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kya jaane kya ho
parda jo uThe naqaab ka
even without seeing
if there is such restlessness
not sure what would happen
if the veil were to be lifted
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main Doob bhi gaya to
shafaq chhoD jaaunga
i am the sun of life,
will leave warmth behind
even if i sink
i will leave a glow behind
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)
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ik umr hui din mein
kabhi ghar nahi dekha
if i go at an unexpected time
everyone will be shocked
it has been a lifetime and
i have not seen my home in daylight
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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aur kuchh meri miTTi mein
baghaawat bhi bahut thi
something about your weather
did not suit me well
and in my own soil, perhaps
there was too much rebellion
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)
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5 / 25 : Featured
mein un aankhon se
duniya dekhta hoon
those eyes through
which you see me
through those eyes
i see the world
Anonymous
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)
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6 / 25 : Featured
mohabbat jis se ho
bas wo haseen hai
don’t look to me
for praise of beauty
whoever i am in love with
my beloved is beautiful
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7 / 25 : Featured
tujhe, aye zindagi,
hum door se pehchaan lete hain
for a long time now, i recognize
the soft sound of your footsteps
oh life,
i recognize you from afar
before
footsteps
sound (of footsteps)
identify, recognize
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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8 / 25 : Featured
mujhe gilaas baDe de
sharaab kam kar de
here people respect the apparel
not the man
give me a bigger glass
you can reduce the wine
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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9 / 25 : Featured
ki ek hi nigaah
ki bas khaak ho gaye
i had gone to complain
about being ignored
with just one glance
i turned into dust
dust, ashes, worthless
neglect
sight, gaze, glance
fault, complaint
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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10 / 25 : Featured
koi hamaari tarah
umr bhar safar mein raha
some reach their destination
as they set out of their home
but some like me
keep traveling all their lives
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na aise pyaar se
dekha kare koyi
with every glance
hundreds of hopes arise
wish not anyone look
at me with loving eyes
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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12 / 25 : Featured
gar aap khud khush ho to
sab ko khush kar sakte hain
by grace, kindness is
found in the heart
if you are happy yourself…
you can make others happy
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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13 / 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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14 / 25 : Featured
wahi duniya
badalte ja rahe hain
those who keep growing,
braving the storms
those are the ones
that keep changing the world
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)
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to intezaar mein baiTha
huaa huun shaam se main
that moon told me this and left
that she will come out today
i am here all evening
waiting in anticipation
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16 / 25 : Featured
aksar bigaD ke khud
meri haalat sambhal gayi
i am grateful for
the ups and downs of the world
often, my situation goes awry
before it corrects itself
Anonymous
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17 / 25 : Featured
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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18 / 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 (50)
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19 / 25 : Featured
hai wasl se zyaada
mazaa intezaar ka
so many kinds of unmet desires
coursing through the heart
but more fun in the waiting
than there is in the getting
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20 / 25 : Featured
zaroorat kya thi
muskurane ki
if the wish is to take my life
could have said so plainly
where was the need
to smile
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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aise bure
hum bhi naheen
i concede
you are a limitless beauty
i too am not
that bad
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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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 (77)
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jab kisi shahr mein
kuchh yaar puraane se mile
received a new wound
and found a new life
when in the new city
found some old friends
Anonymous
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ek rishta jise
ta-umr nibhaaye rakkha
a relationship to which
i could give no name
a relationship that
i upheld for a lifetime
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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vo teri yaad mein ho
ya tujhe bhulaane mein
the days of my life
were thus spent, my dear
either in remembering you
or in an effort to forget
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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