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jalaaya umr bhar
is raushni ne
what good has
awareness done to me
lifelong, this light
has only burnt me
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2 / 25 : Featured
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 (68)
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3 / 25 : Featured
kabhi to hausla kar ke
nahin kaha jaaye
why agree silently
to everything that is said
we should find the courage
to sometimes say ‘No’
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (72)
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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
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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5 / 25 : Featured
ghar mein jo tha bach gaya
aur jo naheen tha jal gaya
what a work of wonder is
surrendering to the fire of love
those in the house were saved
those that weren’t got burnt
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6 / 25 : Featured
khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra
ke dariyaa na hua
it remains a scar on the heart
the lament that didn’t reach the lips
it remains a part of the dust
the drop that doesn’t become the river
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7 / 25 : Featured
zindagi kya hai
kitabon ko haTa kar dekho
get out into the sun
take a bath in the clouds
figure out life
by first closing the book
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8 / 25 : Featured
chaar unsoor se khule
maani-e-pinhaan ham ko
the unforgettable master
crafted this amazing couplet
in four lines he revealed
the charming meaning
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9 / 25 : Featured
hai bazm-e-shauq meri
kaamgaar eid ke din
warmth of a compassionate gaze
is the light of the heart
my assembly of enthusiasm
is fortunate on this day of eid
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10 / 25 : Featured
karu kaise mohabbat?
mujhe urdu nahi aati
no elegance in my words
as i don’t know urdu
how do i love?
if i don’t know urdu
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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11 / 25 : Featured
beqaraari tujhe, ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has taken away your
patience and peace today?
o heart, you were never
this restless before
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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12 / 25 : Featured
khayaabaan khayaabaan iram
dekhte hain
wherever i see
the prints of your footsteps
i see in that garden
the garden of paradise
world, universe
impression, mark, imprint
step
to see
flower bed, garden
paradise, garden of paradise
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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13 / 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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14 / 25 : Featured
aur tabeeb bankar
khudi marham lagaate hai
(s)he hurts me, piercing
arrows into my heart
and then (s)he heals it,
applying the balm
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15 / 25 : Featured
jigar ka khoon bhi chaahiye
kuch asar ke liye
just a string of words is
not enough to make a poem
you also need a drop
of your heart's blood for it to last
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16 / 25 : Featured
tujhe hum wali samajhte
jo na baada-khvaar hota
these mystical discussions
and your unique narration, ghalib,
we would have deemed you a saint
had you not been a drinker
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (42)
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17 / 25 : Featured
aisi boli wohi bole
jise urdu aaye
when she speaks, from every word
a delightful fragrance
she speaks like those
who know urdu
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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18 / 25 : Featured
roza rakkha jo
ham ne daawat ki
another example
of her enmity
my beloved chose to fast
on the day i hosted a dinner
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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19 / 25 : Featured
faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi
irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin
if god doesn’t give guidance
man is not competent
grace of love is common
but not love’s enlightenment
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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20 / 25 : Featured
aur phir umr bhar
na jaaye kahin
my wish is
for you to come
and then
you don’t leave ever
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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21 / 25 : Featured
jis tarah sukhe hue phool
kitabon mein milen
as we part ways now, perhaps
we may meet again in our dreams
just as we find dried flowers
within the pages of an old book
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22 / 25 : Featured
woh bola har lamhe mein
muqaddar chippa hai
often, i asked my past
about my fate
it replied that my destiny
is hidden in every moment
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23 / 25 : Featured
mere hi seene mein
utre hain ye khanjar saare
awareness…pain…loyalty
patience…desire…feeling
in this my one chest
plunged have these daggers all
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apne apne
kaanon mein baT jaate hain
just like that
those living in the same home
become isolated
in their own private spaces
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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jis se har dil ki choT
aati hai ubhar
what is a sher couplet
with its aah’s and wah’s
but every heart’s hurt
coming out in the open
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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