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kitne pyaare hain
mujhe chhoD ke jaane waale
those who embrace me tightly
every time we meet
how loving they are…those who
leave me behind eventually
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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har fard hai millat ke
muqaddar ka sitaara
the destiny of the nation
lies in the hands of its people
every person is a pointer
to the fate of the nation
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3 / 25 : Featured
ik sach ke tahaffuz ke liye
sab se laDi huun
i am a woman, but
stand like a mountain range
for the protection of the truth
i have fought with everyone
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4 / 25 : Featured
aye jahaan sun le abhi
mera bayaan baaqi hai
don't place faith
in his testimony
for my statement
is yet to be heard
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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5 / 25 : Featured
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 (151)
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6 / 25 : Featured
qissa jo yahaan ka hai
to phir tai bhi yaheen ho
why postpone the verdict
of justice until after death
whatever account is of here
let it be settled right here
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7 / 25 : Featured
wo lab-e-ney
nawaaz kya jaane
that passes through
the heart of the flute
what do the lips
the caress it know?
Anonymous
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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8 / 25 : Featured
khaana-e-dil jo gira hai
use taameer karo
concern yourself not about
buildings under the sky
rebuild that which has fallen
in the house of your heart
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9 / 25 : Featured
mera jaam chuune waale
tera haath jal na jaaye
my tears are in here too
may my wine not boil over
those who touch my goblet
may your hand not burn
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10 / 25 : Featured
jo kaam ko
ishq samajhte thay
those were
most fortunate
who saw work
as their love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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11 / 25 : Featured
mere bachche mujhe
buDha nahi hone dete
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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12 / 25 : Featured
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 (57)
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13 / 25 : Featured
par diwali bhi ajab
pakeeza-tar tyohaar hai
in dussehra too
there is joy and beauty, nazir
but diwali is
uniquely and purely joyous
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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14 / 25 : Featured
jo kisi ke kaam na aa sakey
main vo ek musht-e-gubaar huun
am not the light of anyone’s eyes
nor offer comfort to any heart
could not be of value to anyone
was just a handful of dust
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15 / 25 : Featured
lekin kabhi kabhi ise
tanha bhi choD de
it's good that your mind
stands guard to the heart
but, on occasion,
do leave the heart alone
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16 / 25 : Featured
mujhe paamaal raston
ka safar achcha naheen lagta
where everybody goes
i don’t like going there
on the trodden path
i don’t like to travel
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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17 / 25 : Featured
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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18 / 25 : Featured
kis qadar sakht muhim thi ki
jo sar kar aaya
to get to know myself
i had to pass through myself
what a difficult challenge it was
that i had to overcome
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19 / 25 : Featured
choon marg aayad
tabassum bar lab-e-ost
what is the sign
of a person of learning?
when death comes,
has a smile on the lips
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20 / 25 : Featured
kuchh sitaare mire seene
mein samaaye hue hai abhi
some stars are
twinkling in my eyes
some others are
gathered in my heart
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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21 / 25 : Featured
rahte rahte station par
log coolie ho jaate hain
bearing burdens is hardly a passion
it is a barter of compulsion
staying at the station
people soon become porters
2014: Sahitya Akademi
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22 / 25 : Featured
do gaz zameen bhi chahiye
do gaj kafan ke baad
there is no limit
to the human need
after two yards of shroud
needs two yards of land
ground, earth, land
desire, aspiration
ending, finale
human
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (40)
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23 / 25 : Featured
ab toh akele hi
mehfil sajaaye baithe hain
with memories of my beloved
i wait, watching the street
all alone,
i wait, with my home decorated
Anonymous
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24 / 25 : Featured
ab tu khuda bhi ban jaaye to
main sajda na karoon
that time has passed
when i pined for you
now, even if you become god
i will not bow to you
Anonymous
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shaam to subha mein
badalte raho
this is only demand
of life
keep turning every evening
into a dawn
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