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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 (122)
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2 / 25 : Featured
zanjeer kheench kar hi
utarna paDa mujhe
the runaway train of thoughts
is now headed somewhere else
i had to pull the chain
and get off
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3 / 25 : Featured
is bahaane se magar
dekh li duniya hum ne
what i was looking for
i could not get
but in chasing that desire,
i got to see the world
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4 / 25 : Featured
jis ko ho deen-o-dil azeez
us ki gali mein jaaye kyun
yes, she is not a believer
yes, she is unfaithful too
if you so value faith and heart
then why keep going to her street
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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5 / 25 : Featured
taDapta hai
har zarra-e-kayenaat
this peace and permanence
are but a deception and illusion
every atom of the universe
is endlessly pulsating
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6 / 25 : Featured
aur tabeeb bankar
khudi marham lagaate hai
(s)he hurts me, piercing
arrows into my heart
and then (s)he heals it,
applying the balm
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7 / 25 : Featured
shamaa har rang mein jalti hai
seher hote tak
who can cure, ‘asad’,
the sorrow of existence except death
the lamp burns in every color
until the dawn arrives
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8 / 25 : Featured
tujhe hum wali samajhte
jo na baada-khvaar hota
these mystical discussions
and your unique narration, ghalib,
we would have deemed you a saint
had you not been a drinker
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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9 / 25 : Featured
dhyaan mera
teri nazar par tha
what you said
i didn’t hear
my attention was
on your eyes
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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10 / 25 : Featured
aashiq ka janaaza hai
zara dhoom se nikle
let’s walk along as wishes
spring from the heart of the dead
it’s the funeral of a lover
let us celebrate with fanfare
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11 / 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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12 / 25 : Featured
kuchh woh bhi ikhtisaar se
aage na jaa saka
i too was not generous
in my conversing
he too couldn't
get past his reticence
conversation, talk
open-hearted, generous
conciseness, brevity
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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13 / 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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14 / 25 : Featured
shauq-e-talab ne dil ko
sanam-khaana kar diya
my religion is not
one of worshiping idols
my passion for seeking has
turned my heart into a temple
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15 / 25 : Featured
kya kaha main ne
aap kya samjhe
describing my condition
sounds a complaint to you
i say one thing,
you construe something else
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16 / 25 : Featured
qaasid ki laash aayi
khat ke jawaab mein
in my restlessness
i don’t know what i wrote to her
in reply came
the corpse of the messenger
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17 / 25 : Featured
use kuchh zakhm kya
dikhla diye hain
he considers himself
a savior
just because some wounds
were shown to him
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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18 / 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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19 / 25 : Featured
nahi visaal mayassar
to aarzoo hi sahi
if the destination is not in sight
the quest is the way
if union with the beloved is not possible
just the desire is the way
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20 / 25 : Featured
ruuh bulbul ki
iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka
having cut the wings,
may the hunter not rest content
the soul of the nightingale
is set on flying
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21 / 25 : Featured
kya sabab hai
aap ghar jaate nahi
saw your photo
in the newspaper
what is the reason
you don’t seem to go home
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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22 / 25 : Featured
inheen se kaam chalao
baDi udaas hai raat
in these ruins, there are
a few broken lamps somewhere
make do with them
for this is quite a sad night
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23 / 25 : Featured
rahatein aur bhi hain
wasl ki raahat ke siva
there are other sorrows
in this life than love’s longing
there are other comforts too
than the union with the beloved
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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24 / 25 : Featured
sheron ke intekhaab
ne ruswa kiya mujhe
why should my heart’s matters
be open for all to see
my selection of poetry
has disgraced me enough
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gumrah to wo hain
jo ghar se nikle hi nahi
we will reach our goal
even if we stray a little
truly lost are the ones who
don't even come out of home
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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