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do se jab ek nikaalen
to sifar bachta hai
love is that
subject of arithmetic, faris
if you take one out of two
what remains is zero
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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2 / 25 : Featured
kisi rote hue bachche ko
hansaaya jaaye
the mosque is too far from home
maybe we should try this...
why not make
a few crying children smile?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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3 / 25 : Featured
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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4 / 25 : Featured
na ibtida ki khabar hai
na inteha maaloom
heard the story of life
but from the middle
don’t know how it started
nor know where it will end
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5 / 25 : Featured
majnoon maraa tha jise
aazaar hai vahee
feeling my pulse
the doctor told me
that which killed Majnu
your ailment is the same
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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6 / 25 : Featured
main ne jis haath ko chooma
vahi khanjar nikla
i was convinced about the love
of those in my society
but, the hand that i sought to kiss
turned out to be a dagger
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8 / 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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9 / 25 : Featured
vo kya karen jo tum se
khafa ho nahin sakte
please, at least tell us this
before you get angry
what do those people do
who can't get angry with you?
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (146)
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10 / 25 : Featured
ab jigar thaam ke baiTho
meri baari aayi
you laughed listening to
nightingale’s passionate lament
now hold your heart and listen
for my turn has come
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11 / 25 : Featured
kyu tanha se ho gaye hum
tere jaane ke baad
I was living by myself
even earlier
why am I now lonely,
after you left?
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12 / 25 : Featured
saamne baiTha tha mere
aur woh mera na tha
i never imagined
such distances can exist too
he was right in front of me
and, yet, he was not mine
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (120)
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13 / 25 : Featured
jin ki khaatir basti chhoDi
naam na lo un pyaaron ka
insha, spend the rest of your life
in peace among strangers
the loved ones for whom you
left your town, think not about them
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14 / 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 (121)
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15 / 25 : Featured
zinda rahna hai to
tarkeeben bahut saari rakho
keep water in your eyes
and a spark on your lips
to stay alive
have many methods at hand
eyes, eye
lips
spark, ember
methods, mechanisms
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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16 / 25 : Featured
ise jeetna hai to
haare chala ja
this gamble is
the gamble of love, o fool
to win this game…
keep going even if losing
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17 / 25 : Featured
magar jo kho gayi
woh cheez kya thi
that cherished dream
you have realized
but, what is that
you have lost, along the way?
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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18 / 25 : Featured
vo aaj le hi gaya, aur
'zafar' se kuchh na hua
i will not give her my heart,
i kept telling myself
she walked away with it today,
and zafar was helpless
always
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (114)
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19 / 25 : Featured
chhat pe aa jaao
mera sher mukammal kar do
a moon-like verse is
alone on the paper
walk up to the roof
and help complete my poem
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (120)
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20 / 25 : Featured
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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21 / 25 : Featured
tum apne aap ko khud hi
badal sako to chalo
enduring the harsh sun of the journey
those who can keep going, keep going
if along the way, you can figure out
how to reinvent yourself, keep going
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (55)
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22 / 25 : Featured
magar ab ye hai kisi maharabaan ke
tapaak ne bhi rula diya
there was a time when even a thousand
arrows in the heart did not cause me grief
but now even the warm handshake
of a friend makes me weep
thousand
sad
yet, but
well-wisher, friend
cordial spontaneity
make me cry
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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23 / 25 : Featured
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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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 (146)
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25 / 25 : Featured
tu ne kabhi dushman se
lipaT kar nahi dekha
you have only been waving
this dagger of hate
you haven't tried ever
embracing your enemy
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