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kisi ko hum na mile
aur hum ko tu na mila
here, no one got
as per their desires
someone didn't get me
and, i didn't get you
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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2 / 25 : Featured
ajeeb log hain
deewaane hona chaahte hain
all wish to be
moths to a flame
strange people…
all seeking to be mad
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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3 / 25 : Featured
nikhat-e-zulf kya hui
baad-e-saba ko kya hua
the lane of my beloved no longer
has the fragrance of heaven
what happened to the delight of tresses
where did the morning breeze go
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4 / 25 : Featured
ki is ke baad ye duniyaa
kahaan se laaunga main
i wish for all decisions
be made right here
for, after this, where will i
find such a world again
decision
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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5 / 25 : Featured
phir bhi
masroof-e-intezaar hai dil
i know
she will not come
but yet,
my heart is busy waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)
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6 / 25 : Featured
bahut nikle mere armaan
lekin phir bhi kam nikle
thousands of aspirations
each would consume a life
many desires came true
but still just not enough
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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7 / 25 : Featured
bahte dariyaa to chalenge
isi raftaar ke saath
if you have the courage
unfurl the sails of your boat
the flowing river
will continue at its own pace
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8 / 25 : Featured
peeta hoon
roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein
ghalib has given up drinking
but, still, once in a while
i enjoy a drink
on cloudy days and moon-filled nights
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9 / 25 : Featured
farishte bhi kehne lage
kaash hum insaan hote
when the veil suddenly
slipped off her face
angels said to each other
gosh, wish we were human
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10 / 25 : Featured
dil ko khush rakhne ko 'ghalib'
yeh khayaal achchha hai
i do understand
the truth about heaven, but
to keep my heart happy, ghalib
it is a comforting thought
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)
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11 / 25 : Featured
rail ki seeti baji to
dil lahu se bhar gaya
how much pain there is
in the breeze of the dawn of deceit
hearing the whistle of the train
the heart is filled with blood
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12 / 25 : Featured
kab zindagi guzaari hai
apne hisaab mein
no control over dreams
no power over memories
when has life ever
transpired on my terms
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13 / 25 : Featured
shama ka jism pighalne
ke baad aayi
this light hasn’t come into
your room all by itself
it has come after burning
the body of a candle
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (142)
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14 / 25 : Featured
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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15 / 25 : Featured
inheen se kaam chalao
baDi udaas hai raat
in these ruins, there are
a few broken lamps somewhere
make do with them
for this is quite a sad night
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16 / 25 : Featured
mashuqa ke liye seekhi urdu
urdu mashuqa ho gayi hai
what was our love
and what has it now become?
i learned urdu for my beloved
urdu has now become my beloved
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (81)
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17 / 25 : Featured
lekin tere khayaal se
ghafil nahin raha
though i was a prisoner
to the cruelties of daily life
i never lost
the thoughts of you
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18 / 25 : Featured
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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19 / 25 : Featured
jo kho gaya main
usko bhulaataa chala gaya
that which i got in life
i thought of it as my good fate
those that i lost
i moved on, forgetting them
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20 / 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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21 / 25 : Featured
jis ko ho deen-o-dil azeez
us ki gali mein jaaye kyun
yes, she is not a believer
yes, she is unfaithful too
if you so value faith and heart
then why keep going to her street
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (118)
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22 / 25 : Featured
kaash tujh ko bhi
ek jhalak dekhun
for how long can i
only dream and dream
if only i could get
a real glimpse of you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (118)
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23 / 25 : Featured
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 (66)
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kuchh hum se kaha hota
kuchh hum se suna hota
you spoke to strangers,
you lent them a patient ear
wish you had a word with me,
heard me out too
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (142)
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25 / 25 : Featured
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe
woh dil naheen raha
no longer worthy
of the blessings of love
the heart i was once proud of,
that heart is no more
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