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ye kis ne kaha
sang pighalta hi naheen hai
if the heat of passion is intense
what is not possible
who said that
the rock doesn't melt?
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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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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lambi hai gham ki shaam
magar shaam hi to hai
the heart is not hopeless
just not sorted for now
long is the night of sorrow
yet, it is just a night (that'll pass)
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zulfon ko rukh pe Daal ke
jhaTka diya ki yuun
when i asked her
from where does the moon rise
she covered her face with curls
and tossed them to say…here
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5 / 25 : Featured
yaani is dasht mein zor se
bolna bhi akaarat gaya
i keep hearing just
the echo of my shouts
in this desolation, it is futile
no matter how loud i scream
wilderness, desert
echo
power, control
futile, useless
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (64)
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tu saamne hai
aur tera intezaar hai
i am so surprised
in this evening of union
you are in front of me
yet i am still waiting for you
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7 / 25 : Featured
ek musaafir bhi
qaafila hai mujhe
need a companion
not a crowd
one such person
is a caravan for me
companion
crowd, throng
fellow traveler
caravan
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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8 / 25 : Featured
aur phir umr bhar
na jaaye kahin
my wish is
for you to come
and then
you don’t leave ever
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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9 / 25 : Featured
sheeshe ka maseeha koyi nahin
kya aas lagaaye baithe ho?
picking some scraps of glass
and hiding them in your clothes
there is no savior in these trinkets
what hope are you holding on to?
glass
saviour, messiah
worthless, improper
hem (clothes), lap
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (74)
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10 / 25 : Featured
ibtidaa hai
kisi kahaani ki
that which you think
is the ending
is perhaps the start
of another story
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (134)
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kuchh ne kaha ye chaand hai
kuchh ne kaha chehra tera
‘twas full moon last night
with all the talk about you
some said it was the moon
others said it was you
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12 / 25 : Featured
baiThe rahen
tasavvur-e-jaanan kiye hue
the heart keeps searching
for those days and nights of ease
sitting enmeshed
with the thoughts of my beloved
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khuda ki rahmat hai
khuda ki inaayat hai
this tiny life
this hint of a smile
is god's mercy
and the gift of providence
Anonymous
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aur ye bhi dekhte hain
koyi dekhta na ho
she looks in the mirror
to check herself out
she also looks to make sure
no one's looking
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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TuuT kar patte kab
apni shakh par waapas hue?
whoever got separated from the caravan
became the dust of the desert
when have fallen leaves
ever returned to their branch
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16 / 25 : Featured
kaun si shai hai jo teri
khush-bayaani mein nahin
fragrance of flowers,
rustle of breeze, tinkling of glass
what is not there
in the beauty of your talk
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to kya, tum mere dil ke
aur bhi kareeb ho gaye ho
even though you are
far away from my sight
so what, you have come
even closer to my heart
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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un ko maikhaane mein le aao
sanwar jaayenge
zauq, those priests
ruined by religious schools
bring them to the tavern
so they can be reformed
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (74)
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tujhi se shikaayat?
tujhi se nadaamat?
what is this devotion of mine
for you, oh god?
for you, my complaints?
and for you, my repentance?
Anonymous
attachment, affinity
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (74)
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20 / 25 : Featured
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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leejiye ya deejiye
inkaar rahne deejiye
please stop arguing
about a kiss on the cheek
either i give or you give
but pray do not refuse
kiss
face, cheek
argument, tiff
rejection, refusal
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi
irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin
if god doesn’t give guidance
man is not competent
grace of love is common
but not love’s enlightenment
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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meri tanhaai ko bas
tera pata yaad aaya
whenever i got respite
from the commotion of this world
my solitude bent
towards memories of you
leisure, freedom
commotion, uproar
solitude, loneliness
address, whereabouts
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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yun hi saath saath chalen sada
kabhi khatm apna safar na ho
sometimes swaying in the sunshine
sometimes kissing evening flowers
let us walk together forever
may our journey never end
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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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