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warna duniya mein
kya naheen hota
you were not mine
in any form
else, what couldn't
have happened in this world
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (122)
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2 / 25 : Featured
rakh de koyi
paimaana-e-sahbaa mere aage
behold the flourish
of my bloom-laden eloquence
when someone
places a goblet of wine before me
mannerism, style
boasting, flowery speech
speech, speaking
cup, measure
wine
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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bhool jaaun main
aashna chehre ko
give me a medicine,
my healer
that let's me forget
my beloved’s face
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4 / 25 : Featured
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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5 / 25 : Featured
tum maseeha naheen hote ho to
qaatil ho jaao
be mine and be present
in some way
if not as my savior
at least as my assassin
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6 / 25 : Featured
kis barhaman ne kaha tha
ki ye saal achchha hai
days and nights have not changed
nor is the condition any good
which brahmin foretold
this is a good year
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7 / 25 : Featured
aur us taraf tamaam
zamaana usi ka hai
until now, even i wasn’t
on my own side
and on that side
the whole world was her’s
2018: Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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8 / 25 : Featured
jaata kahan hai shama ko
parvaana chhoD kar
where does the heart
separate from its own desires?
where does the moth go
leaving the flame behind?
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9 / 25 : Featured
jigar ka khoon bhi chaahiye
kuch asar ke liye
just a string of words is
not enough to make a poem
you also need a drop
of your heart's blood for it to last
Anonymous
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10 / 25 : Featured
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 (123)
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11 / 25 : Featured
koyi tum se bhi
haseen kya hoga
with what hope
can i look at anyone else
who can be
more beautiful than you
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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12 / 25 : Featured
sharaab naach rahi thi
gilaas baiThe rahe
this scene unfolds
before my eyes
the wine is dancing
and the glass is sitting still
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13 / 25 : Featured
jo chhanv mehrban ho
use apna ghar na jaan
whoever you find along the way
mistake them not as friends of life
that free shade you find
mistake it not as your home
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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14 / 25 : Featured
dushman bhi mere haal pe
ab aab-deeda hai
if you can’t pity me,
my friend, what can i do?
for even the enemy weeps,
listening to my fate
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woh bola har lamhe mein
muqaddar chippa hai
often, i asked my past
about my fate
it replied that my destiny
is hidden in every moment
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16 / 25 : Featured
kuchh hum se kaha hota
kuchh hum se suna hota
you spoke to strangers,
you lent them a patient ear
wish you had a word with me,
heard me out too
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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mere andar jo na tha
us ko bayaan main ne kiya
all my efforts and strivings
i have rendered futile
i tried giving expression to
what is not within me
efforts, endeavors
futile, in vain
narration, declaration
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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18 / 25 : Featured
us ko bhi apne khuda hone pe
itna hi yaqeen tha
before you another man
was the ruling king here
who was just as convinced
that he was god himself
2009: Nishan-e-Imtiaz
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19 / 25 : Featured
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 (74)
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20 / 25 : Featured
agar aasaniyaan hon
zindagi dushwar ho jaaye
i go along laughing and playing
with waves of adversity
if life were to be all easy
how painful it would be
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (134)
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par diwali bhi ajab
pakeeza-tar tyohaar hai
in dussehra too
there is joy and beauty, nazir
but diwali is
uniquely and purely joyous
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (74)
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22 / 25 : Featured
kamraa viraan ho jata hai
ek tasveer hata dene se
where can the heart find peace
by forgetting her memory
the room becomes so desolate
by just removing one picture
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23 / 25 : Featured
roza rakkha jo
ham ne daawat ki
another example
of her enmity
my beloved chose to fast
on the day i hosted a dinner
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (122)
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tum mujh se poochhte ho
mera hausla hai kya
i am searching for a new beginning
in the midst of a raging storm
and you are asking me
if i have courage
storms
quest, search
gentle breeze, zephyr
valor, courage
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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baat puraani hai
ek yaad puraani hai
in the heart, again
the same pain awakens
an old matter
an old memory
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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