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Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - December 15th, 2018

12/15/2018

 
kii wafaa ham se to Gair use jafaa kahate haiN
hotii aa_ii hai ke achchhoN ko buraa kahate haiN

Gair = stranger
jafaa = infidelity

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - December 11th, 2018

12/11/2018

 
ye kahaaN kii dostii hai ki bane hai dost naaseh
ko_ii chaaraa_saaz hotaa ko_ii Gam_gusaar hotaa


naaseh = counselor
chaaraa_saaz = healer, doctor
Gam_gusaar = one who consoles or comforts

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - December 8th, 2018

12/8/2018

 
rone se aur ishq meN bebaak ho gaye
dhoye gaye ham itane ki bas paak ho gaye


bebaak = fearless; bold
dhonaa = to wash
paak = pure

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - December 4th, 2018

12/4/2018

 
dil-e-naadaaN tujhe huaa kyaa hai
aaKhir is dard kii dawaa kyaa hai


dil-e-naadaaN = innocent heart
aaKhir = after all
dard = pain
dawaa = medicine, cure

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - December 1st, 2018

12/1/2018

 
tum salaamat raho hazaar baras
har baras ke hoN din pachaas hazaar


salamaat = safe, protected, (in this context, live)
hazaar = thousand
baras = year
har = every
din = day
pachaas = fifty

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - November 27th, 2018

11/27/2018

 
jaanaa paRaa raqeeb ke dar par hazaar baar
aye kaash jaanataa na terii rah_guzar ko maiN


raqeeb = rival
dar = door
hazaar baar = thousand times
aye kaash = I wish
rah_guzar = street (where you live)

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - November 24th, 2018

11/24/2018

 
kyaa rahooN Gurbat meN Khush jab ho hawaadis kaa ye haal
naamaa laataa hai watan se naamaabar aksar khulaa


Gurbat = exile, in foreign land
hawaadis = mishaps, misfortunes
haal = condition
naamaa = letter, message
watan = homeland
naamaabar = letter bearer, messenger
aksar = often
khulaa = open

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - November 20th, 2018

11/20/2018

 
nazar lage na kahiiN un ke dast-o-baajoo ko
ye log kyoN mere zaKhm-e-jigar ko dekhate haiN


​nazar lagaanaa = to cast an evil eye
dast-o-baajoo - hand and arms
zaKhm = wound
jigar  = liver; often a metaphor for courage or heart or soul

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - November 17th, 2018

11/17/2018

 
dost Gam_Khwaarii meN merii sa_ii farmaayenge kyaa
zaKhm ke bharne talak naaKhun na baRh aayenge kyaa


dost = friend
Gam_Khwaarii = consolation, comforting in one's sorrow
sa_ii = attempt, effort
zaKhm = wound
naaKhun = nails

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - November 13th, 2018

11/13/2018

 
ham wahaaN hai jahaaN se ham ko bhii
kuchh hamaarii Khabar nahiiN aatii


Khabar = news

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