83 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
dil: heart
1 / 83: dil
ke siva bhi yaad hai, aye dil
sunaaye ja raha hai
ek hi afsaana barson se
do you remember anything besides
love and longing, my heart?
you've been recounting
the same old fable for ages
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2 / 83: dil
samajh mein aaya
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 heart’s command
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3 / 83: dil
dil-e-kam-nazar na ho
mumkin naheen ki
shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho
may this heart of little vision
not remain without hope
it is not possible for this night
to not have a dawn tomorrow
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4 / 83: dil
dil-e-marhoom se nikle
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 procession
let it be with pomp and celebration
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5 / 83: dil
imaarat ki koi zer e falak
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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6 / 83: dil
ghul mach jaaye
dil TuuTe
aawaaz na aaye
when the glass breaks
so much noise
when the heart breaks
not even a whisper
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7 / 83: dil
haal-e-dil kehte
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
Theme: Voice, Expression & Language (69)
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8 / 83: dil
hum se dil ki beqaraari ka
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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9 / 83: dil
ye taufeeq-e-izteraab
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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2
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10 / 83: dil
is aag mein jalte rehne se
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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11 / 83: dil
jo dekha khaana-e-dil mein
bahut masjid mein sar maara
bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana
nowhere else have i seen such splendor
that i have in the confines of my heart
though i broke my head in many mosques
and searched endlessly in the temples
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12 / 83: dil
baaqi hai
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 (108)
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13 / 83: dil
rakh diya hai dil pe haath
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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14 / 83: dil
farak na mehsoos ho jaha
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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15 / 83: dil
aaj tera sabr-o-qaraar
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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16 / 83: dil
naheen aa sakti dil ki baat
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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17 / 83: dil
tujhe dekhta huun roz
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 (98)
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18 / 83: dil
woh baDi tauqeer ke saath
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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19 / 83: dil
na rakh ki aye zaalim
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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20 / 83: dil
khul kar bataayiye humein
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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4
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21 / 83: dil
ab hamare dil mein hai
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
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (56)
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22 / 83: dil
vahshat mujhe, saudaa mujhe
ek dil de kar khuda ne
de diya kya kya mujhe
sorrow, unfulfilled desires
craziness, passion, and frenzy
by giving me a heart, o god,
what all have you set me up with?
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23 / 83: dil
raushni naheen hoti
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, Living & Dying (118)
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24 / 83: dil
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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25 / 83: dil
dukh sahenge naaz uThaayenge
jise aata hai dil dena
use har kaam aata hai
will bear faith
suffer sorrow, endure haughtiness
he who knows to give his heart
can get anything done
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26 / 83: dil
ghar mein jafaa-o-kulfat
ai dil bata ki tere maare
hum ab kidhar jaan
terror stalks the jungle
cruelty and grief reign at home
o heart, my tormentor
show me where to find refuge
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27 / 83: dil
us dam mujhe haasil ho
ek chaand baghal mein ho
ek chaand muqaabil ho
o heart, may i capture and relish
that moon-filled night for a moment
a moon with me
and another in front
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28 / 83: dil
milti hain dil mein
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
kindness
kindness, grace, favor
heart
respectful 'you'
myself
happy
all
Theme: Friends, Family & Community (121)
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29 / 83: dil
baahein Daal ke baahon mein
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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30 / 83: dil
woh waraq tha dil ki kitaab ka
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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31 / 83: dil
duniya ko suna denge
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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32 / 83: dil
dil mera hai maail-e-shauq
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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33 / 83: dil
zakhm e dil mere lekin
naye zakhm khaane ko
jee chaahta hai
the wounds of my heart
have healed, yet
my soul longs
to suffer new ones
Theme: Life, Living & Dying (118)
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34 / 83: dil
jab dil dil se milta hai
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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35 / 83: dil
ho naheen sakta
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, Solitude & Grief (106)
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36 / 83: dil
woh na aayenge
phir bhi
masroof-e-intezaar hai dil
i know
she will not come
but yet,
my heart is busy waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (106)
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37 / 83: dil
poojoon buuton ko main
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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38 / 83: dil
tere hijr ka dukh
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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39 / 83: dil
mujhe dakhl kuchh nahin
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
1
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40 / 83: dil
dastaan mere
na us dayaar mein samjha koyi
zabaan mere
my heart held
my untold tale
and, no one in that realm
understood my language
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1
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41 / 83: dil
se usko kaam
dil ne kiya qubuul
jab islam husn kaa
it becomes indifferent to
both the infidel and the pious
when the heart chooses
to accept the religion of beauty
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42 / 83: dil
kisu ne naam liya
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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43 / 83: dil
dil ko milaayaa naheen jaata
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 (98)
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44 / 83: dil
main kaun huun kya huun
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 (37)
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45 / 83: dil
rahe paasbaan-e-aqal
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
1922: Knighted by the British Crown
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46 / 83: dil
hansta bolta rahta hun lekin
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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47 / 83: dil
ke qaabil naheen raha
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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48 / 83: dil
dair-o-haram
khaana-e-yaar ka
tawaaf karo
in this revered heart
is the temple and mosque
worship by going around
this abode of the beloved
1
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49 / 83: dil
dil mein hazaar baaten
jab ruu-ba-ruu ho
tere guftaar bhool jaave
what, abroo, you think of
a thousand things to say in your heart
but when face-to-face
you don’t remember anything to say
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50 / 83: dil
ab ye kehte hain, 'faheem'
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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51 / 83: dil
chaakari kar ke
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 (36)
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52 / 83: dil
na samjhenge meri baat
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 (69)
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53 / 83: dil
nakaam hi to hai
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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54 / 83: dil
kahaan le jaaye
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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55 / 83: dil
duur hai, asad
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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56 / 83: dil
bahte hain ashk to bahne do
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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57 / 83: dil
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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58 / 83: dil
zulfon ke baal baandhe
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
1
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1
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59 / 83: dil
kya mazkur hai
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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60 / 83: dil
jahaan mein haseen naheen
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 (108)
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61 / 83: dil
mere dil ka maamla
sheron ke intekhaab
ne ruswa kiya mujhe
why should my heart’s matters
be open for all to see
my selection of poetry
has brought me enough infamy
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62 / 83: dil
khul gaye maani
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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63 / 83: dil
na kisi ke dil ka qaraar huun
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
1
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64 / 83: dil
wafa ho ki jafa ho
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 (spoken) word is delightful
1
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1
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65 / 83: dil
aye dilbar-e-shireen-harakat
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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66 / 83: dil
to mohabbat nahi milti
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
1
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67 / 83: dil
udaasi se
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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20
68 / 83: dil
dil ki aarzoo
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?
0
0
1
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69 / 83: dil
guzarti hai hasratein
hai wasl se zyaada
mazaa intezaar ka
so many kinds of unmet desires
keep coursing through the heart
but there is more fun in the waiting
than there is in the getting
1
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1
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70 / 83: dil
kyun na ho raushan
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
0
0
0
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71 / 83: dil
apni raah le
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
1
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0
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72 / 83: dil
aye kaash yahi ho
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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0
0
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73 / 83: dil
parwardigaar dil
aashufta dil, farefta dil
beqaraar dil
may the creator not give
the world a heart like mine
a troubled heart, a captivated heart
a restless heart
in the world
guardian, sustainer
heart
distressed
charmed, seduced
restless
Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (62)
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0
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74 / 83: dil
hamaari daastaan-e-zindagi
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
0
0
2
1
75 / 83: dil
keh na paata kuch bhi
dil ki baat labon tak
laana bhi mushkil hai
i think and think
but can't get myself to speak
the heart's matters
lose their their way to the lips
0
0
0
0
76 / 83: dil
woh bhi naheen rahi
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
0
0
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77 / 83: dil
khaaye bahut
dil laga kar hum to
pachhtaaye bahut
many wounds i bore,
many scars did i sustain
getting my heart entangled
i regretted a lot
wound, injury
scars, stains
too much or many
heart
regret, repent
Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (62)
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78 / 83: dil
dil ko kar diya barbaad
husn ne kiya bekhud
ishq ne kiya aazaad
together, the two of them
ruined my heart
beauty intoxicated me
love set me free
0
0
0
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79 / 83: dil
hinaai haath seene par
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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0
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80 / 83: dil
mujhko to aap ne
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
0
0
0
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81 / 83: dil
e-karam kyun rakhun
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
0
0
1
3.3K
82 / 83: dil
un se haal-e-dil kabhi
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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0
1
0
83 / 83: dil
woh dil mein dard bani
jo alfaaz mein aayi
woh sirf kahaani ban gayi
words that didn't find voice
remained as pain within the heart
those that did
turned into just tales
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