Mirza Ghalib
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Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan 'Ghalib' Cullings by @Sifrings
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zindagi mein toh woh mehfil se utha dete the
dekhun ab mar gaye par kaun uthaata hai mujhe
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ham wahaan hain jahaan se ham ko bhee
kuch hamaaree khabar naheen aatee
ka'abe kis munh se jaaoge 'Ghalib'
sharm tum ko magar naheen aatee
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Laazim thaa kih dekho miraa rastaa koi din aur
Tanhaa gaye kyun ab raho tanhaa koi din aur
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ghar jab bana liya tere dar par kahe baġhair
jaanega ab bhi tu na mera ghar kahe baġhair
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dard minnat-kash-e davaa na hua
main na achcha hua buraa nah hua
jam'a karte ho kyun raqeebon ko
ik tamaasha hua gilaa na hua
kitne sheereen hain tere lab ki raqeeb
gaaliyaan khaa ke be-mazaa na hua
kuch to parhye ki log kahte hain
aaj Ghalib gazal-saraa* na hua
*singing
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nikalnaa khuld se aadam ka sunte aa'e hain lekin
bahut be-aabroo ho kar tere kooche se ham nikle
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Born in 1797 in Agra, today is Ghalib's 221st birth anniversary.
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phir mujhe deedah-e tar yaad aayaa
dil jigar-tishnah-e faryaad aayaa
dam liya tha nah qiyaamat ne hanooz*
phir tera vaqt-e safar yaad aayaa
zindagi yun bhi guzar hi jaati
kyun tera rah-guzar yaad aayaa
aah vuh jur’at-e faryaad kahaan
dil se tang aa ke jigar yaad aayaa
* yet
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ishq par zor nahin hai yeh woh aatish Ghalib
kih lagaa'e na lage aur bujhaa'e na bane
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jee dhoondhtaa hai phir vuhi fursat kih raat din
baithe rahein tasavvur-e jaanaan kiye hu'e
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On this day, in 1797, Ghalib was born in Agra. Today marks his 219th birth anniversary.
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mujh se mat keh tu humein kehta tha apni zindagi
zindagi se bhi mera jee in dinon be-zaar hai
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haal-e dil nahin maloom lekin is qadar yanee
hum ne baar-haa* dhoondhaa tum ne baar-haa paayaa
[ *= many times ]
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jalaa hai jism jahaan dil bhi jal gaya hoga
kuredte ho jo ab raakh justajoo kya hai
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aashiqi sabr-talab aur tamanna betaab
dil ka kya rang karoon khoon-e-jigar hote tak
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khudaya jazb'a-e-dil ki magar taseer ultee hai
ke jitna khenchtaa hoon aur khinchtaa jaye hai mujh se
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ishq se tabee'at ne zeest* kaa mazaa paayaa
dard kee davaa paa'ee dard-e-be-davaa paayaa
[ *= life ]
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It's my 220th birthday today.
"Eat, drink, and be merry, but remember that you should be a fly flitting around a sugar bowl, rather than a honey bee sticking to a flower."
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bakk raha hoon junoo'n mein kya kya kuch
kuch na samjhe khuda karey koi
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be-niyaazee had se guzree bandah-parvar kab talak*
ham kaheinge haal-e-dil aur aap farmaaveinge kyaa
* inattention/independence passed beyond the limit-- Protector of Servants, for how long
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ishq ne Ghalib nikammaa kar diyaa
varnah hum bhee aadmee the kaam ke
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hu'ee jin se tavaqqu ḳhastagee ki daad paane ki
vuh ham se bhi ziyaadah khastah-e tegh-e sitam nikle
tavaqqu - hoped/expected
daad - justice/understanding
ḳhastagee - woundedness
khastah-e tegh-e sitam - wounded by the sword of tyranny
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magar likhvaa'e ko'ee us ko khat to ham se likhvaa'e
hu'ee subh aur ghar se kaan par rakh kar qalam nikle
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ghalib hamein nah chhed kih phir josh-e ashk se
baithe hain ham taheeyah-e toofaan kiye hu'e
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rahye ab aisee jagah chal kar jahaan koi nah ho
ham-sukhan* koi nah ho aur ham-zabaan* koi nah ho
be-dar-o-deevaar saa ik ghar banaayaa chaahiye
koi ham-saayah* nah ho aur paasbaan* koi nah ho
1 - speech-sharers
2 - language-sharers
3 - neighbours
4 - gatekeeper
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What are faithlessness and faith
but corruptions of the conceit of existence
Purify yourself so that even
Your infidelity becomes your faith
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meherbaan ho ke bula lo mujhe chaho jis waqt // main gaya waqt nahin hoon ki phir aa bhi na sakoon.
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Ghalib na kar huzoor mein tu baar baar arz
zaahir hai tera haal sab un par kahe bagair
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gai woh baat ki ho guft-go toh kyunkar ho
kahe se kuch na hua phir kaho toh kyunkar ho
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humare zahn mein uss fikr ka hai naam visaal
ki gar na ho toh kahan jaayein ho toh kyunkar ho
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tangee-e-dil ka gila kya yeh woh kaafir dil hai
ke agar tang na hota toh pareshaan hota
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dil se teri nigaah jigar tak utar gayi
dono'n ko ik adaa mein razaamand kar gayi
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tum unke vaade zikr unse kyun karo 'Ghalib'
yeh kya ke tum kaho aur woh kahein ke yaad nahin
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Look at me--I'm neither free, nor imprisoned. I'm neither sick, nor healthy. I'm neither happy, nor unhappy. I'm neither dead, nor alive. I keep on living. I keep on talking. I eat bread every day. I drink wine from time to time. When death comes, I'll die too and be dead.
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hum ko sitam azeez sitamgar ko hum azeez
naa-mehrbaan nahi hai agar mehrbaan nahi
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mat pooch ke kya haal hai mera tere peeche // tu dekh ke kya rang hai tera mere aage.
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Ghalib chhuti sharaab par ab bhi kabhi kabhi
peeta hoon roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-maah taab* mein
[ * cloudy days and moonlit nights ]
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humne maana ke tagaaful na karoge lekin
khaaq ho jaayenge hum tum ko khabar hote tak
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dil se teri nigaah jigar tak utar ga'ee
donon ko ik adaa mein razaamand kar ga'ee
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har-chand* har ek shay mein tu hai
par tujh-see koi shay nahin hai
[ *although ; shay /شے / शै = thing ]
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phir hue hain gavaah-e-ishq talab
ashk-baree ka hukm jaree hai
be-khvudee be-sabab nahin Ghalib
kuch to hai jis kee pardah-daree hai
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haan khaa'iyo mat fareb-e-hastee
har-chand kahein ke hai nahin hai
hastee hai na kuch 'adam hai Ghalib
aakhir tu kya hai ay nahin hai
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hasti ke mat fareb mein aa jaa’iyo ‘asad’
aalam tamaam halqah-e daam-e khayaal* hai
* a link/circle of the net of thought
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Ghalib tera ahvaal* sunaa deinge hum un ko
woh sun ke bulaa lein yeh ijaaraa* nahin karte
*1 - situation
*2 - contract
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masjid ke zer-e-saaya ik ghar bana liya hai
ye banda-e-kameena hum-saaya-e-khuda hai
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Just see my shame! They counted my good deeds and found
None but a single fast I kept - and broke with wine.
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main bulaataa to hoon us ko magar ay jazbah-e dil
us peh ban jaa'e kuch aisee kih bin aa'e na bane
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hai ab is ma'moore mein qaht-e-gham-e-ulfat asad
ham ne yeh maanaa kih dilli mein rahe khaaveinge kyaa
there is now in this town a famine of the grief of love, Asad
we agreed to this: that we would remain/live in Delhi-- what will we eat?
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ne teer kamaan mein hai na sayyaad kameen mein
goshe mein qafas ke mujhe aaraam bahut hai
ne - neither
sayyaad - hunter
kameen - ambush
goshe - corner
qafas- cage, prison
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kufr-o-deen chest juz aalaaish-e-pindaar-e-vujood
paak sho paak ke ham kufr-e-to deen-e-to shavad
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...If among those six three will get well, then the four will fall ill. So far the outcome was good but now people have begun to die. A poisonousness has developed in the air. It's a story like this:
raat din gardish mein hain saat aasmaan
ho rahega kuch nah kuch ghabraa'ein kya
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Born on December 27, 1797. Today is Mirza Ghalib's 217th birth anniversary.
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na gul-e-nagma hoon na parda-e-saaz
main hoon apni shikast ki aawaz
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215th birth anniversary of 'Mirza Ghalib'. Born on December 27,1797.
"hum wahaan hain jahaan se hum ko bhi // kuch humari khabar nahi aati"
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aisa aasaan nahin lahoo rona
dil mein taaqat jigar mein haal kahaan
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padye gar beemaar to koi nah ho beemaar-daar
aur agar mar jaa'iye to nauhah-khvaan koi nah ho
beemaar-daar - sick-attendant
nauhah-khvaan - lament-reciter
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Ghalib mere kalaam mein kyunkar mazah nah ho
peetaa hoon dho ke Khusrav-e sheereen-sukhan* ke paanv
* sweet-speaking/composing King/Khusrau
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har ik baat pe kehte ho tum ke tu kya hai // tumhi kaho ke yeh andaaz-e guftagoo kya hai
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sabzah-o-gul kahaan se aaʾe hain
abr kya cheez hai havaa kyaa hai
haan bhalaa kar tera bhalaa hoga
aur darvesh ki sadaa kyaa hai
jaan tum par nisaar kartaa hoon
main nahin jaanta du'aa kyaa hai
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is nazaakat ka buraa ho woh bhale hain to kya
haath aavein to unhein haath lagaa'e na bane
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woh firaaq* aur woh visaal* kahaan
woh shab-o-roz-o-maah-o-saal kahaan
[ *1= separation *2= union ]
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Born on December 27,1797. Today is Mirza Ghalib's 216th birth anniversary.
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Ghalib mujhe hai us se hum-aagoshi aarzuu
jis ka khayal hai gul-e jeb-e qabaa-e gul
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bak raha hoon junoon mein kya kya kuch // kuch na samjhe khuda kare koi
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The drop of blood became a clot: I knew it as my heart
A wave of bitter water rolled: I said, This is my speech
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haan ay falak-e-peer* javaan tha abhi arif*
kya tera bigarta jo nah marta koi din aur
tum kaun-se the aise khare daad-o-sitad* ke
karta malak-ul-maut* taqaaza* koi din aur
*
- ancient sky
- possessor of (mystical) knowledge
- one strict in accounts
- angel of death
- claim
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larazta hai mera dil zehmat-e-mihar-e darakhshaa'n par
main hoon woh qatra-e shabnam ki ho khaar-e bayaabaa'n par
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yoon hee gar rotaa rahaa Ghalib to ay ahl-e jahaan
dekhna in bastiyon ko tum kih veeraan ho ga'een
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aaye hai bekasee-e ishq pe rona Ghalib
kis ke ghar jayega sailaab-e balaa mere baad
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zulm kar zulm agar lutf dareg aata ho
tu tagaaful mein kisi rang se maazoor nahi'n
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giryah* chaahe hai kharaabee mere kaashaane* kee
dar-o-deevaar se tapke hai bayaabaan* honaa
[*1= weeping *2= house *3= desert]
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ranj se khoo-gar* hua insaan to mit jaataa hai ranj
mushkilein mujh par padheen* itnee kih aasaan ho ga'een
[*1=accustomed *2= पड़ीं پڑیں ]
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nuktah-cheen* hai gum-e-dil us ko sunaa'e na bane
kya bane baat jahaan baat banaa'e na bane
[ *= hypercritical, captious, nit-picker ]
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zuf mein taana-e-agyaar ka shikva kya hai
baat kuch sar toh nahi hai ki utha bhi na sakun
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be-niyaazee had se guzree bandah-parvar kab talak*
ham kaheinge haal-e-dil aur aap farmaaveinge kyaa
* inattention/independence passed beyond the limit-- Protector of Servants, for how long
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Birth place of Mirza Ghalib - Kaala Mahal Agra - (Now a girls' college). Circa unknown ~
http://t.co/OxGEkPCUs7
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kitne sheereen* hain tere lab kih raqeeb*
gaaliyaan khaa ke be-mazaa na huaa
[ *1= sweet *2= rival ]
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gum se marta hoon ke itna nahin duniya mein koi
ke kare taaziyat-e mihr-o-vafa mere baad
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ghair phirta hai liye yoon tere khat ko kih agar
ko'ee pooche kih yeh kya hai to chhupaa'e na bane
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jalaa hai jism jahaan dil bhi jal gaya hoga // kuredte ho jo ab raakh justajoo kya hai
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dekhiyo Ghalib se gar uljhaa ko'ee
hai valee* posheedah aur kaafir khulaa
[* saint ]
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khat likheinge garchih* matlab kuch nah ho
hum to aashiq hain tumhaare naam ke
[ *= although ]
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ग़ालिब मुझे है उस से हम-आग़ोशी आर्ज़ू
जिस का ख़याल है गुल-ए जेब-ए क़बा-ए गुल
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muhabbat mein nahin hai farq jeene aur marne ka
usee ko dekh kar jeete hain jis kaafir* pe dam nikle.
[ * = unfaithful ]
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ishq se tabi'at ne zeest* ka mazaa payaa
dard ki davaa payi dard-e-be-davaa payaa
[ * = life ]
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phir vaz'-e ihtiyaat se rukne lagaa hai dam
barson hu'e hain chaak-e garebaan kiye hu'e
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My prayer the world cannot divine:
it shuns all symbols and shrines.
I know the road that leads to Thee
while these are at best road-signs.
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kah sake kaun kih yeh jalvah-garee kis kee hai
pardah chhoRaa hai woh us ne kih uthaa'e na bane
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dil mein zauq-e vasl-o-yaad-e yaar tak baaqi nahi
aag iss ghar mein lagi aisi ki jo tha jal gaya
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gar museebat thi toh ghurbat* mein utha leta Asad
meri Dilli hi mein honi thi yeh khvaaree* haaʾe haaʾe*
[ *1- ग़ुरबत abroad *2 - ख़्वारी, خواری wretchedness *3 - हाए हाए,ہائے ہائے alas! ]
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hasrat ay zauq-e kharaabi ki woh taaqat na rahi
ishq-e pur-arbadah ki gau'n tan-e ranjoor nahi'n
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Queen Victoria knew how to read, write and speak in Urdu.
Her dairy in Urdu and English (original copy) ~
http://t.co/xjaJAJE4JW
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Aaj kal main ye soch raha hoon ki mujhe kya sochna chaiye - Saadat Hasan Manto.
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kahte ho na deinge hum dil agar padaa* paayaa
dil kahaan kih gum* keeje hum ne mudda'aa paayaa
[ *1= پڑا पड़ा *2= گم गुम ]
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1861, in a letter to a friend:
“The city has become a desert… by God, Delhi is no more a city, but a camp, a cantonment… No fort, no city, no bazaars, no watercourses...
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woh baadah-e shabaanah* ki sar-mastiyaan* kahaan
uthye bas ab kih lazzat-e-khvaab-e-sahar* ga’ee
maaraa zamaane ne asadullah khan tumhein
woh valvale* kahaan woh jawaani kidhar ga’ee
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1 - nocturnal wine
2 - intoxications
3 - relish of the dream/sleep of dawn
4 - lamentations
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aage aati thi haal-e-dil pe hansi // ab kisi baat par nahin aati // ham vahaan hain jahaan se hum ko bhi // kuch hamaari khabar nahin aati.
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ek ja haraf-e-wafa likha tha so bhi mit gaya
zaahiran kaagaz tere khat ka galat-bardaar hai
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hazaaron khvaahishen aisi ki har khvaaish pe dum nikle // bahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle.
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aaye ho kal aur aaj hi kehte ho ki jaaoon // maana ki hamesha nahiin achcha koi din aur. [ koi din aur = stay for a few days more ]
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