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azal se zehn-e-insaan
basta-e-auhaam hai saaqi
religion but a fanciful belief
a string of delusions
forever the human mind has been
hostage to a bundle of superstitions
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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 (124)
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chalegaa paani magar
kinaara naheen chalegaa
since eternity, both have
remained firm in their stances
the water keeps moving, but
the shore stays where it is
Anonymous
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dil ne kiya qubuul
jab islam husn ka
it cared neither
for the infidel or the believer
when the heart embraced
the religion of beauty
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woh zamaana yaad hai
To fill
i still remember
To fill
i still remember
To fill
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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mashuqa ke liye seekhi urdu
urdu mashuqa ho gayi hai
what was our love
and what has it now become?
i learned urdu for my beloved
urdu has now become my beloved
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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har ek pal guzar gaya
banaake dil pe ik nishaan
each moment passed by
while in search of a past moment
each moment passed by
leaving a mark on the heart
moment, nurture
search, look for
pass through, spent
sign, river, mark
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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8 / 25 : Featured
li ghar mein saans
aur gali tak mehak gayi
has the blooming of love’s flower
ever been discreet?
i smelled the flower at home
and the fragrance filled the streets
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9 / 25 : Featured
ek tera husn
ek mera ye ishq
both are essential
and both everlasting
one, your beauty
and this love of mine
Anonymous
necessary
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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10 / 25 : Featured
tum sab se maazrat
ke tabeeyaat udaas hai
worry about livelihood, my heart's lament
and thoughts of my beloved
i beg your forgiveness
but am a bit melacholic today
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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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toofan se laDne mein
mazaa aur hi kuchh hai
who will refuse
the comfort of a safe shore
but the joy of fighting a storm
is something else
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ek ishaara hi
kaafi hai
we are those wise ones
for whom
just one gesture
is enough
Anonymous
sign, signal, gesture
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saaf pehchan liya jata hun
roya hua main
i get acquainted with others
with a smile, ‘zafar’
but i get to know them clearly
only when i am weeping
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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hamein nawaaza na wahshaton ne
hamein junoon ke hunar na aaye
what was this mission i set out on
which had no dangerous paths
i wasn’t blessed with fearlessness
nor did i master the art of passion
mission, challenging task
full of danger
favored, blessed
by the wilds/wilderness
passion, madness
skill, art
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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wahi sab se
dilaawar lag raha tha
the one who first
accepted defeat
now seems to be
the bravest of all
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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dhool chehre pe thi
aur aaina saaf karta raha
all through life, ghalib,
kept making the same mistake
the dust was on my face, but
kept cleaning the mirror
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abr to baara maas
hota hai
the eyes do not
always shed tears
but the clouds are there
all year long
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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kahin zamaane ko
ham yaad phir na aa jaayen
it has been many days
since a mishap has occurred
hope life does not
not think of me anytime soon
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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jo kho gaya main
usko bhulaataa chala gaya
that which i got in life
i thought of it as my good fate
those that i lost
i moved on, forgetting them
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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 mera shauq dekh
mera intezaar dekh
understand i am not
worthy of your attention
but look at my passion
and at my patience
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magar ek wasf hai mujh mein
dil-aazaari nahin karta
i am after all a human
prone to making some mistakes
but i have this in me that
i never cause heartache
mistakes, errors
attribute, trait
causing pain to heart
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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tarsoge kal hujuum mein
tanhaai ke liye
your complaint today is
you are lonely, ‘shahryar’
tomorrow in the crowd,
you will long for solitude
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sajde kisi ke dar pe
kiye ja raha huun main
whether accepted or not
it is a matter of fate
but at someone’s doorstep
i am prostrate in prayer
1971: Padma Shri
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (75)
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