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Tang Aa Chuke Hain Kashmakash Ae Zindagi Se Hum

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तंग आ चुके हैं कश्मकश-ए-ज़िन्दगी से हम। ( I am fed up with life's dilemma ) - Sahir Ludhianvi This Sahir Ludhianv i's Ghazal used in two Hindi movies Pyasa (1957) and Light House (1958) is tale of a person who is fed up from his life and wants to renounce this world. The person received only betrayal,alienation,distrust and disgust of the world rather than love, hope, compassion and sympathy. He in this ghazal also blames god for his condition for neglecting him and his state in life. I was looking for Sahir Ludhianvi's ghazals for translation from a long time and I chose this because it holds the touch of sufism and points out at futility of this life which unable to give any reason to stay in it. I have translated it here in this post. तंग आ चुके हैं कश्मकश-ए-ज़िन्दगी से हम, ठुकरा न दें जहाँ को कहीं बेदिली से हम।  Tang aa chuke hain kashmakash-e-zindagi se hum, Thukra na dein jahan ko kahin baidili se hum. I am fed up with life's difficulty, I m...