Why is India so afraid of Pakistan, despite Pakistan being very small in size when compared to India?

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Answer by:  Ashish Redhu

Because among other things in the world, a stupid neighbor is also a dangerous thing.

And to prove Pakistan is stupid, read this: On 6th December, 1971, Pakistan air force attacked its own frigate, PNS Zulfikar, thinking it as an Indian ship.

Answer by:  Akshay Suri

Yesterday morning, when I went out for a walk, a small boy in the park started throwing stones at me. Physically, I was capable of lifting and throwing larger stones & bricks at him.But I did not. Was I afraid? [q1]

Leave stones and objects, I could have slapped or beaten him But I did not. Was I afraid? [q2]

I went up to him and tried to explain him that he might get hurt if someone throws stones back at him. But he didn't listen. Knowing that he is not capable of throwing stones more than a few meters far, I went on about my business. Was I afraid?[q3]

Sooner or later, the boy would learn his lesson the hard way that I tried to explain him calmly. Someone, including me might lose his cool and teach the boy the hard way. But till I don't use force, am I afraid? [q4]

So coming back to the question, Is India afraid of Pakistan? [q5]

The answer for q1 q2 q3 q4 q5 is same. You decide.

EDIT:

Adding another analogy. Suppose the boy runs out of stones. He has 2 elder brothers. One of them gives boy stones in exchange of his candies and the other brother gives the boy stones on a condition that the boy will throw some of them at people his brother(s) ask him to. Now the boy may or may not be able to understand the long term consequence of the deal but he has accepted stones from both his brothers.

Answer by:  Sumeet Kr Sinha

1) Because in the last 60 odd years, India entered Mars' orbit, and Pakistan is still trying to enter India.

We are afraid we have a neighbor that refuses to think big (and in right direction).

2) We are afraid of Pakistan's English. Killer stuff boss! :p "We condom terrorist attacks" read one banner in Lahore, and more other places, including a few tweets.

Your 'condom' for terrorists has been leaking very bad.

BTW, on a serious note, we want Pakistan to do well and have good life, good education, good infrastructure and peace in the country. Your people are also humans and deserve a good social life. Live and let live. Stop brainwashing your kids and stop being a breeding ground for anti-India terrorists. We want a peaceful and harmonious neighborhood.

Answer by:  Dushyant Chauhan

Yes we are afraid but in a different way!

A human being is always afraid of a poisonous scorpion. Though we are much more powerful and bigger than the scorpion as it might kill us by its venomous bite.

A human being has family to take care of, he or she has dreams to fulfill and has responsibilities but the scorpion does not have any such obligations and is a poisonous creature.

Similarly India has dreams:

·                   To be an economic powerhouse.

·                   It has a dream that one day no Indian will sleep hungry.

·                   That every child will go to school one day.

·                   That every head will have a roof of it's own.

·                   That Medicine will be available to all.

·                   That no one will be jobless.

And countless more dreams.

And India is really scared that if that scorpion bites it all those dreams will be shattered.

India is not scared of the Pakistan but of those many dreams and promises it has made to it's people that will go waste if something goes wrong.

We Indians have everything to lose but Pakistan has got nothing to lose at least seeing the present conditions this can be said.

By the way that "Human Being" has thrashed the "Scorpion" in 1948, 1965, 1971 and at a place called Kargil.

Answer by:  Lokvikyath Kurugundla

India is not afraid of Pakistan. Let me tell you why India has never intentionally attacked Pak despite it encouraging Militants and responsible for many gruesome attacks in India.

Carefully observe all the words. Literally every single word

1) We are not warmongering nation:

Yes we are not. We have ammunition, nuclear weapons and Ballistic Missiles.

Many of them are home-grown. We have knowledge and technology to make them ourselves. we dont have to buy like Pak has to.

2) We don't want sanctions to be imposed on our country

This is one of the major things. Russia recently screwed up their economy coz of Ukraine issue.

We have millions of Indians under poverty line. India has to feed its children.

Yes, We are sacrificing a few thousands of our soldiers and civilians to feed millions of others.

3) We have lot of patience

Believe it or not, dictionary might have a word 'india' instead of patience.

4) We dont want unnecessary blood shed

We have nuclear weapons. In case there is a war between India and Pak, that might even lead to third World War. There are many nations who want to side India as well as Pakistan. War will be catastrophic.

Last but not the least, we also want to make day-dreamers like you to be happy at-least by letting you feel that 'India is afraid of Pak'

Thanks Muhammed Hussain for inputs.

Answered By:  Rajiv Hirur

If your question is rephrased as to why India is not attacking Pakistan, then this is the answer.

Strategically, India does not consider attacking Pakistan a worthwhile effort. In fact, India has to gain nothing by attacking Pakistan. Over the last few decades, India has learnt one thing about Pakistan, it is a dogs tail. You can't except anything conclusive from Pakistan. They have an almost failed state internally destabilized by their own terrorists, politically it is very volatile. No concrete outcome can be expected from them.

Pakistan has nothing to lose by provoking India, they know that India will never attack Pakistan in a nuclear sense, as India is on the verge of becoming an economic super power and India can't afford such a war to dent that effort. So, India mostly kind of ignores Pakistan. Some minor skirmishes along LOC has no consequence what so ever.

As far as Kashmir is concerned, India knows that giving Kashmir to Pakistan will not end the issue with Pakistan. The problem with Pakistan is an ideological one. India is fighting for Kashmir as it is mostly a buffer state. In fact it is in India's interest not to solve the Kashmir issue, and Pakistan only aides this by sending in militants.

The relationship between Pakistan and India is that of one between a barking dog and a man with a bone. When ever the dog barks, we throw some bones. That's all. We are not afraid!.

Answered by: Rahul Patel

You sir, are on a path to become a great comedian

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Answered by:  Anshuman Ghosh

India is not afraid of Pakistan.

India is afraid of the mentality of people living there and the work done by them. India is a peace loving country and the fastest growing economy, whereas Pakistan doesn't even have money to pay for the oil it's buying. The point is Pakistan is a failed country with lot of anti Indian players residing in it. India can easily defeat Pakistan but the toll on the economy and investments will be very large. Pakistan doesn't have anything to lose, so it doesn't matter to them.

The weapons Pakistan has in it's arsenal are nothing compared to that India has.

"JF-17 Not As Advanced As LCA, But It Can Drop Bombs": Nawaz Sharif

As we all know that JF17 is their top rung fighter whereas for India LCA is a support fighter after MMRCA and sukhois. Same thing can be said in case other weapons and related technology.

So in case of conventional and also nuclear war, they don't even have enough power to reach some measure cities.

In case of cyber warfare we hear a lot about hacking and defacing of government websites by Pakistani hackers, well even if they hack those website nothing important is available there. India has the largest IT based workforce. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is very capable and have the best people in business with them. They are responsible for protecting important infrastructures such as national power grid etc. from cyber attack.

Pakistan is still our neighboring country because we are patient, otherwise we could have easily created several more Bangladesh out of Pakistan.

P.S: "JF-17 Not As Advanced As LCA, But It Can Drop Bombs": Nawaz Sharif Nawaz Sharif is their Prime Minister

Answered by:  Coyote E Wile

The only thing balancing the power equation in south Asia is Pakistan's nuclear capability, but they are deficient in mostly every other department. so it's just natural for them to intimidate by boasting their nukes. India on the other hand is much more responsible with its nuclear arsenal with it's no first use policy.

The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility in their study pointed out that a nuclear famine resulting from a nuclear war between the south Asian rivals will put almost 2.3 billion people at risk i.e. it will effect not only India and Pakistan but the whole south Asia, 1 billion dead and 1.3 billion starving, nobody wants that. India is not afraid of Pakistan, India is just being more responsible.

Answered by:  Woody Bolt

The Piles Analysis:

Piles feel the entire body is afraid of it despite it's small size, and keep hurting the body. A simple surgery can remove it, but Body gives it time to cure by itself. Basically, The Body is not afraid, but instead it feels sorry for the growth that was once it's own part!

Answered by:  Kavish Dwivedi

I was little puzzled at seeing the question , even annoyed due to the sheer stubbornness of the question writer. Well, here are my views which might not be universally true:

·                   Are Indians afraid of Pakistanis ?

Big NO. We don't even have time for that. Let's accept there's far more to our lives than bothering about wars and deaths day in and day out. I believe majority of the Indians and Pakistanis are more concerned about their careers, families and studies than to think and ponder over a useless topic.

·                   Are Indians afraid of Pakistani Politicians ?

Big Yes. I personally do think that people in the Pakistan Politics are bunch of lunatics who come to their offices daily after seeing a cartoon with their kids and then think of doing the same in the real life (I wonder if there are really 'Admiral General Aladeen' like characters who would want a pointed top for their missiles). The same about the Indian Politicians. Now, by this I don't really mean all of them but majority of them. There might be lots of good politicians in both the countries but very less that I have come across.

But why would they do all this ? Money and power. They obviously want themselves to be in the news because that would make us , the normal people think that they are too important for us whereas all they have been doing for years and will be doing further is MONEY and POWER. A politician or a high ranked officer never dies in the India Pakistan brawl. Its the common people, the villages, the cities and the day to day economy gets suffered. For me personally, it wouldn't care if I live in the US or in India . All I want is a peaceful life where I can do whatever I want and I have all the facilities.

Does that work the same way for Kashmiris ? No. Just because someone sitting miles away in Islamabad or New Delhi are arguing , lives of common people are going down to hell.

Answered by:  Nitesh Kumar

It's not fear, its responsibility and caution. There are several of factors why India doesn't attack Pakistan if that is what you are implying but I will give you just one side of it.

India is currently one of the fastest growing economy in the world. That growth comes from a combination of several factors but one of the prime factors is FDI (Foreign Direct Investment). In 2014-15, FDI in India has been in upwards of $ 36 billion.

Investors hate uncertainty. Investors hate instability. All the investment would go up in smoke if investors even get a whiff of a war. And that investment is getting India to run a marathon and some day win a race.

Answered by:  Harikrishnan Edayalil

I may beg to differ with OP - 'Afraid' may not be the right term to express the feeling towards Pakistan.

Even all after their nuclear weapons in their arsenal - India won't be intimidated by Pakistan as an aggressor.

Any given day we have might to suppress an attack by an over ambitious neighbor.

India is weary of their domestic problems, Islamic terrorists, unstable governments. India fears for their propaganda of recruiting young Indians into terror outfits.

India fears loosing the window of opportunity - to emerge as a global player, to scale new economic heights, to set an example to the world how people with different religious views co-exist peacefully on her land.

India fears for a neighbor with nuclear weapons which any time in the future can go to dogs, those nut heads - religious fanatics can afford to use it on innocent people without any remorse.

India despises Pakistan for the proxy war it have been waging against India for decades. We don't man our borders for stopping trespassing , we man it for keeping the filth at bay.

Every year the money which may well could have spend for eradicating poverty, building infrastructure is spend on defense equipment .

After partition one soul had been split in to two - One is trying to build is a future for itself, the other one is hell bend on destroying the former's future.

Yes in a matter of fact India fears - We have everything to loose but they have none.

  

What's the difference between "its", "it's" and "its'"?

Answer By:  Meenakshi Nandhini, polyglot, once an ESL teacher

I'll tell you a story.

When my son was out watering the plants yesterday, he saw a centaur gallop by. It was a majestic blur against the setting sun.
[it = the centaur]

Today, my neighbour claimed to have found its hoofprints  in her backyard.
[its = possessive form of it; that is, the centaur's hoofprints]

Of course, it's obvious that both of them were mistaken.
[it's = contraction of it is]

But, believe me, it's been really tough to talk them out of their excitement.
[it's = contraction of it has]

Apparently, not everyone knows that centaurs are made-up creatures that do not exist.
[its' = a made-up word that does not exist in English]

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So, it's only its and it's that you need to get sorted out.

Here's a quick and dirty tip:
The apostrophe in it's indicates an elision: Something is missing. That should immediately make you think of it is (with the i missing) or it has (with the hamissing). When you see the apostrophe, expand the elided form in your mind; the meaning will follow.

Consider these three sentences, and try reasoning out how the correct version was derived:

(1)
Yes, ___ my birthday.

Y̶e̶s̶,̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶b̶i̶r̶t̶h̶d̶a̶y̶.
Yes, it is my birthday.
 ̶Y̶e̶s̶,̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶b̶i̶r̶t̶h̶d̶a̶y̶.

Correct version: Yes, it's my birthday.

(2)
The dog didn't want to eat ___ food.

The dog didn't want to eat its food.
T̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶o̶g̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶o̶d̶.
T̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶o̶g̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶o̶d̶.

Correct version: The dog didn't want to eat its food.

(3)
___ been a year since I quit my job.

I̶t̶s̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶s̶i̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶I̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶j̶o̶b̶.
I̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶s̶i̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶I̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶j̶o̶b̶.
It has been a year since I quit my job.

Correct version: It's been a year since I quit my job.

I'll leave you with one sentence containing all three forms (it is, it has and its):It's up to every centaur to use the magic it's got to explore its environment without being detected.

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Here's a clear, helpful resource if you need reinforcement:
Its? It's? Or Its'?
Here's another clear explanation. This page also has a little test you can take to evaluate your grasp of this grammar point:
The difference between its and it's (grammar lesson)

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What are the most common English grammatical errors made by people from India?

NOTE:  I found this topic very interesting, originally on Quora.com, so I thought of blogging it.  However, this is just a tip of the iceberg as there were so many answers to the question. I only took out first few ones.

Original link: 

http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-most-common-English-grammatical-errors-made-by-people-from-India

Darshit Parekh, Scorpion, suave, succinct.

'Giving an exam'.

This is one of the most common errors committed by millions of students and (sometimes) teachers too. 

Students take exams. Students don't give exams. 
I have corrected most of my friends committing this error.

Wrong: "When did you give your GRE?"
Right: "When did you take your GRE?"

Wrong: "Are we supposed to give the exam on Monday?"
Right: " Are we supposed to take the exam on Monday?"

Wrong: "I gave my final exams last month."
Right: "I took my final exams last month." 

Teachers give exams. Teachers don't take exams.
Wrong: "My teacher took a surprise test today."
Right: "My teacher gave me a surprise test today. I took the test."

Wrong: "Students, I am going to take your exams in the next week."
Right: "Students, I am going to give you exams in the next week."

So why do we do it?

Such wrong usage stems from our usage of the same expression in Hindi.
Student: "Aaj exam dene jaana he."
Translation: Today, I have to give the test.

Teacher: "Aaj mein aapki pariksha loongi."
Translation: Today, I will take an examination.

The expressions in Hindi and English interchange. And, that's where most of us commit this error.

So, the next time your friends are going to 'give' an exam, you stop them right there and ask them to take their exams seriously!

Iraada Glynis, lover and fighter

'Cope up with'. No. You don't cope up with things, you cope with things.

'I couldn't resist myself'. Are you that irresistible? You couldn't resist [object/action], not yourself.

'Take out the value of [x]'. You mean 'find/calculate the value of [x]'.

'How is [x] like?' No, it's 'What is [x] like?'

'Many a times'. You either mean 'many times' or 'many a time'.

Similarly, 'anyways'. The word is 'anyway'.

'You need not to [do x]'. You either mean 'you need not [do x]' or 'you do not need to [do x]', which are equivalent.

'Revert back'/'Revert'. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. 'Revert' means 'return to a previous state'. The word you're looking for is 'reply' - and what's more, just 'reply'. Not 'reply back', for crying out loud.

'Debate competition'/'quiz competition'. The word is simply 'debate' or 'quiz'.

[Edit: 'Lot many'/'a lot many'. No. It's either 'many' or 'a lot', or (usually) 'a lot of'.]

[Edit 2: 'Doesn't [verb ending in s]', such as 'doesn't fits', 'doesn't matters'. 'Does/doesn't' already contains the requisite 's', so the verb doesn't need it: 'doesn't fit', 'doesn't matter'.]

[Edit 3: 'Discussing about [x]'. Tautology; it's just 'discussing [x]'.]

[Edit 4: 'Commonsensical' is not a word. How many times. It's not 'commonsensical' - it's a matter of common sense.]

[Edit 5: 'Be rest assured'. 'Rest' is the verb here; you can 'rest assured'. ]

[Edit: Adding a few common errors that have been pointed out in the comments, with thanks to the people who mentioned them:
'Myself [so-and-so]'; nope, it's 'I'm [so-and-so]'. 
'I don't think so [statement]'; it should be 'I don't think [statement]' (Paramu Kurumathur)
'I didn't [verb in the past tense]', as in 'I didn't came', 'I didn't brought...' - a 'did' or 'didn't' nullifies the need for the verb to be in the past tense, so it's 'I didn't come', 'I didn't bring...' (Bhuvi Jain and Rohit Sharma)
'More [comparative adjective that ends in -er]'; if the form of the adjective ends in '-er', there's no need to use 'more', so it's just 'harder', 'better','faster', 'stronger'. (Madhu Ramachandran)
'Reply back'/'return back'. Tautology; 'reply'/'return' suffices.
 (Claudelle Mariola Monis)]

And finally, 'out of the blue moon'. Are you kidding me?

Harsh Athalye

In addition to many good answers here, I would like to add one.

One of the most commonly used wrong phrases in India is "me and my xxx"

For example, 
"Me and my friends went for the dinner party"
or
"Yesterday, me and my wife celebrated our 4th marriage anniversary"

This is the grammatically incorrect form of usage. It should be "My xxx and I"

So the correct sentences would be:

"My friends and I went for the dinner party"
"Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated our 4th marriage anniversary"

EDIT: Thanks guys for all the upvotes! You all made my day.

Dhruv Anand, made of star-stuff.

• A month back

To say that something was done before a particular amount of time elapsed –the right word is “ago” and not “back”.

Incorrect: I started blogging two years back
Correct: I started blogging two years ago

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• Discuss about

Well, you just “discuss” something –“discuss about” is wrong because “about” is implicit with the word “discuss”

Incorrect: Lalit, I want to discuss about how to earn money from Internet
Correct: Lalit, I want to discuss how to earn money from Internet

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• Passing out

In India, the meaning of “passing out” is taken as “to graduate” or to complete studies from an institution. However, the real meaning of “pass out” is to lose consciousness. So, we should hope, no one actually passes out upon knowing that s/he has successfully completed studies.

* In the military context, “pass out” is considered as a valid term for completing training. That’s why we get to see passing out parades.

Incorrect: He has recently passed out of college
Correct: He has recently graduated from college

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• Order for

Here, the preposition “for” is unnecessary. You just order something –not order for something.

Incorrect: Let’s order for a pizza
Correct: Let’s order a pizza

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• Kindly revert

First of all, use of the word “kindly” is considered antiquated. You should use “please” instead. The second problem with the phrase is that the word “revert” actually means “going back to an earlier state”. For example, if you press a sponge pillow –it reverts to the original shape when the pressure is removed.

Incorrect: Kindly revert at the earliest
Correct: Please reply as soon as possible

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Most common + irritating:

• Out of station

This phrase is also obsolete–although it used to be of significance during British Rule. In pre-independent India, the East India Company used to post its officers to particular “stations”. When they used to be out from their duty stations –the officers used to be referred to as “out of station”.

Incorrect: The CEO cannot meet you because he is out of station
Correct: The CEO cannot meet you because he is out of town

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Akhya Shukla, 2/4 Chemical Engineer. Grammar geek.

The first one being

1) Let's vs Lets
Let's is the contraction of let us.
Example- 
*Let's go grammar lovers.
*Let's eat one by one.
Where as,
Lets means to allow or permit.
Example-
*She lets her dog out everyday. 
*His father lets him play in the evening hours. 

Now we know, when to use let's or lets. Cool ! Moving forward - The most redundant mistake of selection between whom or who. I don't blame you, it's a tricky one. So, how to correct it? 

2) Whom vs Who
Always frame a question out of the sentence. If the answer to the question ishe then use who and if the answer is him use whom.
Let's take some examples-
Situation-
 I bought a wallet as a birthday present for my brother.

How would you ask?
(Incorrect) Who are you gifting this wallet?
(Correct) Whom are you gifting this wallet? 
Because I'll be giving it to him and not he. 

You want another one? Okay, see this.
Situation 2-
Knock knock ! Can you please open?

How will you ask?
(Incorrect) Whom is at the door?
(Correct) Who is at the door?
Because he is standing at door and not him.

One of the common mistakes of grammar but now you know the trick. Would you like to do one for me? Please !
Situation 3-
I'm hosting the Christmas party !

Great! _______ are you inviting? 
(Leave your answer in the comment section) 

3) Over usage of the term - 'literally'
Literally means without exaggeration or what actually happened.

When you say - I wanted to literally kill her after what she said.

What you mean - After listening to what she said you actually wanted to shoot her dead.

When you say - I literally cried my eyes out !

What you mean - You have cried so much that your eyes are out. 
Hilarious, right?
So let's stop with repetitive usage of this word that too at wrong places.
Leave some fun 'literally' sentences in the comment section and I'll know you understood :) ! 

Too sleepy. Will add more later ! Thank you :)

Jasleen Kour, for i am a girl sans fear

May instead of can. 

Whenever asking for permission use may instead of can. 
Incorrect: can i go to the toilet?
Correct: may i go to the toilet?
This picture will further exemplify why can is not used. 

Aakaash Narayanan

The unnecessary usage of 'only' at the end of many a sentence has become an alarmingly contagious habit amongst us youth of late. 

For example-

Priya: "Did you calculate the constants using the boundary conditions?"

Aditya: "Arre, I didn't solve the differential equation only. How can I calculate constants?"

Here, the word 'only' is said to emphasize the pathetic utter inability of even doing something that is a prerequisite of what the questioner asked. Now how can you discard 'only' and still manage to convey the same?

Use 'even' and add 'let alone'. (And always be wary of the usage of didn't andcouldn't.  Former implies that you can do it but instead you chose not to do and latter implies you were simply unable to do.)

So, the correct usage would be:

Priya: "Did you calculate the constants using the boundary conditions?"

Aditya: "Arre, I couldn't even solve the differential equation 
o̶n̶l̶y̶, let alone calculating the constants."

★Television Advertising: Which Indian advertisement is the most irksome?

Who will top this talcum powder ad?????

It has the so-called king of Bollywood in a double role... One is saala and one is jija.

See it here:  https://youtu.be/Gr7zuF0zNtc

I mean I knew SRK was dumb and totally wasted, but this Advt takes him to a new low...

Just imagine.... If a pair of saala-jija were exact lookalikes of each other....what wud be the implications?

The makers probably were cool with the concept including SRK, but I am sure the general public will see the awful mediocrity of it.

Zihaal-E-Miskin Mukon Ba-Ranjish

The famous song penned by Gulzar - Lyrics and meaning

Zihaal-e-Miskin mukon Ba-Ranjish, Bahaal-e-Hijra bechara dil hai 
zihaal = notice 
miskin = poor 
mukon = do not 
ba-ranjish = with ill will, with enimity 
bahaal = fresh, recent 
hijra = separation 
Thus the meaning is: Notice the poor (heart), and do not look at it (heart) 
with enimity. It (heart) is fresh with the wounds of separation. 
Hindi mein (and more clearly): Ye dil judaai ke gamo se abhi bhi taaza hai. 
Iski bechaargi ko ba-ranjish (without enimity) dekho. 

Here goes the full song 

zihaal-e-miskin mukon ba-ranjish 
bahaal-e-hijra bechara dil hai 
sunaai deti hai jisaki dhadkan 
tumhara dil ya hamara dil hai 
vo aake pahloo mein aise baithe 
ke shaam rangeen ho gayi hai 
zaraa zaraa si khili tabeeyat 
zaraa si gamgeen ho gayi hai 
kabhi kabhi shaam aise dhalatee hai 
jaise ghoonghat utar rahaa hai 
tumhaare seene se uthata dhuaan 
hamaare dil se guzar raha hai 
ye sharm hai ya hayaa hai kya hai 
najar uthaate hi jhuk gayi hai 
tumhaari palakon se girke shabanam 
hamaari aankhon mein ruk gayi hai 

Gulzar wrote the song which is inspired from Amir Khusrau's poem in Persian. The phrase "Zihaal-e-Miskin" comes from a poem of Amir Khusrau.  His real name was Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau, and he is widely known as the Royal Poet of the Delhi Sultanate. The original poem of Amir Khusrau is written in Persian and Brij bhasha simultaneously. The first line is in Persian, second in Brij, third in persian, fourth again in Brij.

Read on for the example:

zihaal-e-miskin mukon taghaful (Persian) 
doraaye nainaan banaye batyaan (Brij) 
ke taab-e-hijraah nadarum-e-jaan (Persian) 
na laihyo kaahe lagaye chatyaan (Brij) 

Hazrat Amir Khusrau was an incredibly talented Sufi musician, poet and scholar.  This poem goes to show the scholarly genius of his ability to master two languages; Persian and Brij.

Here goes the complete poem:

Zihaal-e miskin makun taghaful, duraye naina banaye batiyan; 
ki taab-e hijran nadaram ay jaan, na leho kaahe lagaye chhatiyan. 
Shaban-e hijran daraz chun zulf wa roz-e waslat cho umr kotah; 
Sakhi piya ko jo main na dekhun to kaise kaatun andheri ratiyan. 
Yakayak az dil do chashm-e jadoo basad farebam baburd taskin; 
Kise pari hai jo jaa sunaave piyare pi ko hamaari batiyan. 
Cho shama sozan cho zarra hairan hamesha giryan be ishq aan meh; 
Na neend naina na ang chaina na aap aaven na bhejen patiyan. 
Bahaqq-e roz-e wisal-e dilbar ki daad mara ghareeb Khusrau; 
Sapet man ke waraaye raakhun jo jaaye paaon piya ke khatiyan.