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The Paradox of Life

Life often unfolds as a curious paradox, That little spark may not chase away the
moments of despair quietly coexisting shadows, but it reminds us that light
with sparks of joy, much like darkness exists. That reminder is HOPE.
lingering beside a flickering flame. It
teaches us that sorrow and happiness Perhaps the truest lesson is that life is
are not sequential chapters but not about escaping the shadows, but
overlapping verses in the same story. about learning to let the shadows and
There are times when silence sits heavily light dance together. Happiness
within us, yet the sound of laughter becomes profound when we have
echoes nearby. Pain may clutch one known sorrow, and sorrow becomes
corner of our existence, while hope bearable when we believe in the
peeks gently from another. This possibility of joy.
coexistence is not a contradiction; it is
the very design of life. To recognize that Jankee Gupta
every hardship carries within it the seed TO(A)
of resilience, and every joy carries a
whisper of fragility, is to truly understand ग़ज़ल
the human experience.
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Life is never a straight path of clarity. It is अहल नज़र क दूरब आख म आ गया
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filled with the dust of uncertainty, the मरा कलाम जब क रसाल (Manual) म आ गया
pull of desires, and the weight of जस दन स तम मल हो यही लगता ह मझ े
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responsibilities. Yet, even amid this गलज़ार आरज़ मरे हाथ म आ गया
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muddle, the human spirit continues to
seek beauty - a glimpse of light in the उसको मल ज़मान क असाईश (Facilities) तमाम
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most ordinary of places. That pursuit सारे जहा का गम मरे कास (Kind of destiny) म आ गया
itself is what makes us alive.
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शादी रचाई उसन जो घर क दबाव म

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फर म भी गाव छोड़ क शहर म आ गया
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What often sustains us is not the
absence of pain but the presence of उस महजब क नज़रे करम क नवा जश
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balance. To sit with grief without losing स दय का रतजगा मरी आख म आ गया
sight of joy, to embrace solitude while
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knowing love exists somewhere near. जब तक था ज़ दा चार तरफ धम थी मरी

क क तरह फर म कताब म आ गया

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This is the wisdom life offers. It is in
acknowledging both sides, the ache and ग ी नशीन लोग न ऐसा बना था जाल
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the comfort, that we find harmony. स ाद (Hunter) ही बछ हुए जाल म आ गया

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We often think of darkness as something
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to run away from. But even in the दल का करार छन गया बच नया बढ़

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thickest night, there’s always a small ‘रफ ’ म जब भी ग़र क बात म आ गया
lamp glowing somewhere. मोहम्मद रफ खान
प्र श ु अ धकारी (प र.)
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