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kahin aansuon se miTa hua
kahin aansuon se likha hua
that which the wind swept away
was the paper of the heart's book
sometimes defiled by tears
sometimes written by tears
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2 / 25 : Featured
main ghar se jab nikalta huun
dua bhi saath chalti hai
my mother is still alive
nothing bad can happen to me
whenever i leave the home
her blessings accompany me
2014: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)
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3 / 25 : Featured
tum achchha kar naheen sakte
main achchha ho naheen saktaa
the cure for my heartache
oh messiah, is not possible
you can't help me
nor can i get better
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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4 / 25 : Featured
kis kis ko bataaoge ki
ghar kyun nahi jaate
you stand there, silently
in the path
to how many will you explain
why you are not going home?
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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5 / 25 : Featured
koyi bhi rang mayassar na tha
lahu ke siwa
leaving the painting unfinished
(s)he died, ‘zeb’
no color was affordable
other than blood
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)
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6 / 25 : Featured
tu mera shauq dekh
mera intezaar dekh
understand i am not
worthy of your attention
but look at my passion
and at my patience
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7 / 25 : Featured
saamne aaina
rakh liya kijiye
as you get ready
to criticize others
keep a mirror
handy
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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8 / 25 : Featured
shikwe bhi hain tujhi se
aur pyaar bhi tujhi se
you are the pain, the blessing too
the wound and the cure too
complaint is against you too
and my love is for you too
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9 / 25 : Featured
log samjhe ki
mar gaye hain ham
it is by first diving in and drowning
that i was able to cross the river
and here people are thinking
i was dead
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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10 / 25 : Featured
mujhe khud apni
mohabbat pe eitbaar naheen
your promise of faithfulness
how should i understand it
when i have no faith
in my own love
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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11 / 25 : Featured
dhool chehre pe thi
aur aaina saaf karta raha
all through life, ghalib,
kept making the same mistake
the dust was on my face, but
kept cleaning the mirror
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12 / 25 : Featured
gaya waqt phir
haath aata naheen
fun and pleasure
don't show time passing
and the time that's passed
never returns
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)
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13 / 25 : Featured
tab main ne apne dil mein
laakhon khayaal baandhe
when my beloved raised her arms
to gather up her tresses (hair)
i tied up a million desires
in my heart
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14 / 25 : Featured
main ne jis haath ko chooma
vahi khanjar nikla
i was convinced about the love
of those in my society
but, the hand that i sought to kiss
turned out to be a dagger
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15 / 25 : Featured
kuchh ne kaha ye chaand hai
kuchh ne kaha chehra tera
‘twas full moon last night
with all the talk about you
some said it was the moon
others said it was you
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16 / 25 : Featured
jala ke apna diya
raushni makaan mein la
lights of the street are surely
a thousand times brighter
but light your own lamp
and bring light into the house
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17 / 25 : Featured
kya kaha main ne
aap kya samjhe
describing my condition
sounds a complaint to you
i say one thing,
you construe something else
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18 / 25 : Featured
lambi hai gham ki shaam
magar shaam hi to hai
the heart is not hopeless
just not sorted for now
long is the night of sorrow
yet, it is just a night (that'll pass)
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19 / 25 : Featured
maana ki yaar kam hain
par itne to kam nahin
why are strangers allowed
in our gathering of joy
yes, our friends are few
but not so few
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20 / 25 : Featured
mere bachche mujhe
buDha nahi hone dete
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)
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21 / 25 : Featured
phir baat kehte
luknat aane lagi zabaan mein
at first, there was a
a little fondness between us
and then, i started to stutter
when i spoke to her
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22 / 25 : Featured
tanhaiyan ke khoaf se
jo shakhs mar gaya
the entire city joined
in the funeral procession
of the one who died
afraid of loneliness
Anonymous
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23 / 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
goal, destination
stray, meander
lost
emerge, come out
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)
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ek teer mere seene
pe mara, ke hai
when you mentioned Kolkata
oh my dear friend
you shot an arrow
straight into my heart
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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peeye jaoon main
khoon hee kab tak
hope i’ll be fortunate to
enjoy the wine of union
for how long do i
keep drinking blood
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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