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ye nagar sau martaba
luTa gaya
of this heart’s desolation
what’s there to say
a hundred times has
this city been plundered
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mahsoos ho raha hai
main gharq-e-sharaab hun
the way you threw your
glance at me, you tyrant
makes me feel like i am
drowning in wine
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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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milengi khamiyaan apne hi
shah-kaaron mein
if i would see myself
through the eyes of others
i’d surely see the flaws indeed
in my own reasons and actions
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (142)
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dariyaa samajh ke kuud paDe
hum saraab mein
doubt has turned me into
a sea of delusion
thinking it is a river,
i jumped headlong into a mirage
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6 / 25 : Featured
maah-e-kaamil
sham-e-mehfil se mila
your heart
has met mine…as if
the full moon had shone on
the evening of the gathering
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vo phool khil ke rahenge
jo khilne waale hain
let a thousand lightnings struck
let many storms rise...
those flowers will keep blooming
that are given to blooming
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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8 / 25 : Featured
ik zara divaangi
darkaar hai
there is nothing lacking
in intellect and reason
but you still need
a touch of madness
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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yaani is dasht mein zor se
bolna bhi akaarat gaya
i keep hearing just
the echo of my shouts
in this desolation, it is futile
no matter how loud i scream
wilderness, desert
echo
power, control
futile, useless
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)
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10 / 25 : Featured
mujhe sab saunp kar
sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein
sad evening, loneliness, longing
and the restlessness of memories
the sun sets in the water
entrusting me with everything
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naye din ka naya suraj
ufuuq par uTha aata hai
the shivering shadows of
the old year are fading away
the new sun of the new day
is rising over the horizon
shivering
shadows
fold
sun
horizon
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai
haath chhoDen
i am used to solitude
forget about me
here, your home has arrived
please leave my hand
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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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dhaDkne jo suna doon tumko
ghabra hi jaaogi tum
if i were to tell you my wishes
you will surely blush
if i were to listen to my heartbeat
you will surely be scared
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vo nasheb-o-faraz
kya jaane
those who choose to
travel on the path of love
what would they know
of ups and downs
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ki jab mera dil hii
dushman mera ho gaya
what can i expect
from a stranger
when my own heart
has become my enemy
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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itni galiyan
kyun aati hain
before i reach
my home
why are there
so many lanes and turns
streets
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)
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kya gin gin ke nam lena uska
jo behisaab deta hai
i broke the prayer rosary
with this thought, ‘faraz’
why count and pray to one
who gives without keeping an account
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hum ne sadiyon ka
faasla dekha
between your going
and coming
i have experienced
the distance of ages
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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kaha jo usne
zara mere paanv daab to de
‘asad’, with joy
my limbs were rendered immobile
when she said
please press my feet
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (112)
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aur ye bhi dekhte hain
koyi dekhta na ho
she looks in the mirror
to check herself out
she also looks to make sure
no one's looking
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (112)
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aashiq ka janaaza hai
zara dhoom se nikle
let’s walk along as wishes
spring from the heart of the dead
it’s a lover’s funeral,
let us celebrate with fanfare
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dushman bhi mere haal pe
ab aab-deeda hai
if you can’t pity me,
my friend, what can i do?
for even the enemy weeps,
listening to my fate
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agar rasool na hote to
subah kaafi thi
for us people of insight
looking for proof of truth
if there’s no prophet
just the dawn would do
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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ek tera husn
ek mera ye ishq
both are essential
and both everlasting
one, your beauty
and this love of mine
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necessary
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (112)
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