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kis ghazab ka dard, zaalim
tere afsaane mein tha
after hearing my plight,
stretching and yawning, you said
oh cruel one, what great pain
was there in your story?
plight, condition
tired stretching of limbs
outrage, cruelty, intense
oppressor, tyrant
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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kabhi fursat mein kar lena
hisaab…aahista aahista
i’ve been awake the night of separation
oh angels, let me get some sleep
when we get some free time
we’ll settle the accounts, slowly, slowly
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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3 / 25 : Featured
yaad rahta naheen
bhool jaana use
i remember
everything…but
i fail to remember
to forget him
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (67)
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4 / 25 : Featured
kuchh ne kaha ye chaand hai
kuchh ne kaha chehra tera
‘twas full moon last night
with all the talk about you
some said it was the moon
others said it was you
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5 / 25 : Featured
dhoop roke hai
mera chahne wala kaisa
who has provided a shade
for me in this desert
how are my dear ones able to
protect me from this searing heat
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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6 / 25 : Featured
kis barhaman ne kaha tha
ki ye saal achchha hai
days and nights have not changed
nor is the condition any good
which brahmin foretold
this is a good year
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7 / 25 : Featured
saath hi daant ke neeche
koi kankar aaya
a morsel
that we obtained with ease
we also found a stone
under our teeth
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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8 / 25 : Featured
kaash thoDi si
hum peeye hote
even when we met
a hesitation remained
if only i had been
drinking a little
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (125)
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9 / 25 : Featured
ye kis ne kaha
sang pighalta hi naheen hai
if there is intensity of passion
what is not possible?
who said that
the rock doesn't melt?
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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10 / 25 : Featured
ye bhi ik nau ki
himaaqat hai
to be a hostage to
reason's dictates
is also a kind of
foolishness
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ek aurat ka dard
kya jaano
you too, after all, are a man
what do you know?
about a woman’s pain
what do you know?
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sharaab naach rahi thi
gilaas baiThe rahe
this scene unfolds
before my eyes
the wine is dancing
and the glass is sitting still
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13 / 25 : Featured
ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai
haath chhoDen
i am used to solitude
forget about me
here, your home has arrived
please leave my hand
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14 / 25 : Featured
us ke bina to aaj
adhuure apne fasaane lagte hain
if there is someone to listen
i’d share the matters of my heart
without them, today,
even my stories seem incomplete
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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15 / 25 : Featured
nahi visaal mayassar
to aarzoo hi sahi
if the destination is not in sight
the quest is the way
if union with the beloved is not possible
just the desire is the way
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16 / 25 : Featured
kisi se kuchh na kaha
bas udaas rehne lage
great people they were
when broken, bore it with dignity
not a word to anyone
just turned quietly sad
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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17 / 25 : Featured
mera naara
inquilaab-o inquilaab-o inquilaab
change is my mission
youth is my name
my slogan:
revolution, revolution, revolution
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18 / 25 : Featured
dil-e-sitam-zada ko hum ne
thaam thaam liya
when someone mentioned
your name in front of me
i held and grasped my
tormented, afflicted heart
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19 / 25 : Featured
jo zakhm mile tum ko
phoolon ki qabaa kehna
call it the fragrance of henna
call it a gentle breeze
whatever wound you get in life
call it a robe of roses
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peeye jaoon main
khoon hee kab tak
hope i’ll be fortunate to
enjoy the wine of union
for how long do i
keep drinking blood
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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nazar na aayega jab
koi bismil-o-qaatil
it is very near, muztar,
that system and order of life
when you will not see
any murderers or victims
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raag raag mein daudthi phirthi hai
nashtar liye hue
what can i say about
where love is and where it isn’t
it courses through every vein,
daggers drawn
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (125)
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23 / 25 : Featured
haaye zaalim, tera
andaaz-e-karam kya kahiye
behind the comfort's veil, what to say
of this tyranny and cruelty
oh you tyrant, what to say
of your style of kindness
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aaj ka din
guzar na jaye kahin
have seen you
after so long
hope the day
doesn't end
pass through, spent
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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kahaan gaya mera bachpan
kharaab kar ke mujhe
having made me a captive
of the age of youth
where has my childhood gone
ruining me thus
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