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yeh hi mumkin tha
itni ujlat me
the result of creation
is this ruined world
this was all that was possible
in such haste
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deewar poochti hai ki
saaya kidhar gaya
oh searing, mid-day sun
tell me what reply should i give
the walls are asking
where has the shadow gone?
Anonymous
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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us khait ke har
khosha-e-gandum ko jalado
that field where it is not possible
for the farmer to make a living
burn down every
stalk of wheat of that field
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4 / 25 : Featured
tamaam umr kisi
doosre ke ghar mein raha
in this way
life has passed
all the years
i lived in someone else’s home
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na dava yaad rahe
aur na dua yaad rahe
what can he remember
one afflicted by love
neither the medication
nor the blessing
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6 / 25 : Featured
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 (68)
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7 / 25 : Featured
abhi chaar kaanTe chhube nahin
tere sab iraade badal gaye?
how come this stalling in the path?
what happened to your will and zeal?
not even four thorns have pricked you
and all your intentions have changed?
Anonymous
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8 / 25 : Featured
aqrabaa mere
karen qatl ka daavaa kis par
he's the murderer, the martyr
and he the judge remains
oh kinsmen of mine,
who shall we accuse of the murder?
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9 / 25 : Featured
zindagi mein
zindagi jaisa koi to kaam ho
declare your love
regardless of the outcome
let there be in life
something that resembles life
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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10 / 25 : Featured
pyaar mein jab talak naheen TuuTe
dil kisi kaam ka naheen hota
it is not worth mentioning
not does it belong anywhere
until it breaks for the sake of love
this heart is of no use anywhere
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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11 / 25 : Featured
is takalluf se karam ho to
sitam hota hai
this inquiry of my condition
is so that i can’t say anything
kindness with such formality
becomes cruelty indeed
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12 / 25 : Featured
bulbul ab jaan
hatheli pe liye baiThi hai
whether it is the hunter's approach
or dread of autumn
the nightingale waits, afraid,
holding its life in its palms
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13 / 25 : Featured
kyun dekhen zindagi ko
kisi ki nazar se hum
all we have
is a viewpoint
why should we see life
from anyone else’s perspective
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (41)
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14 / 25 : Featured
kahin se tum bayaan karte
kahin se hum bayaan karte
it is such a delight
reliving stories of the past
you narrate from one end
and i from the other
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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vo aaj le hi gaya, aur
'zafar' se kuchh na hua
i will not give her my heart,
i kept telling myself
she walked away with it today,
and zafar was helpless
always
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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tamaam umr ka ab
silsila hai mere liye
that one reflection flashed
in my sight for just a moment
now for my entire life
it is a saga for me
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calendar ke badalne se
muqaddar kab badalta hai
what is the point in wishing
others a happy new year
when does fate every change
by the turning of the calendar?
leisure
fate, fortune
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ye aashiq kaun si basti ke
ya rab, rahne vaale hai
such strange mannerisms they have
so unique in this whole world
these lovers, oh god,
which city do they come from
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yeh kehne mein mujh ko
zamaane lage hain
all i wanted to say was
that i am in love
for me to say this
took a lifetime
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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20 / 25 : Featured
darvaaza ghar se
saikdon farsang ho gaya
the heart's words don't
find a voice even as a whisper
the door has become so
distant from the home
Anonymous
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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tera dil to hai sanam-ashna
tujhe kya milega namaaz mein
when i was prostrate in prayer
i heard a voice from the ground
when your heart itself is the beloved
what will you get from this prayer?
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aye jaan yahi hai
maah-e-shawwal hamara
when you signaled your affection,
it has become eid for me
my love, this is
the joyous month for me
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tu ne to hum se aaj tak
koyi gila naheen kiya
how can i say that
you have any connection with me
until this day, you have not
once found fault with me
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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aise zinda thay ki
jeene ki alaamat hum thay
we were the flowers, the colors
the freshness of those moments
we lived like
we were the symbols of living
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log aise hi adaaon pe
fida hote hain
don’t flash those smiles
at all these men, miss
they fall so easily
for such mannerisms
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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