1/3: Rasa Chugtai

tujhse milne ko

beqaraar tha dil

tujhse mil kar bhi

beqaraar raha

to meet you

my heart was restless

even after meeting you

my heart remained restless

Rasa Chugtai

(3)

beqaraar (3) restless

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/3: Rasa Chugtai

ishq mein bhi

siyaasaten nikli

qurbaton mein bhi

faasla nikla

in love too

politics arose

in even closeness

distances emerged

Rasa Chugtai

(3)

ishq (21) love

faasla (5) distance

siyaasaten (1) politics

qurbaton (2) closeness, proximity

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

3/3: Rasa Chugtai

bahut dinon se koi

hadsa nahi guzra

kahin zamaane ko

ham yaad phir na aa jaayen

it has been many days

since a mishap has occurred

hope life does not

not think of me anytime soon

Rasa Chugtai

(3)

hadsa (2) calamity, accident

guzra (2) happened, pass through

yaad (22) memory, remember

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

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