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Javed Akhtar
jiinā mushkil hai ki āsān zarā dekh to lo Living Life is easy or difficult ... Just take a moment and have a look log lagte haiñ pareshān zarā dekh to lo People seem to be troubled, distressed ... Just have a look
ye nayā shahar to hai ḳhuub basāyā tum ne You have built this new city and settled very well ( Meaning : You have forgotten your past and are making up a a beautiful present ) kyuuñ purānā huā vīrān zarā dekh to lo Why has the older one got demolished .. Just have a look
phir muqarrir koī sargarm sar-e-mimbar hai Again some orator is speaking diligently on the pulpit ( reading desk) kis ke hai qatl kā sāmān zarā dekh to lo What material are you speaking on ..that is killing someone ...just take a look
in charāġhoñ ke tale aise añdhere kyuuñ hai Why is there so much darkness underneath the light tum bhī rah jāoge hairān zarā dekh to lo You will also be surprised ... just have a look
tum ye kahte ho ki maiñ ġhair huuñ phir bhī shāyad You say that I am a stranger but.. still ...maybe by chance nikal aa.e koī pahchān zarā dekh to lo There is a possibility that you know me .. Just have a look
ye satā.ish kī tamannā ye sile kī parvāh These desires of appreciation, praise and accolades ; these care for rewards ; kahāñ laa.e haiñ ye armān zarā dekh to lo Where have these desires brought us ...Just have a look ! jiinā mushkil hai ki āsān zarā dekh to lo Living Life is easy or difficult ... Just take a moment and have a look log lagte haiñ pareshān zarā dekh to lo People seem to be troubled, distressed ... Just have a look