1/2: Aale Ahmed Suroor

woh kehti hai hum unke husn ki

jhooti taareef karte hai

aye khuda bas ek din

aaine ko zubaan de de

she accuses me of

falsely praising her beauty

o god, if only you could give

the mirrors a voice for a day

Aale Ahmed Suroor

(2)

husn (17) beauty

jhooTi (1) false

taareef (1) praise

aaine (1) mirrors

zubaan (8) speech, tongue

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

2/2: Aale Ahmed Suroor

saahil ke sukoon se

kise inkaar hai lekin

toofan se laDne mein

mazaa aur hi kuchh hai

who will refuse

the comfort of a safe shore

but the joy of fighting a storm

is something else

Aale Ahmed Suroor

(2)

sukoon (5) comfort, peace

mazaa (5) fun, delight

saahil (3) shore, coast

inkaar (5) rejection, refusal

toofan (6) storm, cyclone

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

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