Bleeding Valleys

In valleys where the lilies bloom,
Now echoes silence, grief, and gloom.
Innocent hearts, once full of cheer,
Now silenced by a gunman's fear.

The snow is red, not white today,
As dreams of peace are washed away.
No sword of justice, only cries,
Beneath the cold, unanswered skies.

"Ishaq," they whisper through the pain,
"Will peace return to us again?"
Yes — for hope still lives and breathes,
In every soul that kindness wreathes

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Why does my heart, though hurt and sore,
Still search for love just like before?
I swore to stop, to stay away,
Yet here I stand in love’s old way.

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What have I gained ? A Heart' that cries.
What have I kept ? The same Goodbyes.
But still I rise and try once more,
But love still knocks upon my Door.

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I love you more than words can say,
With every breath, you fill my day,
Just like the moth seeks out the flame,
My heart whispers your sweet name.

I miss you more than you could know,
Like nights that long for stars to glow,
I wish to have you by my side,
Through every joy and every tide.

Each moment that I see your face,
My heart begins a rapid race,
If only time could slow its flight,
I'd stay with you both day and night.

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چھوٹی سی شام آخر شام ہی تو ہے۔
میرے دل میں بسا تیرا نام،
فقط صرف نام ہی تو ہے۔


Choti si shaam, aakhir shaam hi toh hai.
Mere dil mein basa tera naam,
faqat sirf naam hi toh hai.

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تیرے ہنستے ہوئے چہرے میں دنیا بستی ہے میری۔
یوں ہی ہمیشہ مسکرایا کر، میری دنیا کو بسایا کر۔



Tere haste huwe chehre mein duniya basti hai meri.
Yun hi hamesha muskuraya kar, meri duniya ko basaya kar.

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کبھی تو نکلو اپنے غموں کی اِس شام سے۔
آ اور دیکھ جو دنیا بسائی ہے میں نے تیرے نام سے۔

Kabhi toh niklo apne ghamon ki is shaam se.
Aa aur dekh jo duniya basayi hai maine tere naam se.

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I burn cigarettes to ashes and smoke,
Just as I burn the doubts of those who think against me—leaving nothing but emptiness in their place."

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بہت سے لوگوں کو سنائی میں نے اپنی محبت کی داستاں،
جس نے بھی من سے سنی، وہ نکلتے ہوئے بولا: "کیا تُو بھی خود کو سمجھتا ہے انسان؟"
جوابِ شکوہ میں بھی دیتا ان کو، اس کا تھا مجھے گمان،
پر میرے لفظ ہی خاموش تھے، اور نہ کھل سکی کبھی میری زُبان۔

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Betrayal may break you for a moment, but it also builds the strength no one can take away.

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