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bahut aahista nahin hai
jo bahut tez nahin
the revolution will come soon
don’t be despondent
it doesn’t come too slowly
not does it come too fast
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (63)
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kuchh faza kuchh hasrat-e-parvaaz
ki baaten karo
through the bars of the cage
some light is seeping through
speak of the expanse
speak of the desire to fly
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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 (122)
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dahka hua hai aatish-e-gul se
chaman tamaam
the entire gathering was aglow
with the beauty of my beloved
just like the whole garden was ablaze
by the fire of the flower
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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5 / 25 : Featured
baiThe hain unheen ke kooche mein
hum aaj gunahgaaron ki tarah
in whose heart i was once present
like i was more dear than life itself
today i am sitting in her street
like a common criminal
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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6 / 25 : Featured
us se keh do ke qalam
khoon mein Dubo kar laaye
to the one who will be writing
the history of this period
tell him to bring his pen
dipped in blood
Anonymous
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7 / 25 : Featured
ek hi aan mein
ghulaam kiya
with such grace
did she greet me
in a trice
she enslaved me
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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ye kaisa shahr hai zaalim ko
zinda chhoD dete hain?
the weak and the oppressed
are left to shiver and suffer
what kind of city is this
that lets the tyrants flourish?
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9 / 25 : Featured
tamanna raqs karti hai
takhayyul gungunaata hai
when this someone called to
wish me a new year on the phone
desire dances around me
my imagination stars to sing
wish, desire
dance
wishes, greetings
imagination
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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10 / 25 : Featured
un ko maikhaane mein le aao
sanwar jaayenge
zauq, those priests
ruined by religious schools
bring them to the tavern
so they can be reformed
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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11 / 25 : Featured
na hoti mohabbat
na hota zuhoor
from gloom, love drew
the radiance of light
without love
there is no sight
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12 / 25 : Featured
haan bhari bazm mein
woh bol na paayi hogi
i do not concede silence is
the temperament of desire
yes, maybe she couldn’t
speak out in a crowded gathering
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13 / 25 : Featured
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 (133)
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mujhe lagta hai bahut
apne se dar shaam ke baad
this is the time to meet
the time for separation too
i feel quite afraid of myself
as the dusk falls
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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pahle dil-e-gudaakhta
paida kare koi
the beauty of an illuminating
lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’
first, let someone create a heart
that is burnt and melted in love
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sehlu toh qayaamat hai
kehdu toh bhagaawat hai
the bandit is my guide
the judge is my assassin
if i endure, calamity
if i speak out, mutiny
Anonymous
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vo teri yaad mein ho
ya tujhe bhulaane mein
the days of my life
were thus spent, my dear
either in remembering you
or in an effort to forget
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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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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faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi
irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin
if god doesn’t give guidance
man is not competent
grace of love is common
but not love’s enlightenment
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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warna duniya mein
kya naheen hota
you were not mine
in any form
else, what couldn't
have happened in this world
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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jo waqt aane par
waqt dete hai
beautiful
are those
who, when times are tough,
give us their time
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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ruuh bulbul ki
iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka
having cut the wings,
may the hunter not rest content
the soul of the nightingale
is set on flying
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kinaare waale
safina mera Dubo dete
the waves of the storm
saved me, else
those on the shore
would have sunk my boat
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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baa-wafaa jo aaj hain
kal bewafa ho jaayenge
passion is like the rising sun
and with time, the shade diminishes
those who are loyal today
will become disloyal tomorrow
passion, zeal
shade
unfaithful, disloyal
heat from sun
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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bhool jaaun main
aashna chehre ko
give me a medicine,
my healer
that let's me forget
my beloved’s face
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