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ab koyi film mukammal
naheen dekhi jaati
now my attention
keeps drifting somewhere else
i am not able to
watch any movie completely
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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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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3 / 25 : Featured
jii chaahta hai
main teri aawaaz chuum lu
your manner of inflection is like the
morning fragrance calling out to prayer
oh, my heart so desires
to kiss your voice
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4 / 25 : Featured
kahin aansuon se miTa hua
kahin aansuon se likha hua
that which the wind swept away
was the paper of the heart's book
sometimes defiled by tears
sometimes written by tears
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5 / 25 : Featured
naseem-e-subh jo chhu jaaye
rang ho maila
you should see, insha,
the lovely flower's daintiness
the whiff of morning breeze
dims its hue
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6 / 25 : Featured
mujhe sab saunp kar
sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein
sad evening, loneliness, longing
and the restlessness of memories
the sun sets in the water
entrusting me with everything
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7 / 25 : Featured
apni bhi ik raae rakhna
kitna mushkil hai
in this crowding of voices
amid all this tumult and furor
to listen to your own voice
how hard it is
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)
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8 / 25 : Featured
tujhse mil kar bhi
beqaraar raha
to meet you
my heart was restless
even after meeting you
my heart remained restless
restless
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (125)
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9 / 25 : Featured
har dil mein mohabbat ki
ek aag laga denge
i will make the world
listen to tales of woe
in every heart i will
light a fire of love
1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
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10 / 25 : Featured
aur us taraf tamaam
zamaana usi ka hai
until now, even i wasn’t
on my own side
and on that side
the whole world was her’s
2018: Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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11 / 25 : Featured
gharon se door bhi
ghar ke liye base hue hain
in search of livelihood
this stage is so strange that
we have settled far away from home
just for the sake of our homes
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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12 / 25 : Featured
zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai
sang-e-khaara nahin
the spell of the celestial dome
can surely be broken
it is a structure of glass,
not of unbreakable rock
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13 / 25 : Featured
jhoom uTTha vo bhi
dil jeene jo bezaar tha
just one smile from you…
the whole world rejoiced
those hearts, weary of living,
sprung to life to celebrate
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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14 / 25 : Featured
agar mazloom kuchh bole to
dahshat-gard kahti hai
when countless cruelties are inflicted
on the oppressed, the world stays silent
but when the oppressed dare to speak out
it calls them terrorists
cruelty, tyranny
oppressed
world
terrorist
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (68)
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15 / 25 : Featured
gham se pathar ho gaya
lekin kabhi roya nahin
i too know of
one such person, ‘muneer’
whom sorrow has turned into a stone
but he never shed a tear
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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16 / 25 : Featured
ye qaafila bhi
naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya
never could the wave of tears
reach the eyes
this caravan too,
got lost in the migration
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17 / 25 : Featured
muaaf kar ke mujhe
inteqaam us ne liya
i had fallen wounded
when he picked and held me
forgiving me
he took his revenge
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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18 / 25 : Featured
vo zindagi jo haseenon
ke darmiyaan guzren
that is called heaven
that is also hell
life that is spent
among the beautiful
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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19 / 25 : Featured
dariyaa samajh ke kuud paDe
hum saraab mein
doubt has turned me into
a sea of delusion
thinking it is a river,
i jumped headlong into a mirage
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20 / 25 : Featured
hans ke kehne lagaa
aur aap ko aata kya hai
when i mentioned
that i am falling in love with her
she smiled and asked
what else do you know to do
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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21 / 25 : Featured
mujhe lagta hai bahut
apne se dar shaam ke baad
this is the time to meet
the time for separation too
i feel quite afraid of myself
as the dusk falls
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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22 / 25 : Featured
bas ek dua ka shajar tha
jo besamar na hua
in the intense heat
all the trees dried up
only the tree of prayer remained
never failing to bear fruit
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23 / 25 : Featured
kabhi to hausla kar ke
nahin kaha jaaye
why agree silently
to everything that is said
we should find the courage
to sometimes say ‘No’
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (68)
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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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laa mujhe deejiye
aapke kis kaam ke
kisses of your
rose-hued cheeks
give them to me
for what use are they to you?
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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