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vahi ghar hai
vahi qissa hamaara
our address so far
has not changed
same house
same story ours
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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husn-e-khayaal-e-yaar ne
deewaana kar diya
it made me indifferent
to every thought of the world
beauty of the thoughts of my beloved
has driven me crazy indeed
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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3 / 25 : Featured
zanjeer kheench kar hi
utarna paDa mujhe
the runaway train of thoughts
is now headed somewhere else
i had to pull the chain
and get off
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4 / 25 : Featured
aashiq ka janaaza hai
zara dhoom se nikle
let’s walk along as wishes
spring from the heart of the dead
it’s the funeral of a lover
let us celebrate with fanfare
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5 / 25 : Featured
aise bure
hum bhi naheen
i concede
you are a limitless beauty
i too am not
that bad
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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6 / 25 : Featured
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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7 / 25 : Featured
wo jo ek teri taraf se tha
ishaara na raha
even now, the same sorrow
the same deprivation
the signs from you
are no more
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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8 / 25 : Featured
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 (148)
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9 / 25 : Featured
kabhi to hausla kar ke
nahin kaha jaaye
why agree silently
to everything that is said
we should find the courage
to sometimes say ‘No’
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (66)
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10 / 25 : Featured
vagarna sher mera kya hai
shaayari kya hai
my ecstastic wanderings
brought joy to the world
if not, what is my poem,
of what worth is my poetry
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11 / 25 : Featured
hum mulaazim hain
is idaara mein
what else can i say
about the heart
i am just an employee
in this organization
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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12 / 25 : Featured
dil se to pooch lijiye
kyun beqaraar hai
with some trick
you explained it to me
but please ask my heart
why it is still restless
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13 / 25 : Featured
aadmi aadmi
akela hai
a crowd is just
a bazaar of solitudes
each person
is all alone
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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14 / 25 : Featured
lete na kabhi bhool ke ham
naam-e-mohabbat
had i known the
consequences of love
even by mistake, i wouldn’t
have uttered its name
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15 / 25 : Featured
kahaan gaya mera bachpan
kharaab kar ke mujhe
having made me a captive
of the age of youth
where has my childhood gone
ruining me thus
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16 / 25 : Featured
hum un se rishta-e-dil
ustuvaar karte rahe
i never complained about
the separation for this reason
i kept nurturing this
relationship of the heart with her
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17 / 25 : Featured
khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra
ke dariyaa na hua
it remains a scar on the heart
the lament that didn’t reach the lips
it remains a part of the dust
the drop that doesn’t become the river
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18 / 25 : Featured
baazaar se guzra huun
kharidaar naheen huun
i am in the world
but i am not a seeker of worldly desires
i have passed through the market
but i am not a buyer
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19 / 25 : Featured
abr to baara maas
hota hai
the eyes do not
always shed tears
but the clouds are there
all year long
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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20 / 25 : Featured
main jis makaan mein rehta hoon
usko ghar kar de
oh god, make me
a trustworthy person
and the house in which i live
make it my home
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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21 / 25 : Featured
kinaare waale
safina mera Dubo dete
the waves of the storm
saved me, else
those on the shore
would have sunk my boat
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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22 / 25 : Featured
ki har zarre ne mujhe tumse
milaane ki saazish ki hai
with so much dedication
did i strive and struggle to win you
that every atom of the universe
conspired to help me achieve it
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23 / 25 : Featured
izhaar-e-muddaa ki
ijaazat agar mili
in the throng of emotions
i lost my words
when i was allowed
to express my desire
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24 / 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 (148)
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gumrah to wo hain
jo ghar se nikle hi nahi
we will reach our goal
even if we stray a little
truly lost are the ones who
don't even come out of home
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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