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main fed up ho gaiyaan mundeya
sun sun ke tere dukhde ve
you’re just a country bumpkin
and i am lovely like katrina
i am fed up, you fellow,
listening to your sob stories
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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qaasid ki laash aayi
khat ke jawaab mein
in my restlessness
i don’t know what i wrote to her
in reply came
the corpse of the messenger
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qissa jo yahaan ka hai
to phir tai bhi yaheen ho
why postpone the verdict
of justice until after death
whatever account is of here
let it be settled right here
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agar aasaniyaan hon
zindagi dushwar ho jaaye
i go along laughing and playing
with waves of adversity
if life were to be all easy
how painful it would be
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (138)
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kya khabar thi jaate jaate
woh dua de jaayega
how regretful i am
for criticizing him harshly
who knew, that while leaving
he would bless me and go
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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sajde kisi ke dar pe
kiye ja raha huun main
whether accepted or not
it is a matter of fate
but at someone’s doorstep
i am prostrate in prayer
1971: Padma Shri
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (76)
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7 / 25 : Featured
jis me tu hi na basega
phir woh dil hi toD denge
i will abandon that city
in which you are not there
if you don't reside in it
i will shatter that heart
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (125)
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8 / 25 : Featured
jahaan se dekha tha
pehli baar aasmaan main ne
jamaal, of all the cities
that city is dear to me
from where i saw the sky
for the first time
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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9 / 25 : Featured
main zakhm zakhm huun
phir bhi gale lagaaun use
she is prickly, prickly
like the branch of a rose
i am wounded, wounded
but yet longing for an embrace
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10 / 25 : Featured
sirf hum nahin chalte
raaste bhi chalte hain
by pausing for a moment
the goal slipped farther away
it is not only we that move,
the paths are moving too
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ye kis ne kaha
sang pighalta hi naheen hai
if there is intensity of passion
what is not possible?
who said that
the rock doesn't melt?
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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nikal ke hum teri mehfil se
raah bhool gaye
there was a refuge besides you
but i forgot
coming out of your gathering
i lost my way
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13 / 25 : Featured
shaayad kaheen
tumhaara dil in dinon laga hai
o mir, you keep roaming
away from everyone else
perhaps you have your heart
set on someone these days?
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (67)
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qurbaton mein bhi
faasla nikla
in love too
politics arose
in even closeness
distances emerged
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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nazar aate hain
muskuraaye huye
even without a smile
those lips
seem to be smiling
all the while
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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ab na aayenge rooThne waale
deeda-e-ashk-baar chup ho ja
oh restless heart, be quiet now
the spring is over, be quiet now
those upset are not coming back
oh tear-filled eyes, be quiet now
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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vo zindagi jo haseenon
ke darmiyaan guzren
that is called heaven
that is also hell
life that is spent
among the beautiful
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (138)
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tum ne dekha ek nazar se
dil tumhaara ho gaya
though i nurtured for ages
i wasn’t worth much
you gave it just a glance
and it became yours
nurture, bringup
ages, long period
perspective, sight
side
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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mila to rah gaye
lafzon ke intekhaab mein hum
never found one with whom
i could share matters of the heart
when i met someone
i was found searching for words
plight, condition
heart
words
choice, selection
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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har tabassum ek toofan
har nazar ek inquilaab
youth is an apocalypse
so is youthful vigor
every smile a storm
every glance a revolution
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aur raasthe bhi
badalta hai to bas
we stay the same
we stay the same
and our paths too
what changes is this
Anonymous
relationships
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zindagi ko faqat
imtihaan mat samajh
life is beautiful
with melodies and moons
don't think life is just
trials and troubles
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (138)
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dhyaan mera
teri nazar par tha
what you said
i didn’t hear
my attention was
on your eyes
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar
mein aawe
in the gathering where you come
speaking with grace
life takes form
and appears all around
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yahee hai rakht-e-safar
mir-e-karwan ke liye
lofty vision, heart-warming speech
soul on fire
this is all that is needed
of the caravan's leader
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