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na dava yaad rahe
aur na dua yaad rahe
what can he remember
one afflicted by love
neither the medication
nor the blessing
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tu parda-nasheen ka aashiq hai
yuun nam-e-wafa barbaad na kar
if the heart burns, let it burn
do not shed tears, do not complain
you are in love with someone hidden
do not waste the name of loyalty like this
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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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jise qareeb se dekha
woh doosra nikla
that which i sought
my entire life
when i saw it up close
turned out to be quite different
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magar ek wasf hai mujh mein
dil-aazaari nahin karta
i am after all a human
prone to making some mistakes
but i have this in me that
i never cause heartache
mistakes, errors
attribute, trait
causing pain to heart
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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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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7 / 25 : Featured
ab sukh ke sapne kya dekhen
jab dukh ka sooraj sar par ho
those nights have gone with the moon
those words have gone with the moon
how can i now see dreams of happiness
with the searing sun of sorrow on my head
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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8 / 25 : Featured
ek tera husn
ek mera ye ishq
both are essential
and both everlasting
one, your beauty
and this love of mine
Anonymous
necessary
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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9 / 25 : Featured
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 (132)
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10 / 25 : Featured
zaroorat kya thi
muskurane ki
if the wish is to take my life
could have said so plainly
where was the need
to smile
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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magar ye dariyaa
mujhe tairna sikhaata hai
though, every day
it tests my patience
yet, this river
teaches me to swim
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mujh pe khud bhi khul naheen paata
kidhar jaata hoon main
passion for destination as companion
emotion of the heart as my guide
even i myself cannot fathom
where i am headed
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13 / 25 : Featured
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 (32)
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mere pate se khalaq ko
kyon tera ghar mile?
please don’t bury me
in your lane after my murder
why should people find your house
while looking for me
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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aur phir vo bhi
zabaani meri
when did she listen
to my sorry state
that too when i
narrated it myself
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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yahee hai rakht-e-safar
mir-e-karwan ke liye
lofty vision, heart-warming speech
soul on fire
this is all that is needed
of the caravan's leader
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main zakhm zakhm huun
phir bhi gale lagaaun use
she is prickly, prickly
like the branch of a rose
i am wounded, wounded
but yet longing for an embrace
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bas ho chuki namaaz
musalla uThaayiye
springtime has arrived,
mystics, drink some wine
prayers are over,
roll up the prayer-carpet
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zindagi ik
ajab paheli hai
time unfolded
moment by moment
life is indeed
a strange riddle
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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kuchh woh bhi ikhtisaar se
aage na jaa saka
i too was not generous
in my conversing
he too couldn't
get past his reticence
conversation, talk
open-hearted, generous
conciseness, brevity
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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hamaare paanv kaa kaanta
hamain se niklega
neither our companions nor
our dear friends can help
the thorns in our feet
we got to take them out ourselves
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (62)
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nayi nayi si hai kuchh
teri raahguzar phir bhi
a thousand times has
the world passed by here
even then, your (love’s) path
seems new every time
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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meri tanhaai ko bas
tera pata yaad aaya
whenever i got respite
from the commotion of this world
my solitude bent
towards memories of you
leisure, freedom
commotion, uproar
solitude, loneliness
address, whereabouts
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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ke woh bhi uTh ke gayaa
jis ka ghar na thaa koyi
strange is the etiquette
of leaving a gathering
even those got up and left
who had no home to go to
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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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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