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roz us kooche mein kuch
kaam nikal aata hai
i say every day that
i am never going to see her again
but every day i find i have
some work to do in her street
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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 (139)
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muskuraana na
bhuul jaaya karo
smile is
beauty’s treasure
don’t forget
to keep smiling
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ghar mein jo tha bach gaya
aur jo naheen tha jal gaya
what a work of wonder is
surrendering to the fire of love
those in the house were saved
those that weren’t got burnt
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magar har shakhs
tanha ja raha hai
travelers all around
travelers everywhere
but each of them
traveling alone
fellow traveler
from (that side)
person, individual
alone
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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baazaar se guzra huun
kharidaar naheen huun
i am in the world
but i am not a seeker of worldly desires
i have passed through the market
but i am not a buyer
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ishq bechaara
na zaheed hai na mullah na hakeem
intellect is clever
can change into many forms
poor love
not an ascetic, nor learned, nor a healer
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par kya karen ki
dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka
a hundred times, i have
broken free from the bonds of love
but what can i do...
for my heart is freedom's enemy
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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to samundar ki tarah
shor machaata kya hai
your experience so trivial
your existence so shallow
why do you create a furor
like a noisy sea
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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tumhare husn-e-takallum se
kya naheen hota
lamps light up,
fragrance in morning breeze
what can’t happen
with your beautiful eloquence
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ab us parinday ki dil se
pinjra nikalna hai
i got a bird
out of a cage
now i have to take the cage
out of the bird’s heart
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (69)
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magar jo kho gayi
woh cheez kya thi
that cherished dream
you have realized
but, what is that
you have lost, along the way?
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (40)
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haan tera yaqeen, tera yaqeen,
tera yaqeen hai
your faith has confined you
to a deep, dark well
yes, your faith, your faith it is
indeed your faith
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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mohabbat kis ko deti hai, miyaan,
aaraam sukoon duniya mein?
don't complain, sauda,
about your heart's restlessness
for whom has love given
peace and quiet in this world?
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beqaraari tujhe, ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has taken away your
patience and peace today?
o heart, you were never
this restless before
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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main ne khud ko hi
intekhaab kiya
i was in search
of that someone
finally, i ended up
choosing myself
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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chhoD deta huun woh raasta
aam ho jaane ke baad
the path that i laboriously make
with great effort, jamaal
i abandon that
when its trodden by all
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)
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ye bhi ik nau ki
himaaqat hai
to be a hostage to
reason's dictates
is also a kind of
foolishness
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kuchh lamhe hain jo
dil mein hi reh jaate hain
there are some feelings
that do not find expression
there are some moments
that remain hidden in the heart
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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ye woh mai hai jise rakhte hain
naazuk aabginon mein
for love, seek a heart
that is fragile
this wine is meant for
delicate goblets
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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qurbaton mein bhi
faasla nikla
in love too
politics arose
in even closeness
distances emerged
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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hum abhi se kyun bataayen
kya hamaare dil mein hai
let the time come and
i will show you, oh world
why should i tell you now
what’s in my heart
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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mujh ko aadat hai
muskuraane ki
oh sorrow of life
don’t be angry
it is my habit
to smile
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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phool baalon mein
ik sajaane ko
i wounded my hands
with thorns
so i can adorn my
hair with a flower
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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khayaabaan khayaabaan iram
dekhte hain
wherever i see
the prints of your footsteps
i see in that garden
the garden of paradise
world, universe
impression, mark, imprint
step
to see
flower bed, garden
paradise, garden of paradise
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (127)
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