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4 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by

Abdul Majid ‘Salik’

1894-1959,

Gurdaspur (Punjab)

1 / 4: Abdul Majid ‘Salik’

nayi shamen jalaao

aashiqi ki anjuman waalo

ki suunaa hai

shabistaan-e-dil-e-parvaana barson se

light new lamps

o oranizers of the assembly of love

for the night chamber of the moth's heart

has been desolate for ages

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nayi (4)

new

shamen (1)

candles, lamps

love

gathering, assembly

suunaa (1)

empty, desolate

moth

barson (4)

years

Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (101)

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2 / 4: Abdul Majid ‘Salik’

charaagh-e-zindagi hoga farozan

hum naheen honge

chaman mein aayegi fasl-e-baharaan

hum naheen honge

flame of life will shine bright

but i won't be there

season of blossoms will come to the garden

but i won't be there

Abdul Majid ‘Salik’ (4)

lamp, light, flame

zindagi (31)

life

radiant, lit up

chaman (5)

garden

fasl (3)

crop, season

spring

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3 / 4: Abdul Majid ‘Salik’

tujhe kuchh ishq-o-ulfat

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

Abdul Majid ‘Salik’ (4)

ishq (30)

love

ulfat (5)

love, friendship, affection

yaad (25)

memory, remember

dil (20)

heart

story, tale, fiction

barson (4)

years

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4 / 4: Abdul Majid ‘Salik’

ab naheen jannat

mashaam-e-kuucha-e-yaar ki shameem

nikhat-e-zulf kya hui

baad-e-saba ko kya hua

the lane of my beloved no longer

has the fragrance of heaven

what happened to the delight of tresses

where did the morning breeze go

Abdul Majid ‘Salik’ (4)

jannat (7)

heaven

smell, nostrils

kuucha (1)

lane

yaar (15)

friend, beloved

fragrance, perfume

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