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zindagi mein
zindagi jaisa koi to kaam ho
declare your love
regardless of the outcome
let there be in life
something that resembles life
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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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: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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magar, hum ginti usi ki karte hai
jo haasil na ho saka
we go get a lot
in our life
but, we keep count only
of what we couldn’t
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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4 / 25 : Featured
basthi ka har charaagh
bujhana pada hamein
for me to shine my lamp
as the moon
i had to snuff out
all the other lamps in the city
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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5 / 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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tum mujhe khwaab mein aa kar
na pareshaan karo
make this journey of separation
of mine a little easier
please do not torment me
by appearing in my dreams
2014: Sahitya Akademi
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7 / 25 : Featured
ek se apne dil ko
thaam liya
with one hand
she lifted her veil
with the other
i held my heart
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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8 / 25 : Featured
tum mujh se poochhte ho
mera hausla hai kya
i am searching for a new beginning
in the midst of a raging storm
and you are asking me
if i have courage
storms
quest, search
gentle breeze, zephyr
valor, courage
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (62)
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ye kya kiya ki
dost ko dushman bana diya
you shouldn't have expressed
your love to her, shefta
look what you've done,
turned a friend into an enemy
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (127)
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10 / 25 : Featured
karen to hum bhi magar
kis khuda ki baat karen
each era brought in
a new religion, a new god
if we were to chat
about which god shall we talk?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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11 / 25 : Featured
izaafa hai museebat mein
dawaaon ka asar karna
the attention of the healer is
the cause of more torment, ‘bekhud’
the medicine having effect
adds to my misery
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tu aa ke jaa bhi chuka hai
main intezaar mein huun
what is this intoxication
what is this strange dizziness
you had come and gone
and i am still waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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13 / 25 : Featured
agar mazloom kuchh bole to
dahshat-gard kahti hai
when countless cruelties are inflicted
on the oppressed, the world stays silent
but when the oppressed dare to speak out
it calls them terrorists
cruelty, tyranny
oppressed
world
terrorist
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (69)
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14 / 25 : Featured
nazar aate hain
muskuraaye huye
even without a smile
those lips
seem to be smiling
all the while
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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sambhalne mein
pareshani bahut hai
drunkenness is not
in my nature, but
practicing moderation
is quite difficult
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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16 / 25 : Featured
khoobsoorat hi sahi
lekin ye duniya jhooT hai
after ages, my heart, finally,
has given out this judgment
it is a beautiful world, no doubt,
but, it is a lie
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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17 / 25 : Featured
mera qalam mera saathi
mera humraaz banta raha
even during the storms of time
i kept lighting the lamp of brightness
my pen remained my friend,
my confidant all through
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ye woh safar tha jis mein
Thaharnaa muhaal tha
what great feat was it
that we kept moving?
it was such a journey
where stopping was impossible
journey, travel
feat, wonder
waiting, stopping
impossible, difficult
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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hum ne sadiyon ka
faasla dekha
between your going
and coming
i have experienced
the distance of ages
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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20 / 25 : Featured
kyuun tum aasaan samajhte the
mohabbat meri
looking at my condition
she asked, smiling,
why, did you think loving me
would be that easy?
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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21 / 25 : Featured
ki tu mil bhi agar jaaye to
ab milne ka gham hoga
in my attempts to gain you
i have lost so much
even if you become mine
i will be sad about it
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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ajab insaaf hai dekho
kahan karna, kahan bharna
the mistakes are of the past
but punishments given now
see what strange justice this is
where to do, where to pay?
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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mile to us ko
hamaara koyi salaam kahe
not sure where my peace
has gone away, angry and sulking
should you see her
please convey my greetings
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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ye naav kaun si hai
ye dariyaa kahan ka hai
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
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naaz uThaane ko
hum rah gaye?
she is friendly
with all others
only i am left
to bear her whims and airs?
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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