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na ibtida ki khabar hai
na inteha maaloom
heard the story of life
but from the middle
don’t know how it started
nor know where it will end
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woh sochta hai to
mujhko sunaayi deta hai
sometimes, he
grants such access
when he thinks
i can hear him
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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kya ishq mein hua hai
ai ‘mir’ haal tera
your face so pale
and body so frail
what love is it, ‘mir’,
that got you to this state
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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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ke neend shart naheen
khwaab dekhne ke liye
get up to witness
this shining scene of the night
as sleep is not needed
for one to dream
sight, view, scene
sleep
condition, requirement
dream
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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6 / 25 : Featured
chehre ko sundar bana
aayina mat toD
to whom all will you justify?
quit this helpless lamenting
make your face better
don’t break the mirror
Anonymous
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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7 / 25 : Featured
kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota
those who watch the spectacle
of the storm from the shore
from the shore, will never
understand the storm’s fury
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8 / 25 : Featured
gar jeet gaye to kya kehna
haaray bhi to baazi maat nahi
if the gamble is of love
bet what you want, why fear
if you win, nothing like it
even if you lose, it is not a loss
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jo kaam ko
ishq samajhte thay
those are
most fortunate
who saw work
as their love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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10 / 25 : Featured
par kya karen ki
dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka
a hundred times, i have
broken free from the bonds of love
but what can i do...
for my heart is freedom's enemy
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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dhool chehre pe thi
aur aaina saaf karta raha
all through life, ghalib,
kept making the same mistake
the dust was on my face, but
kept cleaning the mirror
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kal phir mashhoor ho jaaun toh
koyi rishta nikaal lena
i am an unknown today
so keep some distance
tomorrow when i become famous
you can find a relationship with me
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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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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phir bhi
masroof-e-intezaar hai dil
i know
she will not come
but yet,
my heart is busy waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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kinaare waale
safina mera Dubo dete
the waves of the storm
saved me, else
those on the shore
would have sunk my boat
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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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 (82)
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ye khaaki apni fitrat mein
na noori hai na naari hai
action shapes life
both heaven and hell
this earthly being, in its nature,
is neither of light nor of fire
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tumhare husn-e-takallum se
kya naheen hota
lamps light up,
fragrance in morning breeze
what can’t happen
with your beautiful eloquence
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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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raah-e-aashiqi ka taqaaza yehi hai ke
kashti chale par saahil na aaye
i found so much joy in the seeking of my desire
i am praying the destination never arrives
the demand of the path of love is just this:
boat keeps sailing, but shore is never reached
Anonymous
quest, search
demand, desire, wish
pleasure, joy, delight
blessing, prayer
goal, destination
street, path
love
demand, requirement
boat
shore, coast
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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dard kam ho ya zyaada ho
magar ho to sahi
let love’s hurt have
some effect on the heart
whether the pain is less or more,
let there at least be some
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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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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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dil laga kar hum to
pachhtaaye bahut
many wounds i bore,
many scars did i sustain
getting my heart entangled
i regretted a lot
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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woh zamaana yaad hai
To fill
i still remember
To fill
i still remember
To fill
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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