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ab kya kahun
jamal-e-rukh-e-fitnagar ko mein
it is a crime if i see
lacking in grace if i don’t
what shall i call this
beautiful, mischievous face
face, direction
crime
ungrateful, impious
mischievous, playful
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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khaana-e-yaar ka
tawaaf karo
in this revered heart
is the temple and mosque
worship by going around
this abode of the beloved
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meri takheel ka shaheen
wahaan bhi pahuncha
where the rays of the sun
do not have permission to enter
the falcon of my imagination
has found its way there
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aye jaane wafa
yeh zulm na kar
tyranny for loved ones
kindness for strangers
o faithful one
be not so cruel
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ek us ko paane ke liye
kya kya kiya kya kya hua
visited many temples and mosques
met with priests and saints
just to attain my beloved
what all i did, what all happened
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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aashufta dil, farefta dil
beqaraar dil
may the creator not give
the world a heart like mine
a troubled heart, a captivated one,
a restless one
in the world
guardian, sustainer
heart
distressed
charmed, seduced
restless
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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log aise hi adaaon pe
fida hote hain
don’t flash your smiles
at all these men, miss
they fall so easily
for your mannerisms
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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8 / 25 : Featured
maah-e-kaamil
sham-e-mehfil se mila
your heart
has met mine…as if
the full moon had shone on
the evening of the gathering
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hai shuoor ho to
safar khud safar ka haasil hai
in the path of love and desire
who wishes for the end?
if the path makes sense
journey is journey's reward
Anonymous
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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10 / 25 : Featured
yeh kis ka
jamaal aa gaya hai
come look
in my tears
whose beauty
has appeared
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Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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hum ne tumhaari yaad mein
sab kuchh bhula diya
even by mistake, you did not
ever think of me
but i have forsaken everything
just lost in your thoughts
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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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 (121)
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13 / 25 : Featured
aqrabaa mere
karen qatl ka daavaa kis par
he's the murderer, the martyr
and he the judge remains
oh kinsmen of mine,
who shall we accuse of the murder?
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aasmaan pe chaand pura tha
magar aadha laga
it seemed so plain
against the sparkle on her face
the moon was full in the sky
but it appeared to be half
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jis mein jitna zarf hai
utna hi wo khaamosh hai
the calm of the ocean says
to the noise of the river
(s)he that can contain a lot
remains that silent
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jab ruu-ba-ruu ho
tere guftaar bhool jaave
what, abroo, you think of
a thousand things to say
but when face-to-face,
you can't remember a thing
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main jo urdu mein
wasiyat likhoon, beta padh le
of god, rashid has
just this small prayer
when i write my will in urdu
my son can read it
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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sukoon is baat ka tha
na mandir ka zikr tha, na masjid ka
the kids were fighting
in the neighborhood, not sure about what
it was such a relief that there was
neither the mention of temple nor mosque
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shauq-e-fuzool-o-
jurat-e-rindaana chaahiye
from those lips, am sure
to get a kiss one day
just needs pointless passion
and careless courage
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zindagi tu ne to dhoke pe
diya hai dhoka
of death, at least,
i don’t expect this
oh life, you have only
cheated me, again and again
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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hawaa sunta huun
peDon ki zubaan se
the window of my memories
is wide open
i hear the breeze through
the language of the trees
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aankhen zubaan naheen hain
magar bezubaan naheen
the secret of love
is revealed through them
eyes are not tongues
but not voiceless either
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shukr hai zindagi
tabaah na kee
i didn’t have the priest
perform rituals and customs
happy that i didn’t
waste my life thus
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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fikr-e-insaan ke sajaaye hue
bazaar to dekh
every shop in its own place
is a wonder to behold
look at the bazaar decorated
with concern for humanity
shop
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)
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ya wo jagah bata de
jahaan par khuda na ho
oh priest, allow me to drink
sitting here in the mosque
or, show me a place
where there is no god
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