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log samjhe ki
mar gaye hain ham
it is by first diving in and drowning
that i was able to cross the river
and here people are thinking
i was dead
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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tujh par khulegi
teri zanjeer rafta rafta
you will realize the
prison around you, slowly, slowly
the shackles around your feet
will become apparent, slowly, slowly
shackles, chains
feeling, experience
prison, jail
slowly slowly, gradually
become apparent
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (62)
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tum rahe na tum
hum rahe na hum
what a beautiful tragedy
time has produced
you have not remained the same
nor have i remained myself
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (146)
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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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sharaab naach rahi thi
gilaas baiThe rahe
this scene unfolds
before my eyes
the wine is dancing
and the glass is sitting still
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qaafile raah
bhool jaate hain
with just a sign from
those pretty eyes
caravans
can lose their way
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hum ne sadiyon ka
faasla dekha
between your going
and coming
i have experienced
the distance of ages
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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woh sochta hai to
mujhko sunaayi deta hai
sometimes, he
grants such access
when he thinks
i can hear him
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (146)
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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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10 / 25 : Featured
din bhar ki mashaqqat se
badan TuuT raha hai
o night, take me into your lap
like my mother
the toil and troubles of the day
have broken my body
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kitna khaamosh hoon
main andar se
i keep talking
constantly
but how silent
i am within
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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na kuchh marne ka gham hota
na jeene ka maza hota
if one is not familiar
with the pain of love
he feels neither sadness of death
nor joy of life
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main jis makaan mein rehta hoon
usko ghar kar de
oh god, make me
a trustworthy person
and the house in which i live
make it my home
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)
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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 (66)
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maah-e-kaamil
sham-e-mehfil se mila
your heart
has met mine…as if
the full moon had shone on
the evening of the gathering
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jo zinda hun to phir
zinda nazar aana zaroori hai
if principles are under attack
it is necessary to fight back
if i am alive
i must act so
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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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 (38)
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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 (82)
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maana ki yaar kam hain
par itne to kam nahin
why are strangers allowed
in our gathering of joy
yes, our friends are few
but not so few
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nazar na aayega jab
koi bismil-o-qaatil
it is very near, muztar,
that system and order of life
when you will not see
any murderers or victims
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ke naadaani hai
behtar aagahi se
i have learnt
this much from life
that ignorance is
better than awareness
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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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honTon pe latife hain
awaaz mein chaale hain
in this city,
the style of living is so strange
wit and smile on the lips
but sharp edges in the voice
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to samundar ki tarah
shor machaata kya hai
your experience so trivial
your existence so shallow
why do you create a furor
like a noisy sea
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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zindagi khwahish-e-nakaam
hi karte guzri
with no achievement in life did
my heart capture peace
my life was spent through a
series of unrequited desires
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