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mere pate se khalaq ko
kyon tera ghar mile?
please don’t bury me
in your lane after my murder
why should people find your house
while looking for me
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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tu parda-nasheen ka aashiq hai
yuun nam-e-wafa barbaad na kar
if the heart burns, let it burn
do not shed tears, do not complain
you are in love with someone hidden
do not waste the name of loyalty like this
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3 / 25 : Featured
zaroorat kya thi
muskurane ki
if the wish is to take my life
could have said so plainly
where was the need
to smile
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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4 / 25 : Featured
milta faqat hai
zauq-e-tajassus ke baab mein
don’t you forget, 'shahed',
that the pleasures of life
are found only at the doorstep
of the joy of curiosity
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5 / 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 (135)
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6 / 25 : Featured
khuda bande se ye pooche
bata teri razaa kya hai
strengthen yourself so much
that before every turn of fate
god asks of his child
tell me, what is your wish?
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7 / 25 : Featured
jii chaahta hai
main teri aawaaz chuum lu
your manner of inflection is like the
morning fragrance calling out to prayer
oh, my heart so desires
to kiss your voice
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8 / 25 : Featured
mere bachche mujhe
buDha nahi hone dete
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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9 / 25 : Featured
aayi hai january
to december chala gaya
a moment of closeness
and then a year of waiting again
january has come
but december has gone
moment, nurture
waiting
closeness, vicinity
years, year
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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10 / 25 : Featured
jalwa buton ka dekh ke
niyyat badal gayi
i was ready for prayers, hearing
the mention of heavenly beauties
but upon seeing the bright idols
my intentions changed
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11 / 25 : Featured
sar itna mat jhukaao ki
dastaar gir pade
what harm is there
in bowing respectfully, but
don’t bend so much
that your hat falls off
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12 / 25 : Featured
beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart,
you were never like this
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13 / 25 : Featured
meri turbat se lagi baithi hai
hasrat meri
even after my death
my love did not leave me
my desires stayed shackled
to my grave
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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14 / 25 : Featured
kitna aasaan tha
ilaaj mera
if only they had asked
how i am doing
how easy would
my cure have been
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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15 / 25 : Featured
faasla hai ki
kam nahin hota
as i keep traveling
on this road
the distance to destination
doesn’t seem to reduce
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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16 / 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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17 / 25 : Featured
fikr-e-insaan ke sajaaye hue
bazaar to dekh
every shop in its own place
is a wonder to behold
look at the bazaar decorated
with concern for humanity
shop
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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18 / 25 : Featured
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 (135)
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19 / 25 : Featured
hota hai shab-o-roz
tamaasha mere aage
a play of children
this world before me
a spectacle unfolds
every day and night before me
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20 / 25 : Featured
ab mujh ko nahin kuchh bhi
mohabbat ke siwa yaad
i remember not the world’s cruelty
nor my own faithful toiling
i don’t now remember anything
but my love
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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21 / 25 : Featured
ye saala bhi
hatheela ho gaya hai
what to do
the heart seeks only that
this fellow too
has become so stubborn
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (124)
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22 / 25 : Featured
rahbar ne mil ke luuT liya
raahzan ke saath
of our caravans, majrooh,
the story is this
the ruler has looted us
joining hands with the robber
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23 / 25 : Featured
lub oopar oopar hanste hain
dil andar andar rota hai
what use complaining of friends, when
what’s visible and hidden are different
their lips seem to smile
while they are weeping inside
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marta huun main jis par
vo adaa aur hi kuchh hai
catastrophes they sure are
those airs and those manners
that style and grace for which i die
oh, it is something else
calamity, catastrophe, disaster
grace, pride, hauteur
mannerism, style
style, grace
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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mere andar jo na tha
us ko bayaan main ne kiya
all my efforts and strivings
i have rendered futile
i tried giving expression to
what is not within me
efforts, endeavors
futile, in vain
narration, declaration
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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