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jis mein ek bhi ghar
nahi mere naam ka
my heart is like
a big, busy city
in which not even
one house is in my name
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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2 / 25 : Featured
ek rishta jise
ta-umr nibhaaye rakkha
a relationship to which
i could give no name
a relationship that
i upheld for a lifetime
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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3 / 25 : Featured
jo tumhen bhulaa chuka hai
use tum bhi bhool jaao
for how long this obsession over the
unfaithfulness of someone, ‘faraz’
the one who has forgotten you
you should forget them too
unfaithful, disloyal
caring
passion, madness
forget, mistake
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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4 / 25 : Featured
tujh se milne ki
aarzoo hai wahi
i have met you
a hundred times, however…
the desire to meet you
remains just as ever
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (124)
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5 / 25 : Featured
main ne ye jaana ke
goya ye bhi mere dil mein hai
see the charm of his speech
as what he said, i figured
resonates within me
as if it is in my heart too
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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6 / 25 : Featured
ham ne to bosa liya tha
khwaab mein tasveer ka
what calamity...that her
cheeks have turned blue
i merely kissed
her image in my dream
Anonymous
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7 / 25 : Featured
baazaar se guzra huun
kharidaar naheen huun
i am in the world
but i am not a seeker of worldly desires
i have passed through the market
but i am not a buyer
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8 / 25 : Featured
barg-e-gul ki tarah
har naakhun moattar ho gaya
what body it must be
when i untie the drawstrings
like the petals of a flower
my nails smell of perfume too
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9 / 25 : Featured
ye saala bhi
hatheela ho gaya hai
what to do
the heart seeks only that
this fellow too
has become so stubborn
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (124)
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10 / 25 : Featured
muskuraahat ki choTi si dukaan hai
nafraton ke baazaar mein
ask me not, friends,
what i do for a living
i have a small shop of smiles
in the market of hatred
Anonymous
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (124)
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11 / 25 : Featured
hum logon ko sach kahne ki
aadat bhi bahut thi
may the wealth of the hypocrites
of the city bring you joy
but we also had the habit
of telling the truth
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (67)
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12 / 25 : Featured
par badi baat pe chup rahna
tumhi se seekha
i figured out myself
to be happy with little things
but to be quiet about big things
i learned from you
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (67)
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13 / 25 : Featured
kinaare waale
safina mera Dubo dete
the waves of the storm
saved me, else
those on the shore
would have sunk my boat
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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14 / 25 : Featured
na ibtida ki khabar hai
na inteha maaloom
heard the story of life
but from the middle
don’t know how it started
nor know where it will end
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15 / 25 : Featured
laDte hain aur haath mein
talwaar bhi naheen
who wouldn’t lay down his life,
oh god, at this innocence
she fights but without
a sword in her hand
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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16 / 25 : Featured
pahle dil-e-gudaakhta
paida kare koi
the beauty of an illuminating
lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’
first, let someone create a heart
that is burnt and melted in love
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17 / 25 : Featured
mumkin naheen ki
shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho
may this short-sighted heart
not remain without hope
it cannot be the night of sorrow
has no dawn
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18 / 25 : Featured
ek dil de kar khuda ne
de diya kya kya mujhe
sorrow, unfulfilled desires
craziness, passion, frenzy
by giving me one heart,
god has set me up with all this
Anonymous
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19 / 25 : Featured
yeh kis ka
jamaal aa gaya hai
come look
in my tears
whose beauty
has appeared
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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20 / 25 : Featured
zaroorat kya thi
muskurane ki
if the wish is to take my life
could have said so plainly
where was the need
to smile
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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21 / 25 : Featured
wo aayenge thaame jigar
dekh lena
the effect of my sighs
you just watch
my beloved will come, heart in hand
you just watch
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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22 / 25 : Featured
aisi boli wohi bole
jise urdu aaye
when she speaks, from every word
a delightful fragrance
she speaks like those
who know urdu
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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23 / 25 : Featured
wo jo ek teri taraf se tha
ishaara na raha
even now, the same sorrow
the same deprivation
the signs from you
are no more
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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24 / 25 : Featured
bulandiyon pe Teherna
kamaal hota hai
there is nothing great
in reaching the heights
but staying there…
yes, that’s remarkable
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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25 / 25 : Featured
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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