106 Urdu couplets and shers with dil
dil: heart
1 / 106: dil
magar masla to ye hai
dil baDi mushkil se milta hai
love makes life colorful
when two hearts meet
but what is difficult
is for two hearts to meet
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2 / 106: dil
khaana-e-dil jo gira hai
use taameer karo
concern yourself not about
buildings under the sky
rebuild that which has fallen
in the house of your heart
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3 / 106: dil
sach puucho to 'zeb'
tabeeyat Theek naheen hoti
to pacify the heart
i try and speak smilingly, but
to tell the truth, ‘zeb’,
`don’t feel any better within
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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4 / 106: dil
hai wasl se zyaada
mazaa intezaar ka
so many kinds of unmet desires
coursing through the heart
but more fun in the waiting
than there is in the getting
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5 / 106: dil
bahut masjid mein sar maara
bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana
nowhere did i see such splendor
as i have in the confines of my heart
though i kocked my head in mosques
and searched endlessly in the temples
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6 / 106: dil
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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7 / 106: dil
jo zabaan tak aa naheen paayaa
vahee to dil mein tha
after the conversation ended,
a realization struck
that which failed to reach the lips
was what the heart was holding
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8 / 106: dil
itni khoobsurat
ye zindagi naheen hoti
if there is no
light of love in the heart
life does not turn out
to be so beautiful
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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9 / 106: dil
kare hai dil ko mere
teri yak nazar mahzooz
don't me miserly with your
merciful gaze, o cruel one
just one glance from you
brings joy to my heart
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10 / 106: dil
har dil mein mohabbat ki
ek aag laga denge
i will make the world
listen to tales of woe
in every heart i will
light a fire of love
1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
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11 / 106: dil
dil TuuTe
aawaaz na aaye
when the glass breaks,
so much noise
when the heart breaks,
not even a whisper
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12 / 106: dil
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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13 / 106: dil
husn ne kiya bekhud
ishq ne kiya aazaad
together, the two of them
ruined my heart
beauty intoxicated me
love set me free
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14 / 106: dil
ai dil bata ki tere maare
hum ab kidhar jaan
terror stalks the jungle
cruelty and grief reign at home
o heart, hounded as we are,
show us where to go
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15 / 106: dil
har baat mein lazzat hai
agar dil mein mazaa ho
loyalty and tyranny,
both are equals in love
when there is joy in the heart
every word is delightful
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16 / 106: dil
de aur dil un ko
jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur
oh god, she doesn’t understand me
nor will she ever
either give her another heart
or give me more eloquence
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (76)
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17 / 106: dil
jo alfaaz mein aayi
woh sirf kahaani ban gayi
words that didn't find voice
settled in the heart as hurt
those that did
turned into just tales
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18 / 106: dil
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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19 / 106: dil
hai ye ghar roshan hamin se hain
charaagh-e-khaana ham
the scars of the heart
now gleam and say
it is our light, 'faheem'
that keeps this home bright
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20 / 106: dil
simTe to dil-e-aashiq
phaile to zamaana hai
this is the humble tale
of that one word: love
folded in, it is the lover's heart
spread out, it is the whole world
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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21 / 106: dil
dil se to pooch lijiye
kyun beqaraar hai
with some trick
you explained it to me
but please ask my heart
why it is still restless
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22 / 106: dil
kaheen ye jaaye na
is jung-o-jaDal mein mara
eyes clash with eyes
and i fear for my heart
lest it be slain
in this battle of glances
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)
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23 / 106: dil
dil naheen woh dil naheen
woh dil naheen
a heart not slain by
the beloved's playful glance
is no heart, no heart,
no heart at all
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)
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24 / 106: dil
khairaat mein itni baDi
daulat nahi milti
when there is no boldness in the heart
love cannot be obtained
in alms, such a treasure
cannot be obtained
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25 / 106: dil
dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha
dariyaa hi mein ja kar Doob gaya
heart was loyal to its desire
anxious, went to see its beloved
the pearl came out of the river
but drowned in the river itself
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26 / 106: dil
phir chaahe aasmaan
jahannam mein Daal de
grant the heart-broken
a night of the joy of union
then cast the skies into hell,
if you so wish
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27 / 106: dil
is dil ko kya karoon
ye bahaltaa kaheen naheen
it isn’t that there aren’t in this world
others more beautiful than you
but what to do with this heart
it is not pacified anywhere else
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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28 / 106: dil
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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29 / 106: dil
jise aata hai dil dena
use har kaam aata hai
will bear faith
suffer sorrow, endure slights
he who knows to give his heart
can get anything done
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30 / 106: dil
ye nagar sau martaba
luTa gaya
of this heart’s desolation
what’s there to say
a hundred times has
this city been plundered
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31 / 106: dil
jis mein ek bhi ghar
nahi mere naam ka
my heart is like
a big, busy city
in which not even
one house is in my name
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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32 / 106: dil
jo mujhe jeet na paaya
kabhi shamsheer ke saath
my heart was stolen
by honor and grace
by the one who could
never conquer me with a sword
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33 / 106: dil
na us dayaar mein samjha koyi
zabaan mere
my heart held
my untold tale
and, not a soul there
understood my language
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34 / 106: dil
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe
woh dil naheen 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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35 / 106: dil
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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36 / 106: dil
dil ki baat labon tak
laana bhi mushkil hai
i think and think
but can say nothing
the heart's matters
lose their their way to the lips
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37 / 106: dil
dil toDne waale, dekh ke chal
hum bhi to paDe hain raahon mein
treading the path of a new romance
entwined in the arms of someone new
oh breaker of hearts, walk with care
i lie, broken, along the road you take
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38 / 106: dil
kabhi dil par aanch naheen aati
kabhi rang kharaab naheen hota
fall in love once...and see
why burning in this fire
never scorches the heart
never fades the colors
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39 / 106: dil
woh kya gaye
charaagh-e-tamanna bujha gaye
there was a light in my heart
that is now gone
when they left
they snuffed out the flame of longing
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40 / 106: dil
kahin aansuon se miTa hua
kahin aansuon se likha hua
that which the wind swept away
was the paper of the heart's book
sometimes defiled by tears
sometimes written by tears
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41 / 106: dil
khud apni zaat pe shak
dil mein aaye hain kya kya
only god knows, yagana,
who i am and what i am
many doubts have crept into my heart
about my very self
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)
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42 / 106: dil
aah ko dil ke upar
tesha-e-farhaad kiya
your memory today
oh, my sweet-gliding love
turned my sigh into
farhaad's axe upon my heart
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43 / 106: dil
sheron ke intekhaab
ne ruswa kiya mujhe
why should my heart’s matters
be open for all to see
my selection of poetry
has disgraced me enough
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44 / 106: dil
mila to rah gaye
lafzon ke intekhaab mein hum
never found one with whom
i could share matters of the heart
when i met someone
i was found searching for words
plight, condition
heart
words
choice, selection
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (76)
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45 / 106: dil
jab se dekhi ‘nazir’
dil ki kitaab
the meaning of all books
became evident
when i read, ‘nazir’,
the volume of my heart
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46 / 106: dil
mumkin naheen ki
shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho
may this short-sighted heart
not remain without hope
it cannot be the night of sorrow
has no dawn
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47 / 106: dil
aaghaaz ko
anjaam banaayaa naheen jaata
soon as the eyes meet
the hearts can't unite
beginnings can't be
forced into endings right away
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)
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48 / 106: dil
kamraa viraan ho jata hai
ek tasveer hata dene se
where can the heart find peace
by forgetting her memory
the room becomes so desolate
by just removing one picture
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49 / 106: dil
tu ne dil ki
woh naukri kya ki
‘jaun’ having slaved
for the work of the world
what have you done for
what is dear to your heart
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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50 / 106: dil
ashk mein hona asar ka
aah mein taaseer ka
if anything matters, it is
the lover's heart that's seized
there is force in the tear
and power in the sigh
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51 / 106: dil
ek dil de kar khuda ne
de diya kya kya mujhe
sorrow, unfulfilled desires
craziness, passion, frenzy
by giving me one heart,
god has set me up with all this
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52 / 106: dil
shauq-e-talab ne dil ko
sanam-khaana kar diya
my religion is not
one of worshiping idols
my passion for seeking has
turned my heart into a temple
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53 / 106: dil
aap se dil laga ke
dekh liya
what else is
left to be seen
giving my heart to you
i have seen it all
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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54 / 106: dil
jab ruu-ba-ruu ho
tere guftaar bhool jaave
what, abroo, you think of
a thousand things to say
but when face-to-face,
you can't remember a thing
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55 / 106: dil
aashufta dil, farefta dil
beqaraar dil
may the creator not give
the world a heart like mine
a troubled heart, a captivated one,
a restless one
in the world
guardian, sustainer
heart
distressed
charmed, seduced
restless
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)
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56 / 106: dil
dil laga kar hum to
pachhtaaye bahut
many wounds i bore,
many scars did i sustain
getting my heart entangled
i regretted a lot
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)
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57 / 106: dil
khuda shaahid hai…ThanDak
aaj tak hum dil mein paate hain
that day you placed your
henna-ed hand on my chest
god as my witness, to this day
i find the comfort in my heart
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58 / 106: dil
gar aap khud khush ho to
sab ko khush kar sakte hain
by grace, kindness is
found in the heart
if you are happy yourself…
you can make others happy
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)
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59 / 106: dil
jab khayaal-e-sanam
charaagh hua
why wouldn't
the lovers' hearts be radiant
when the thought of the beloved
lights up like a flame
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60 / 106: dil
ek se apne dil ko
thaam liya
with one hand
she lifted her veil
with the other
i held my heart
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)
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61 / 106: dil
ik tu hai muD ke
meri taraf dekhta naheen
i alone see you
in my heart every day
you never once
turn my way
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)
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62 / 106: dil
us ka payaam dil ke siva
kaun laa sake
oh messenger, this is not your job
please be on your way
the message for her
who can deliver but my heart
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63 / 106: dil
dard kam ho ya zyaada ho
magar ho to sahi
let love’s hurt have
some effect on the heart
whether the pain is less or more,
let there at least be some
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64 / 106: dil
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
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)
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65 / 106: dil
aur woh samjhe naheen
ye khaamoshi kya cheez hai
i could never speak
my heart to her
and she never understood
what my silence meant
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66 / 106: dil
dil ne kiya qubuul
jab islam husn ka
it cared neither
for the infidel or the believer
when the heart embraced
the religion of beauty
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67 / 106: dil
aashiq ka janaaza hai
zara dhoom se nikle
let’s walk along as wishes
spring from the heart of the dead
it’s a lover’s funeral,
let us celebrate with fanfare
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68 / 106: dil
maah-e-kaamil
sham-e-mehfil se mila
your heart
has met mine…as if
the full moon had shone on
the evening of the gathering
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69 / 106: dil
Tal jaayega ye apni balaa
tujh pe Daal kar
in love, don’t mistake your
heart to be your friend, ‘zauq’
it will dump its troubles
on you and flee
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70 / 106: dil
phir bhi
masroof-e-intezaar hai dil
i know
she will not come
but yet,
my heart is busy waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)
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71 / 106: dil
na ho nigaah mein shokhi
to dilbari kya hai
only through the eyes
the heart is swayed
without a playful glance,
where is the charm
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72 / 106: dil
kya mohabbat ka
yahi anjaam hai?
my heart is in turmoil
without peace
is this truly
the destined end of love?
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73 / 106: dil
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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74 / 106: dil
main dil ko us mukaam
pe laata chala gaya
where the difference between
joy and sorrow is not felt
i kept taking my heart to
that place again and again
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75 / 106: dil
aansu ki jagah
aankh se hasrat nikal aaye
if there is just one desire of the heart
maybe...it's just this
instead of tears
dreams flow from my eyes
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76 / 106: dil
tu minnaton se jaam de
aur main kahuun ke ‘bas'
oh wine-pourer, the spring is gone
though longing still burns within
if you pour wine after many a plea
i will say 'that's enough'
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77 / 106: dil
jaata kahan hai shama ko
parvaana chhoD kar
where does the heart
separate from its own desires?
where does the moth go
leaving the flame behind?
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78 / 106: dil
is ke mizaaj mein
jidhar aaye udhar rahe
in matters of the heart
i have no say
wherever it wants
it’s inclined to stay
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79 / 106: dil
phool hai qatra-e-shabnam se
bahal jayega
why should i keep my heart
waiting for the clouds of mercy
the flower is satisfied
with a drop of morning dew
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80 / 106: dil
maqsud hai us mai se
dil hi mein jo kheenchti hai
i have no use for wine that
leaves the heart indifferent
what i seek is that which
tugs the heart from within
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81 / 106: dil
wahi daana hai kaha
jis ne na maana dil ka
after a long time, dagh,
i have understood
the wise is the one who
did not follow his heart
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82 / 106: dil
tera dil to hai sanam-ashna
tujhe kya milega namaaz mein
when i was prostrate in prayer
i heard a voice from the ground
when your heart itself is the beloved
what will you get from this prayer?
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83 / 106: dil
jo dil pe lagaa aa kar
ik dost ne maaraa hai
i endured countless stones
thrown at me
but the one that struck my heart
is the one thrown by a friend
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)
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84 / 106: dil
milti hai zindagi mein
ye raahat kabhi kabhi
oh heart, who is ever granted
this grace of restlessness?
life bestows such ease
only now and then
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85 / 106: dil
lambi hai gham ki shaam
magar shaam hi to hai
the heart is not hopeless
just not sorted for now
long is the night of sorrow
yet, it is just a night (that'll pass)
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86 / 106: dil
darwaaza ghar se
saikDon farsang ho gaya
the heart's words don't
find voice even as a whisper
the door has become so
far away from the home
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87 / 106: dil
jis se baDhe bechaini dil ki
aisi tasalli rahne do
spare me your innocent concern
if the tears are flowing, let them flow
set aside the consolation
which only worsens the ache within
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88 / 106: dil
un se kahne ki baat
yaad aai
returing after sharing
the state of my heart
i realized what i
really meant to say
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (76)
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89 / 106: dil
meherbaan hai woh 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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90 / 106: dil
dil pe mere sadaa
udaasi hai
from the sorrow of my
beloved's detachment
my heart remains forever
cloaked in grief
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91 / 106: dil
pahle dil-e-gudaakhta
paida kare koi
the beauty of an illuminating
lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’
first, let someone create a heart
that is burnt and melted in love
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92 / 106: dil
tere dil mein to bahut
kaam rafu ka nikla
i expected to find
some wounds, 'mushafi'
but in your heart,
a lot of mending was found
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93 / 106: dil
dekhna hai zor kitna
baazu-e-qaatil mein hai
the desire to sacrifice
is raging in my heart
we shall see how much power
there is the assassin's arms
wish, desire
heart
power, control
murderer, assassin
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)
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94 / 106: dil
aankh hoti hai to
hota naheen qaaboo dil par
god only knows where the
joy of seeing you might lead me
once the eyes behold
the heart no longer listens
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95 / 106: dil
tab main ne apne dil mein
laakhon khayaal baandhe
when my beloved raised her arms
to gather up her tresses (hair)
i tied up a million desires
in my heart
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96 / 106: dil
ek chaand baghal mein ho
ek chaand muqaabil ho
o heart, let me savor
the bliss of the moonlit moment
a moon with me
and another in front
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97 / 106: dil
dil dhaDaktaa hai ki
bedaar karuun ya na karuun
she is dreaming sweetly, and
my heart bends towards desire
my heart beats, wondering
whether to wake her up or not
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98 / 106: dil
mohabbat kis ko deti hai, miyaan,
aaraam sukoon duniya mein?
don't complain, sauda,
about your heart's restlessness
for whom has love given
peace and quiet in this world?
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99 / 106: dil
kahte hain aap Theek hain
rahte hain beqaraar se
whatever is in your heart
please tell me openly
you say you're fine
but seem so restless
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100 / 106: dil
khaana-e-yaar ka
tawaaf karo
in this revered heart
is the temple and mosque
worship by going around
this abode of the beloved
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101 / 106: dil
mujh se mere gunaah ka hisaab
aye khuda, na maang
the painful scars of unmet desires
keep coming to my mind
don't from me also ask, oh god,
an account of my sins
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102 / 106: dil
lekin kabhi kabhi ise
tanha bhi choD de
it's good that your mind
stands guard to the heart
but, on occasion,
do leave the heart alone
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103 / 106: dil
sunaaye ja raha hai
ek hi afsaana barson se
do you recall anything but
love and longing, my heart?
you've been recounting
the same old fable for ages
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104 / 106: dil
naye zakhm khaane ko
jee chaahta hai
the wounds of my heart
have healed, yet
my soul longs
to suffer new ones
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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105 / 106: dil
ik sukoon-e-dil ke khaatir
umr bhar taDapaa kiye
in short
this is the story of my life
just for some peace and calm
i kept yearning all my life
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106 / 106: dil
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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