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jashn manao
saal-e-nau ke
the paths forward
are dressed up like a bride
celebrate
the new year
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ek chaand baghal mein ho
ek chaand muqaabil ho
o heart, let me savor
the bliss of the moonlit moment
a moon with me
and another in front
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kitni zaalim hai
teri angDaayi
with both hands
you have looted me
how cruel it is when
you raise your arms to stretch
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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rob, plunder
oppressor, tyrant
tired stretching of limbs
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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4 / 25 : Featured
ek ajnabi ki tarah
main khud apne ghar mein tha
no one in my home
understood my joys and sorrows
like a stranger, i lived
in my own home
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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5 / 25 : Featured
ghar kahi gum ho gaya
deewar-o-dar ki darmiyaan
how many walls have arisen
within a home
the home is now lost somewhere
within these walls and doors
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (150)
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6 / 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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7 / 25 : Featured
hum ko tohfe ye
tumhein dost banaane se mile
i got the scars from the world
and the wounds from life
the few gifts i got
from having you as a friend
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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8 / 25 : Featured
un ki taraf se aap likhe
khat javaab mein
so restless, in what all ways
have you deceived yourself
on her behalf you wrote
replies to yourself
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9 / 25 : Featured
mumkin hi nahi lagta
ai dost, tujhe paanaa
arriving like a dream, and
leaving with fragrance behind
it seems impossible, my friend,
to find someone like you
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (150)
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10 / 25 : Featured
munh se maango to
khuda aur khafa hota hai
whatever is given to you in kindness
you accept jus that ‘naadir’
if you were to ask for more
god will get even more angry
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (77)
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11 / 25 : Featured
faqat zauq-e-parwaaz
hai zindagi
you think
life is a mystery
life is just
a desire to fly
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (40)
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12 / 25 : Featured
husn-e-khayaal-e-yaar ne
deewaana kar diya
it made me indifferent
to every thought of the world
beauty of the thoughts of my beloved
has driven me crazy indeed
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (67)
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13 / 25 : Featured
us se keh do ke qalam
khoon mein Dubo kar laaye
to the one who will be writing
the history of this period
tell him to bring his pen
dipped in blood
Anonymous
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14 / 25 : Featured
husn khud betaab hai
jalwa dikhaane ke liye
love gets a bad rap needlessly
for the pleasure of watching
though beauty herself is impatient
for her splendor to be seen
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15 / 25 : Featured
ik zara divaangi
darkaar hai
there is nothing lacking
in intellect and reason
but you still need
a touch of madness
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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16 / 25 : Featured
so hum bhi mojaaze apne
hunar ke dekhte hain
i hear that she is also
fond of couplets and poetry
so let me try impressing her
with the magic of my poetic skills
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17 / 25 : Featured
vahi ghar hai
vahi qissa hamaara
our address so far
has not changed
same house
same story ours
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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18 / 25 : Featured
jaavedaan, paiham rawaan
har dam jawaan hai zindagi
do not measure it by the
standards of yesterday and tomorrow
constantly flowing every moment…
life is forever youthful
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19 / 25 : Featured
apne haathon se us ne meri qabr pe
chaadar-e-gul chaDaayi maza aa gaya
oh ‘fana’, am glad on this day of death
she came to respect and honor my love
with her own hands she spread flowers
on my graveyard…’twas so thrilling
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20 / 25 : Featured
jis ko ho deen-o-dil azeez
us ki gali mein jaaye kyun
yes, she is not a believer
yes, she is unfaithful too
if you so value faith and heart
then why keep going to her street
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (125)
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21 / 25 : Featured
dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha
dariyaa hi mein ja kar Doob gaya
heart was loyal to its desire
anxious, went to see its beloved
the pearl came out of the river
but drowned in the river itself
Anonymous
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22 / 25 : Featured
hum na honge
koyi hum sa hoga
the world will
continue to flourish forever
even if i am not there
someone like me will
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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hamaare paanv kaa kaanta
hamain se niklega
neither our companions nor
our dear friends can help
the thorns in our feet
we got to take them out ourselves
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (62)
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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 (82)
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kya kaha main ne
aap kya samjhe
describing my condition
sounds a complaint to you
i say one thing,
you construe something else
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