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nazar aati hai unko
apni manzil aasmaanon mein
when the soaring hearts
of the youth awaken
then they see their goals
in the skies above
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'jaun' yaaron ke
yaar the hum to
my friends now
don’t even remember me
though ‘juan’ was
a dear friend of theirs
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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ye shikasta bam-o-dar bhi
humsafar ho jaayenge
in the desert of loneliness
learn the art of living
these broken doors and windows
will become your companions too
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jis ke jalve se
tajallii pe tajallii hai maziid
today is the joyful
celebration of lakshmi puja
whose radiance brings
waves and waves of illumination
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5 / 25 : Featured
qurbaton mein bhi
faasla hai yahaan
people here are cautious
in their behaviors
even in closeness
there is a distance
distance
cautious, careful
behavior, mannerisms
closeness, proximity
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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6 / 25 : Featured
asir hone ki
aazaad aarzoo karte
should they see the world of
shackles of your tresses
even free men would
desire to be held hostage
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7 / 25 : Featured
har baras ke hon
din pachaas hazaar
may you stay well
for a thousand years
may each of those years
have fifty thousand days
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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8 / 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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9 / 25 : Featured
nakaam-e-mohabbat ka
itna hi fasaana
joyless youth,
painless life
for those unsuccessful in love,
this is the only story
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (140)
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10 / 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 (41)
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11 / 25 : Featured
jo zinda hun to phir
zinda nazar aana zaroori hai
if principles are under attack
it is necessary to fight back
if i am alive
i must act so
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (140)
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uTho na pahlu se
Thahro zara...kidhar ko chale
you have just arrived
what’s the hurry to leave
don’t get up just yet from my side
stay a while, where are you headed
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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13 / 25 : Featured
gar jeet gaye to kya kehna
haaray bhi to baazi maat nahi
if the gamble is of love
bet what you want, why fear
if you win, nothing like it
even if you lose, it is not a loss
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14 / 25 : Featured
ghar ke andar
baDa andhera tha
the courtyard was
brightly lit
but the house inside
was pretty dark
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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15 / 25 : Featured
sukhan wo hai jise
har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe
her/his understanding relates to
the language of every heart
and the speech is such that
we all feel it is our own voice
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16 / 25 : Featured
nayi nayi si hai kuchh
teri raahguzar phir bhi
a thousand times has
the world passed by here
even then, your (love’s) path
seems new every time
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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17 / 25 : Featured
kyon baagh pe itraati rahi
baad-e-saba hai
in this desolate heart
having never bloomed any flowers
why does the fragrant morning breeze
show off in the garden?
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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aah karta huun to
sayyaad khafa hota hai
if i restrain myself and submit
i suffocate in this cage
if i sigh and complain
my captor becomes irate
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19 / 25 : Featured
khuda bande se ye pooche
bata teri razaa kya hai
strengthen yourself so much
that before every turn of fate
god asks of his child
tell me, what is your wish?
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20 / 25 : Featured
log saath aate gaye
aur kaarwaan banta gaya
i started alone
towards the destination
people kept joining
a caravan started forming
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21 / 25 : Featured
de aur dil un ko
jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur
oh god, she doesn’t understand me
nor will she ever
either give her another heart
or give me more eloquence
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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hota hai shauq, ghalib
us ki naheen naheen par
where is the refusal's fun
in ready acceptance
so much charm there is, ghalib,
in her repeated rejections
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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23 / 25 : Featured
if i can get
through myself
i can get through
any calamity
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (62)
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kahiye jalti rahe ya
shama bujhaa di jaaye
you have come and the
house is filled with light
tell me, should i keep them lit
or turn these lamps off
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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suna hai ke manzil
qareeb aa gayi hai
my guide,
lead me astray
heard that my destination
has drawn closer
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