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1.

takneek se hai is daur meN haasil kitnaa kuCHCH
un dinoN aalimoN ko naseeb thaa kahaaN kuCHCH

(takneek=technique/skill/technology, daur=era, haasil=achieve, aalim=learned/skilled, naseeb=fortune)

2.

woh daur kahaaN ke farzand-e-GHaalib ki ho maut
so alag lage GHaalib kaa andaaz-e-bayaaN kuCHCH

(farzand-e-GHaalib=son of GHaalib, andaaz-e-bayaaN='way of putting it')

3.

aadmee raftaar se sochtaa thaa ab pahunchtaa bhee
tabhee uuNCHee haraarat ki hai yeh fizaa kuCHCH

(raftaar=with speed, haraarat=temperature, fizaa=environment)

4.

kabhi farhaam kartee tavaanaaee yeh hawaa kuCHCH
kabhi paiGHaam ki bane savaaree yeh samaa kuCHCH

(farhaam=supply, tavaanaaee=energy/power)

5.

magar 'shaahid' takneek-waale to haiN ilzaam lagaate
DHooNDne pe na milte hathiyaar ke nishaaN kuCHCH