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ruuTh kar vaqt ganvaane ki
zaroorat kya hai
as it is, life is
too short for loving
why get upset and
waste it all away
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Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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aasmaan pe chaand pura tha
magar aadha laga
it seemed so plain
against the sparkle on her face
the moon was full in the sky
but it appeared to be half
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3 / 25 : Featured
aye khuda bas ek din
aaine ko zubaan de de
she accuses me of
falsely praising her beauty
o god, if only you could give
the mirrors a voice for a day
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4 / 25 : Featured
jab tujhe
ek nazar dekha tha
i remembered
those first showers
when i
caught a glimpse of you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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5 / 25 : Featured
jis se har dil ki choT
aati hai ubhar
what is a sher couplet
with its aah’s and wah’s
but every heart’s hurt
coming out in the open
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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6 / 25 : Featured
TuuT kar patte kab
apni shakh par waapas hue?
whoever got separated from the caravan
became the dust of the desert
when have fallen leaves
ever returned to their branch
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7 / 25 : Featured
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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8 / 25 : Featured
jo kaam ko
ishq samajhte thay
those are
most fortunate
who saw work
as their love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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9 / 25 : Featured
jahaan se kya gharaz tujh ko
tuu aap apnaa jahaan ho jaa
by being your own confidant
you become your own story
why so obsessed with this world
you become your own universe
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10 / 25 : Featured
aakhir-e-kaar vo
ek khwaab-e-pareshaan nikla
that which i thought was
the pleasure house of the world
at the end, turned out to be
a troubled dream
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11 / 25 : Featured
dhaDkne jo suna doon tumko
ghabra hi jaaogi tum
if i were to tell you my wishes
you will surely blush
if i were to listen to my heartbeat
you will surely be scared
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12 / 25 : Featured
mulla, gul-e-urdu ki mehak
aur hi kuchh hai
every flower of indian literature
has a wonderful scent
but the fragrance of urdu, mulla,
is something else
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13 / 25 : Featured
ishq ne dil mein
raushni ki hai
reason just
lit up the mind
love filled my
heart with light
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14 / 25 : Featured
kab tak naqaab
rukh se uThaayi na jaayegi
god has given us eyes
to view the beauty of the beloved
how long will the veil
not be lifted from the face
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15 / 25 : Featured
kahaan gaya mera bachpan
kharaab kar ke mujhe
having made me a captive
of the age of youth
where has my childhood gone
ruining me thus
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16 / 25 : Featured
ye nagar sau martaba
luTa gaya
of this heart’s desolation
what’s there to say
a hundred times has
this city been plundered
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17 / 25 : Featured
li ghar mein saans
aur gali tak mehak gayi
has the blooming of love’s flower
ever been discreet?
i smelled the flower at home
and the fragrance filled the streets
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18 / 25 : Featured
muskuraana na
bhuul jaaya karo
smile is
beauty’s treasure
don’t forget
to keep smiling
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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19 / 25 : Featured
majnoon maraa tha jise
aazaar hai vahee
feeling my pulse
the doctor told me
that which killed Majnu
your ailment is the same
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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20 / 25 : Featured
yeh hi mumkin tha
itni ujlat me
the result of creation
is this ruined world
this was all that was possible
in such haste
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21 / 25 : Featured
gumrah to wo hain
jo ghar se nikle hi nahi
we will reach our goal
even if we stray a little
truly lost are the ones who
don't even come out of home
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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kahin kuchh cheez zyaada hai
kahin kuchh kam hai
today, wherever you see
it seems in this world
some are too many
and, some too few
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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23 / 25 : Featured
bichhaaya hai qamar ne
chaandni ka farsh mehfil mein
whose radiant, beautiful face
has arrived in this get-together
the moon has spread a carpet
of moonlight in this gathering
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ek ajnabi ki tarah
main khud apne ghar mein tha
no one in my home
understood my joys and sorrows
like a stranger, i lived
in my own home
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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saaya bhi juda ho gaya
jab waqt paDa hai
for ages
it has been this way
even your shadow leaves
when bad times fall
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