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ek se apne dil ko
thaam liya
with one hand
she lifted her veil
with the other
i held my heart
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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safar safar hai
mera intezaar mat karna
i am leaving with the
intent to return, but
journey is a journey,
don’t wait up for me
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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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 (137)
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kyun dekhen zindagi ko
kisi ki nazar se hum
all we have
is a viewpoint
why should we see life
from anyone else’s perspective
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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jo dil pe guzarti hai raqam
karte rahenge
we will keep nurturing
the pen and the paper
we will continue to capture
that which flows through our heart
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muskuraahat ki choTi si dukaan hai
nafraton ke baazaar mein
ask me not, friends,
what i do for a living
i have a small shop of smiles
in the market of hatred
Anonymous
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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7 / 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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8 / 25 : Featured
ilm se shayari
nahi hoti
find a place for pain
in your heart, o poet
no poetry comes
from just knowledge
Anonymous
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (77)
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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 (39)
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10 / 25 : Featured
kab zindagi guzaari hai
apne hisaab mein
no control over dreams
no power over memories
when has life ever
transpired on my terms
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itna Darte hain to phir
ghar se nikalte kyun hain
why do people pause and hesitate
at every turn?
if they are so scared
why do they even leave home?
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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warna seedha tha
raasta dil ka
you came by
the way of the world
else, the path of the heart
is pretty straightforward
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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uTho na pahlu se
Thahro zara...kidhar ko chale
you have just arrived
what’s the hurry to leave
don’t get up just yet from my side
stay a while, where are you headed
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)
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aye khuda bas ek din
aaine ko zubaan de de
she accuses me of
falsely praising her beauty
o god, if only you could give
the mirrors a voice for a day
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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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hum abhi se kyun bataayen
kya hamaare dil mein hai
let the time come and
i will show you, oh world
why should i tell you now
what’s in my heart
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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dushmanon se koi khatra nahi
bas apne par nazar rakhna
having arrived in this world
figure out the art of living
there is no danger from enemies
just keep a watch on your dear ones
Anonymous
skill, art
danger
wings, feathers / upon
perspective, sight
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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meri shikasta naav hai
toofan liye hue
the piers on the shore
are for lakhs of boats
but my battered boat
is for the storm ahead
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kha gaya shahr use
kehte hain deewani thi
wilderness was in her eyes
and in her voice, desolation
the city exhausted her
and called her a mad one
wilderness, desert
voice
desolation
mad person
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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is shahr mein har shakhs
pareshaan sa kyun hai
why this burning in the heart
and storm in the eyes
why does everyone in this city
seem so troubled
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us ko bhi bahattar kyun
ghilman na diya hota
it is possible you are in hell
and your wife is in heaven
why doesn’t she also get
72 handsome young men?
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bahut hote hain, yaaro,
chaar din bhi
it is true that life is
just four days long
even these four days, friends,
are too many
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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farishta ho to behak jaaye
aadmi kya hai
god help us with
your intoxicating eyes
those than can get angels drunk
what hope does a man have
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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 (112)
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'jaun' yaaron ke
yaar the hum to
my friends now
don’t even remember me
though ‘juan’ was
a dear friend of theirs
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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