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duniya tere khayaal se
raushan hui to hai
with just one lamp
many lamps are lit
the whole world is brightened
just by the thought of you
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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aadatan ham ne
etibaar kiya
by habit
you made promises
by habit
i trusted you
trust
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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kaash tujh ko bhi
ek jhalak dekhun
for how long can i
only dream and dream
if only i could get
a real glimpse of you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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4 / 25 : Featured
dhoop roke hai
mera chahne wala kaisa
who has provided a shade
for me in this desert
how are my dear ones able to
protect me from this searing heat
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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5 / 25 : Featured
baaqi umr
izaafi hai
one love
is enough
the rest of life
is just surplus
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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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
magar har shakhs
tanha ja raha hai
travelers all around
travelers everywhere
but each of them
traveling alone
fellow traveler
from (that side)
person, individual
alone
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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8 / 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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9 / 25 : Featured
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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10 / 25 : Featured
chalo tum udhar ko
hava ho jidhar ki
the boat doesn’t travel
in one direction always
let’s sail wherever
the wind takes us
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11 / 25 : Featured
kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain
puraani kitaab ke
pull yourself together
somehow
the pages of the old book
are getting scattered
2008: Kalapi Award
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12 / 25 : Featured
nahi visaal mayassar
to aarzoo hi sahi
if the destination is not in sight
the quest is the way
if union with the beloved is not possible
just the desire is the way
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13 / 25 : Featured
jihad-e-zindagani mein
hai ye mardon ki shamsheerain
firm principles, relentless action,
love that conquers the world
in the battle of life
these are the swords of the warrior
faith, belief
action, labor
flowing, continuous
struggle, esp.spiritual
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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14 / 25 : Featured
aur tabeeb bankar
khudi marham lagaate hai
(s)he hurts me, piercing
arrows into my heart
and then (s)he heals it,
applying the balm
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dil ko khush rakhne ko 'ghalib'
yeh khayaal achchha hai
i do understand
the truth about heaven, but
to keep my heart happy, ghalib
it is a comforting thought
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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16 / 25 : Featured
saamne aaina
rakh liya kijiye
as you get ready
to criticize others
keep a mirror
handy
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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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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main ghar se jab nikalta huun
dua bhi saath chalti hai
my mother is still alive
nothing bad can happen to me
whenever i leave the home
her blessings accompany me
2014: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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ye qaafila bhi
naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya
never could the wave of tears
reach the eyes
this caravan too,
got lost in the migration
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20 / 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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21 / 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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ik zara divaangi
darkaar hai
there is nothing lacking
in intellect and reason
but you still need
a touch of madness
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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us ko bhi bahattar kyun
ghilman na diya hota
it is possible you are in hell
and your wife is in heaven
why doesn’t she also get
72 handsome young men?
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varna duniya mein
koi baat nai baat nahin
the style of narration
changes everything, ‘saif’
if not, in this world
there is nothing new to say
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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maut ka ek din muayyin hai
neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati
no hope comes to pass
no face seen anywhere
death has a fixed day to arrive
why then doesn't sleep come all night
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