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Ahead of the Stars

sitaaro.n se aage jahaa.N aur bhii hai.n
abhii ishq ke imtihaa.N aur bhii hai.n


taahii zindagii se nahii.n ye fazaaye.n
yahaa.N saika.Do.n kaaravaa.N aur bhii hai.n


kanaa'at na kar aalam-e-rang-o-bu par
chaman aur bhii, aashiyaa.N aur bhii hai.n


agar kho gayaa ek nasheman to kyaa Gam
maqaamaat-e-aah-o-fugaa.N aur bhii hai.n


tuu shahii.n hai parwaaz hai kaam teraa
tere saamane aasmaa.N aur bhii hai.n


isii roz-o-shab me.n ulajh kar na rah jaa
ke tere zamiin-o-makaa.N aur bhii hai.n


gae din kii tanhaa thaa mai.n a.njuman me.n
yahaa.N ab mere raazadaa.N aur bhii hai.n


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  • December 9, 2005
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    mr iqbal's poetry is amazing. i understand his lyrics only when i'm far from this world. Like he said... "sitaaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain"...

    one must not limit himself to the boundries of what other perceive to be right and wrong. remember nashe me nasha hai.


  • March 24, 2005
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    SITAARON KA GARDISH MEIN HONA KAAMYAABI KA SABOOT HAI
    MUSEEBATON KA GHALIB HONA KHUSHIYON KA PAIGHAM HAI
    ZINDAGI KA LAMBA HONA MAUT KI QURBAT HAI
    MUHABBAT KI INTEHA HAIBAT KI AWAAZ HAI
    KYUNKI SHAB KI AZEEM GAHRAAYI SUBAH KI ALAAMAT HAI


  • March 24, 2005
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    KHWAAHISH EK AISA DARINDA HAI JISE SABR AUR SUKOON KI ZNJEER SE NAHIN JAKRA GAYA TO YE TUMHEN BARBAAD KAR DEGA


  • March 24, 2005
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    ZINDAGI KE UROOJ PE TANHAAYI HI TANHAAYI HAI
    SASTI HAI HAR CHEEZ SUKOON KI MEHNGAAYEE HAI
    KHWAHISHON KA BEBAAG HONA BARBAADI KI ALAAMAT HAI
    AAFIYAT KI TALAB AAKBAT KI BEHTEREEN TAIYYAARI HAI


  • March 24, 2005
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    MAZAA BARSAAT KA LENA HO TO GHUSALKHAANE MEIN JA BAITHO
    WOH TO BARSON BARASTE HAIN YE NAL KHULTE HI BARASRE HAIN


  • March 24, 2005
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    IDHAR SARKO UDHAR SARKO MERE PAHLU SE MAT SARKO
    AGAR SARKO TO YUN SARKO QALAM KAR DO ISKE SAR KO


  • March 24, 2005
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    IT'S VERY NICE
    BESHAK MUHABBAT ANDHI HOTI HAI
    JISNE DEKH KE KI USNE SAUDA KIYA
    ANDHE SE SEEKHO KE MUHABBAT KAISE HOTI HAI
    JISNE DIL SE KIYA
    WOH ULFAT HAQEEQI HOTI HAI
    LAILA NE MAJNU KO DEKHA
    SHEEREEN NE FARHAD KO
    HEER NE RANJHA KO
    BHALA YE BHI KOI MUHABBAT HAI
    JISNE KHUDA SE KI
    WOH ALHAMDULILLAH MUHABBAT HAI


  • June 27, 2004
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    Shaheen means eagle not falcon.

  • Pari Ali
    February 18, 2004
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    This is one of my favourites truly it is full of inspiration
    my favourite lines are tuu shahii.n hai parwaaz hai kaam teraa
    tere saamane aasmaa.N aur bhii hai.n

    You are an eagle your work is to fly
    before you lie many a sky
    a wonderful metaphor telling people there are many choices and their growth and flight is not limited.

    isii roz-o-shab me.n ulajh kar na rah jaa
    ke tere zamiin-o-makaa.N aur bhii hai.n

    do not stay embroiled in this day and evening
    for you have many more lands and goals.
    Perhaps the poet here is telling the people to rise above the mundane and everyday problems and think and go beyond them for there is a vastness out there for them to explore. vastness of thought of growth of possibilities.
    My poor understanding and limited knowledge can hardly hope to explain satisfactority the poetry of this great master whose meanings even the scholars fight and dispute over.

    Edited on Aug 03, 6:29 p.m. because ''.

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