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tu samajhta hai mujhe
tujh se gila kuchh bhi naheen
i remain silent for this reason:
to not create a scene
but you conclude (mistakenly)
i have no complaints against you
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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jab se dekhi ‘nazir’
dil ki kitaab
the meaning of all books
became evident
when i read, ‘nazir’,
the volume of my heart
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rail ki seeti baji to
dil lahu se bhar gaya
how much pain there is
in the breeze of the dawn of deceit
hearing the whistle of the train
the heart is filled with blood
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4 / 25 : Featured
wo aayenge thaame jigar
dekh lena
the effect of my sighs
you just watch
my beloved will come, heart in hand
you just watch
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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5 / 25 : Featured
sach puucho to 'zeb'
tabeeyat Theek naheen hoti
to pacify the heart
i try and speak smilingly, but
to tell the truth, ‘zeb’,
`don’t feel any better within
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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6 / 25 : Featured
zindagi tu ne to dhoke pe
diya hai dhoka
of death, at least,
i don’t expect this
oh life, you have only
cheated me, again and again
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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7 / 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 (126)
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8 / 25 : Featured
aare daleel-e-raah-e-haqeeqat
majaaz hai
without word, meaning is not
within mind’s reach
certainly, abstraction is the
beacon in the path of truth
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9 / 25 : Featured
ishq ki jaye phir samajhiye
zindagi kya cheez hai
how can sane people know
what ecstasy is all about
love and figure out
what life is all about
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10 / 25 : Featured
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 (42)
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par itna jaante hain
kal wo jaata tha ke hum nikle
where’s the tavern’s entrance, ghalib,
and where is the preacher
i know only this…yesterday,
when i was coming out, he was going in
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12 / 25 : Featured
muskuraa dete hain bachche
aur mar jaata huun main
at the end of the day
when i return home, empty-handed
my kids make me smile
and i die a little inside
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13 / 25 : Featured
zindagaani ka
saamna kar ke
who has ever found
peace in this world
facing the trials and travails
of this life
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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14 / 25 : Featured
rind ka saaqi ka mae ka
khum ka paemaane ka naam
may god (or critics) be blessed
it is because of them
the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine
cask and goblet have gained fame
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ye haadsa tha ki main
umr bhar safar mein raha
i knew that those at home
were waiting for me
the misfortune was that i spent
my whole life out traveling
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tera husn kuchh naheen tha
meri shaayari se pahle
who knew of you
before my friendship
and your beauty was nothing
before my poetry
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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17 / 25 : Featured
tamanna raqs karti hai
takhayyul gungunaata hai
when this someone called to
wish me a new year on the phone
desire dances around me
my imagination stars to sing
wish, desire
dance
wishes, greetings
imagination
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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tujhse mil kar bhi
beqaraar raha
to meet you
my heart was restless
even after meeting you
my heart remained restless
restless
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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khaana-e-yaar ka
tawaaf karo
in this revered heart
is the temple and mosque
worship by going around
this abode of the beloved
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main ne khud ko hi
intekhaab kiya
i was in search
of that someone
finally, i ended up
choosing myself
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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jala ke apna diya
raushni makaan mein la
lights of the street are surely
a thousand times brighter
but light your own lamp
and bring light into the house
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raat kaT thi hai
baDi mushkil se
day is but a day,
it passes fast
it is the night that
is difficult to bear
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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mile to us ko
hamaara koyi salaam kahe
not sure where my peace
has gone away, angry and sulking
should you see her
please convey my greetings
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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ye kis ne kaha
sang pighalta hi naheen hai
if there is intensity of passion
what is not possible?
who said that
the rock doesn't melt?
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)
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kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahi hota
to understand love
you should first fall in love
from the shore, how can you
ever get a sense of the storm
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