane

khud ko pehchan

lo to behtar hai

before others

figure you out

better you

figure yourself out

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35/44: Miscellany

shiddat-e-tishnagi mein bhi

ghairat-e-maikashi rahi

us ne jo pher li nazar

main ne bhi jaam rakh diya

even in the intensity of thirst

my dignity of drinking remained

when she turned her face away

i too put down my cup

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36/44: Miscellany

kitne dinon ke

pyaase honge yaaro socho to

shabnam ka qatra bhi

jin ko dariya lagta hai

imagine for how long

they have been parched

for whom even a dew drop

seems a river

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37/44: Miscellany

ai raat, mujhe maa ki tarah

god mein le le

din bhar ki mashaqqat se

badan TuuT raha hai

o night, take me into your lap

like my mother

the toil and troubles of the day

have broken my body

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38/44: Miscellany

ajab junoon hai

ye intiqaam ka jazba

shikast kha ke woh

pani mein zahr Daal aaya

what a strange passion

this thirst for revenge is

after being defeated,

he returned, poisoning the water

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39/44: Miscellany

aye gham-e-zindagi

na ho naaraaz

mujh ko aadat hai

muskuraane ki

oh sorrow of life

don’t be angry

it is my habit

to smile

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40/44: Miscellany

mere talvon ke lahu se

hogi raushan har jihat

rah-ravaan-e-raah-e-manzil

honge shashdar dekhna

the blood of the soles of my feet,

spreads light in all directions

that followers to the destination,

watch them be amazed

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41/44: Miscellany

dulhan bani hui hain

raahen

jashn manao

saal-e-nau ke

the paths forward

are dressed up like a bride

celebrate

the new year

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42/44: Miscellany

tumhaare ahd-e-wafa ko

main ahd kya samjhoon

mujhe khud apni

mohabbat pe eitbaar naheen

your promise of faithfulness

how should i understand it

when i have no faith

in my own love

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43/44: Miscellany

ho mohtaseeb ki khair

uncha hai usi ke naam se

rind ka saaqi ka mae ka

khum ka paemaane ka naam

may god (or critics) be blessed

it is because of them

the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine

cask and goblet have gained fame

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44/44: Miscellany

hum ko junoon

kya sikhlaate ho

hum thay pareshaan

tum se zyaada

what can you lecture me

about being agitated

i was more concerned

than you ever were

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