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vo aaj le hi gaya, aur
'zafar' se kuchh na hua
i will not give her my heart,
i kept telling myself
she walked away with it today,
and zafar was helpless
always
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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chhat pe aa jaao
mera sher mukammal kar do
a moon-like verse is
alone on the paper
walk up to the roof
and help complete my poem
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (127)
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har baat mein lazzat hai
agar dil mein mazaa ho
loyalty and tyranny,
both are equals in love
when there is joy in the heart
every word is delightful
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dhoop roke hai
mera chahne wala kaisa
who has provided a shade
for me in this desert
how are my dear ones able to
protect me from this searing heat
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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sochta hun teri
himaayat mein
there are arguments
made against you, but
i think
in your defense
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wo shakhs aa ke
mere shahr se chala bhi gaya
i kept picking flowers
and i didn’t even know
my beloved visited the city
and left too
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (127)
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bahut nazdeek hain woh din
ke tum hoge na hum honge
why do you worry about
the tumult in this world, oh akbar,
that day is near when
neither will you nor i am around
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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8 / 25 : Featured
jashn manao
saal-e-nau ke
the paths forward
are dressed up like a bride
celebrate
the new year
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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teri khaali jagah ko
bhar rahe hain
wandering and romaing
around the entire home
trying to fill
the void you left behind
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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azmat-e-khaak se inkaar
karoge kab tak
for how long will you sing
praises for heavenly gods
for how long will you deny
human greatness
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baahar khulne waali
khiDki band padi hai
build a closer bond
with the world within, aanis,
to the world outside
the window is closed shut
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zara aap ko
zahmat hogi
under your feet
there is a heart
if it is not
too inconvenient
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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us pe likha hai
mohabbat karna
on the piece of paper
in my lucky amulet
it is written…
just love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (127)
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bahut masjid mein sar maara
bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana
nowhere did i see such splendor
as i have in the confines of my heart
though i kocked my head in mosques
and searched endlessly in the temples
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din bhar ki mashaqqat se
badan TuuT raha hai
o night, take me into your lap
like my mother
the toil and troubles of the day
have broken my body
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kisi ko hum na mile
aur hum ko tu na mila
here, no one got
as per their desires
someone didn't get me
and, i didn't get you
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (40)
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gar jeet gaye to kya kehna
haaray bhi to baazi maat nahi
if the gamble is of love
bet what you want, why fear
if you win, nothing like it
even if you lose, it is not a loss
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lub oopar oopar hanste hain
dil andar andar rota hai
what use complaining of friends, when
what’s visible and hidden are different
their lips seem to smile
while they are weeping inside
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charaagh-e-raah hai
manzil naheen
go past the intellect
for this light
is but an illumination of the path
not the destination
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sambhalne mein
pareshani bahut hai
drunkenness is not
in my nature, but
practicing moderation
is quite difficult
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ek tera zikr tha aur
beech mein kya kya nikla
wishes, desires, and
hopes, complaints, tears
thinking of you
what all have turned out
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wo aayenge thaame jigar
dekh lena
the effect of my sighs
you just watch
my beloved will come, heart in hand
you just watch
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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viraani hoti hai to
hairaani hoti hai
even with a storm of
memories in the heart
when there is loneliness
i am taken by surprise
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kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain
puraani kitaab ke
pull yourself together
somehow
the pages of the old book
are getting scattered
2008: Kalapi Award
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