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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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2 / 25 : Featured
mere bachche mujhe
buDha nahi hone dete
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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3 / 25 : Featured
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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4 / 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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5 / 25 : Featured
kya noor tha ki
shama ko parvaana kar diya
when she came that evening,
unveiled, to the gathering
oh, what a glow,
that turned the flame into a moth
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6 / 25 : Featured
mujhe raahzanon se gila naheen
teri rahbari ka savaal hai
don’t talk about irrelevant stuff
first tell us how the caravan got looted
i have no complaint against the robbers
i have questions about your leadership
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7 / 25 : Featured
ek tera zikr tha aur
beech mein kya kya nikla
wishes, desires, and
hopes, complaints, tears
thinking of you
what all have turned out
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8 / 25 : Featured
if i can get
through myself
i can get through
any calamity
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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9 / 25 : Featured
ham ne khud apni
tamannaaon ko jeene na diya
to whom will i complain, hayat,
about this life of desolation
i myself did not let my
aspirations live and thrive
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (39)
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10 / 25 : Featured
isi siyah samundar se
noor niklega
the results of my passion
will surely emerge
glowing light will spring from
the depths of the dark ocean
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11 / 25 : Featured
husn khud betaab hai
jalwa dikhaane ke liye
love gets a bad rap needlessly
for the pleasure of watching
though beauty herself is impatient
for her splendor to be seen
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12 / 25 : Featured
hai taqaaza-e-zafa
shikwa-e-bedaad nahin
the lament, just a desire for beauty
o cruelty, not an act of creation
it is a demand for healing
not a complaint of separation
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13 / 25 : Featured
us ko bhi bhoolna
accha laga pahle pahle
initially, the heart too did not know
the ways and methods of grief
initially, it felt good
for it to overlook, forget
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (67)
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14 / 25 : Featured
ishq ke is safar ne to
mujh ko niDhaal kar diya
lack the courage to move forward
yet, stopping is now impossible
the journey of love
has left me weary, exhausted
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15 / 25 : Featured
ajeeb log hain
deewaane hona chaahte hain
all wish to be
moths to a flame
strange people…
all seeking to be mad
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (138)
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16 / 25 : Featured
shauq kahta hai ki
do chaar qadam aur sahi
destinations beg me
to take a break
but passion says
just a few more steps
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17 / 25 : Featured
ye aashiq kaun si basti ke
ya rab, rahne vaale hai
such strange mannerisms they have
so unique in this whole world
these lovers, oh god,
which city do they come from
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18 / 25 : Featured
ruuTh kar vaqt ganvaane ki
zaroorat kya hai
as it is, life is
too short for loving
why get upset and
waste it all away
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (138)
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19 / 25 : Featured
khushk mausam tha
magar TuuT ke barsaat hui
eyes welled with the
reunion of the loved one
after a long season of drought
the sky broke to rain down
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20 / 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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21 / 25 : Featured
aaj phir aap ki
kami si hai
this evening,
my eyes are moist
today, once again,
i feel your absence
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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22 / 25 : Featured
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
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23 / 25 : Featured
khaana-e-dil jo gira hai
use taameer karo
concern yourself not about
buildings under the sky
rebuild that which has fallen
in the house of your heart
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24 / 25 : Featured
ilm se shayari
nahi hoti
find a place for pain
in your heart, o poet
no poetry comes
from just knowledge
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Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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rang dekho
ghareeb khane ka
my beloved made a promise
to come
just look at how this humble abode
has turned so colorful
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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