1/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

mere rahbar mujhko

gumrah kar de

suna hai ke manzil

qareeb aa gayi hai

my guide,

lead me astray

heard that my destination

has drawn closer

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aye jazba-e-dil gar main chaahoon

har cheez muqaabil aa jaaye

manzil ke liye do gaam chaloon

aur saamne manzil aa jaye

o passion of the heart, if i so desire

all things would appear before me

if i take two steps to my goal

the goal itself comes to meet me

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raasta hai ki

katta jaata hai

faasla hai ki

kam nahin hota

as i keep traveling

on this road

the distance to my destination

doesn’t seem to reduce

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4/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

saahil pe qaid

laakhon safinon ke vaaste

meri shikasta naav hai

toofan liye hue

the piers on the shore

are for lakhs of boats

but my battered boat

is for the storm ahead

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jab se mein chala huun

meri manzil pe nazar hai

aankhon ne meri

meel ka patthar nahi dekha

from the time i started walking

my sights were fixed on the goal

my eyes didn’t notice

the milestones along the way

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justajoo ho to safar

khatam kahan hota hai

yoon to har mod pe

manzil ka gumaan hota hai

for the seeker

the journey never ends

though at every turn

the delusion of destination

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main akela hi chala tha

jaanib-e-manzil magar

log saath aate gaye

aur kaarwan banta gaya

i started alone

towards the destination

people kept joining

a caravan started forming

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8/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

izn-e-khiraam lete hue

aasmaan se hum

haT kar chale hain

raahguzar-e-kaarwaan se hum

taking permission to leave

from the heavens above

we parted ways from

the path of the caravan

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zindagi yuun hui

basar tanha

qaafila saath

aur safar tanha

life transpired

spent alone

moving with the caravan

but traveling alone

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10/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

jin hawaaon se

ulajhti rahi saari duniya

un hawaaon ne mera

raasta hamwaar kiya

the winds that

entangled the whole world

the same winds

made my path smooth

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aye rahbar-e-kaamil chalne

tayyaar to hoon par yaad rahe

us waqt mujhay bhatka dena

jab saamne manzil aa jaaye

oh perfect guide, i am on the

path to the beloved, but please

lead me astray

when the destination is near

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12/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

kya farz hai ki sab ko

mile ek sa jawaab

aao na ham bhi sair karen

koh-e-tur ki

why is it necessary that

everyone gets the same answer

come, let’s go explore

the mountain of Sinai

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mujhe khabar thi mera

intezaar ghar mein raha

ye haadsa tha ki main

umr bhar safar mein raha

i knew that those at home

were waiting for me

the misfortune was that i spent

my whole life out traveling

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14/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

ye kis muhim par chale thay hum

jis mein raaste pur-khatar na aaye

hamein nawaaza na wahshaton ne

hamein junoon ke hunar na aaye

what was this mission i set out on

which had no dangerous paths

i wasn’t blessed with fearlessness

nor did i master the art of passion

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15/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

Thokar kisi patthar se

agar khai hai main ne

manzil ka nishaan bhi

usi patthar se mila hai

the stone that

tripped me

the pointer to my destination

i got from the same stone

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16/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

thi kisi shakhs ki

talaash mujhe

main ne khud ko hi

intekhaab kiya

i was in search

of that someone

finally, i ended up

choosing myself

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17/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

chalne ka hausla naheen

rukna muhaal kar diya

ishq ke is safar ne to

mujh ko niDhaal kar diya

lack the courage to move forward

yet, stopping is now impossible

the journey of love

has left me weary, exhausted

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rahbar raahzan na ban jaaye

kahin is soch mein

chup khada hoon bhool kar

raaste mein manzil ka pata

hope the guide doesn’t

turn a robber

as i stand alone in the path

forgetting my destination

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19/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

nigah buland sukhan dilnawaz

jaan pur soz

yahee hai rakht-e-safar

mir-e-karwan ke liye

lofty vision, heart-warming speech

soul on fire

this is all that is needed

from the leader of the caravan

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20/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

musaafir hain yaaron

na ghar hai na thikaana

mujhe chalte jaana hai

bas chalte jaana

i am a traveler, my friends

with neither home, nor shelter

i just need to keep walking

keep walking

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kisi ko ghar se nikalte hi

mil gayi manzil

koi hamaari tarah

umr bhar safar mein raha

some reach their destination

as they set out of their home

but some like me

keep traveling all their lives

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22/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

gumshudgi hi asl mein yaaron

raah-numaayi karti hai

raah dikhaane wale pehle

barson raah bhaTakte hain

it is the state of being lost

friends, that guides the way

those who show the path

themselves wandered for years

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23/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

main aisi raah pe nikla ki

meri khush-bakhti

tamaam umr meri khoj mein

bhaTakti rahi

i set out on such a path

that my good fortune

kept wandering in search

of me...all my life

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24/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

nazar mein duur talak

raahguzar zaroori hai

kisi bhi samt ho

lekin safar zaroori hai

it is important to have a path

that stretches far in sight

no matter which direction

the journey is a must

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25/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

raah-e-talab mein

kise aarzoo-e-manzil hai

hai shuoor ho to

safar khud safar ka haasil hai

in the path of love and desire

who wishes for the end?

if the path makes sense

journey is journey's reward

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ek pal ke rukne se

duur ho gayee manzil

sirf hum nahin chalte

raaste bhi chalte hain

when we stopped for a moment

the destination receded away

it isn't just us that's moving

the paths are moving too

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jidhar jaate hain sab

jaana udhar achcha nahin lagta

mujhe paamaal raston

ka safar achcha nahin lagta

where everybody goes

i don’t like going there

on the trodden path

i don’t like to travel

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28/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

kis ki talaash hai hamen

kis ke asar mein hain

jab se chale hain ghar se

musalsal safar mein hain

what am i in quest of?

under whose influence am i?

since the time i left home

i’ve been continuously traveling

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29/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

safar hai shart

musaafir nawaaz bahutere

hazaar ha shajr-e-saaya

daar raah mein hain

journey the only condition

generous companions many

thousands of shady trees

line along the path

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30/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

zindagi yun hui

basar tanha

qaafila saath

aur safar tanha

life has transpired

as a lonely vision

moving with the caravan

but traveling alone

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yoon hiraasaan hain

musaafir bastiyon ke darmiyan

ho gayi ho shaam

jaise jangalon ke darmiyan

travelers seem so panicked

stuck in between cities

as if darkness has descended

upon dense forests

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32/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

manzil milegi

bhaTak kar hi sahi

gumrah to wo hain

jo ghar se nikle hi nahi

we will reach our goal

even if we stray a little

truly lost are the ones who

don't even come out of home

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33/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

aankhon tak aa saki na kabhi

aansuon ki lahr

ye qaafila bhi

naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya

never could the wave of tears

reach the eyes

this caravan too,

got lost in the migration

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34/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

talaash-e-talab mein woh lazzat mili hai

dua kar raha hoon ke manzil na aaye

raah-e-aashiqi ka taqaaza yehi hai ke

kashti chale par saahil na aaye

i found so much joy in the seeking of my desire

i am praying the destination never arrives

the demand of the path of love is just this:

boat keeps sailing, but shore is never reached

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35/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

chalte rahe to kaun sa

apna kamaal tha

ye woh safar tha jis mein

Thaharna muhaal tha

what great feat was it

that we kept moving?

it was such a journey

where stopping was impossible

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36/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

musaafir hain

musaafir har taraf

magar har shakhs

tanha ja raha hai

travelers all around

travelers everywhere

but each of them

traveling alone

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37/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

musaafiron se mohabbat ki

baat kar lekin

musaafiron ki mohabbat ka

eitbaar na kar

talk to travelers

about love

but never trust

the love of travelers

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38/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

kisi manzil mein bhi

haasil na hua dil ko qaraar

zindagi khwahish-e-nakaam

hi karte guzri

with no achievement in life did

my heart capture peace

my life was spent through a

series of unrequited desires

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39/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

apna ghar

aane se pahle

itni galiyan

kyun aati hain

before i reach

my home

why are there

so many lanes and turns

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40/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

main kal bhi safar mein tha

aur aaj bhi safar mein huun

kal apno ki talaash mein tha

aaj apni talaash mein huun

i was on a journey yesterday

and still am today

yesterday, in search of my dear ones

today, in search of myself

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41/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

safar mein dhoop to hogi

jo chal sako to chalo

tum apne aap ko khud hi

badal sako to chalo

enduring the harsh sun of the journey

those who can keep going, keep going

if along the way, you can figure out

how to reinvent yourself, keep going

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42/44: Quest, Journey & Destination

shauq-e-manzil humsafar hai

jazba-e-dil rahbar

mujh pe khud bhi khul naheen paata

kidhar jaata hoon main

passion for destination as companion

emotion of the heart as my guide

even i myself cannot fathom

where i am headed

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hasrat ye us

musaafir-e-bekas ke roye

jo thak ke baith jaata

ho manzil ke saamne

shed tears for the unfulfilled

desires of that helpless traveler

who sits tired by the road

with his destination in sight

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dar humko bhi lagta hai

raaste ke sannaate se

lekin ek safar par ai dil

ab jaana to hoga

i too feel frightened

by the lonely quietness of the path

but my heart is set on this journey

i have no choice but to go

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