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aql or fahm se
paekaar karoge kab tak
how long will you persist with
this injustice and ignorance
how long will you procrastinate…
relying on reason and understanding
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apne haathon se usne meri qabr par
chaadar-e-gul chaDaayi maza aa gaya
oh fana, am thankful that after my death
she herself came to honor my love
with her own hands she spread flowers
on my grave…it was so delightful
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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 (78)
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uTho na pahlu se
Thahro zara...kidhar ko chale
you have just arrived
what’s the hurry to leave
don’t get up just yet from my side
stay a while, where are you headed
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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5 / 25 : Featured
main apna jaam uThaatha huun
tu kitaab uTha
let’s find out, o priest, where the
lightning comes from
i will raise my glass of wine,
you raise your holy book
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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hum mulaazim hain
is idaara mein
what else can i say
about the heart
i am just an employee
in this organization
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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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
magar ye dariyaa
mujhe tairna sikhaata hai
though, every day
it tests my patience
yet, this river
teaches me to swim
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vo teri yaad mein ho
ya tujhe bhulaane mein
the days of my life
were thus spent, my dear
either in remembering you
or in an effort to forget
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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10 / 25 : Featured
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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ek musaafir bhi
qaafila hai mujhe
need a companion
not a crowd
one such person
is a caravan for me
companion
crowd, throng
fellow traveler
caravan
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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jab se dekhi ‘nazir’
dil ki kitaab
the meaning of all books
became evident
when i read, ‘nazir’,
the volume of my heart
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shabnam ka qatra bhi
jin ko dariyaa lagta hai
imagine for how long
they have been parched
for whom even a dew drop
seems a river
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kya gin gin ke nam lena uska
jo behisaab deta hai
i broke the prayer rosary
with this thought, ‘faraz’
why count and pray to one
who gives without keeping an account
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chaahat ki is had par, yaarab,
hum to deewaane lagte hain
why do new acquaintances
seem like old friends to us
affection to this extent, oh god,
makes us look a little mad
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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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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kah diya us ne ki
phir hum kya karen
after listening to my entire
story of sorrow and despair
she said
well, what can i do?
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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mohabbat kis ko deti hai, miyaan,
aaraam sukoon duniya mein?
don't complain, sauda,
about your heart's restlessness
for whom has love given
peace and quiet in this world?
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gulaab apni hi khushbu se
darne lagte hain
tormenting often are
the times of youth
the rose starts to fear
its own fragrance
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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
Anonymous
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agar aasaniyaan hon
zindagi dushwar ho jaaye
i go along laughing and playing
with waves of adversity
if life were to be all easy
how painful it would be
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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Daaka to naheen maara
chori to naheen ki hai
why such clamor
just because i drank some
i haven't assaulted anybody
nor stolen from anyone
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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izaafa hai museebat mein
dawaaon ka asar karna
the attention of the healer is
the cause of more torment, ‘bekhud’
the medicine having effect
adds to my misery
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tishnagi lab pe sajaaye hue
mar jaaoge
don’t place your faith and rely
rely on the kindness of the ocean
you will die with your lips
decorated by thirst
Anonymous
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kitne aadaab ke parde
mein hai inkaar ki baat
these manners, these gestures
these beautiful words and promises
how a refusal is hidden
behind these layers of etiquette
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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