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nakaam-e-mohabbat ka
itna hi fasana
joyless youth,
painless life
for those unsuccessful in love,
this is the only story
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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main zakhm zakhm huun
phir bhi gale lagaaun use
she is prickly, prickly
like the branch of a rose
i am wounded, wounded
but yet longing for an embrace
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aaj tak hosh naheen,
hosh naheen, hosh naheen
once i drank a cup
from those intoxicating eyes
till now, i am not conscious
not conscious, not conscious
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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4 / 25 : Featured
saath abr-e-baharaan ke
woh zulf bhi lehraaye
it's not just the season of flowers
that has intoxicated the crazed
along with the spring clouds
her hair fluttered too
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5 / 25 : Featured
kitna khaamosh hoon
main andar se
i keep talking
constantly
but how silent
i am within
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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6 / 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 (139)
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7 / 25 : Featured
varna duniya mein
koi baat nai baat nahin
the style of narration
changes everything, ‘saif’
if not, in this world
there is nothing new to say
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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8 / 25 : Featured
jaavedaan, paiham rawaan
har dam jawaan hai zindagi
do not measure it by the
standards of yesterday and tomorrow
constantly flowing every moment…
life is forever youthful
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9 / 25 : Featured
pahle dil-e-gudaakhta
paida kare koi
the beauty of an illuminating
lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’
first, let someone create a heart
that is burnt and melted in love
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10 / 25 : Featured
rind ka saaqi ka mae ka
khum ka paemaane ka naam
may god (or critics) be blessed
it is because of them
the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine
cask and goblet have gained fame
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11 / 25 : Featured
qaafila saath
aur safar tanha
life transpired
spent alone
moving with the caravan
but traveling alone
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12 / 25 : Featured
phool hai qatra-e-shabnam se
bahal jayega
why should i keep my heart
waiting for the clouds of mercy
the flower is satisfied
with a drop of morning dew
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13 / 25 : Featured
ab kya kahun
jamal-e-rukh-e-fitnagar ko mein
it is a crime if i see
lacking in grace if i don’t
what shall i call this
beautiful, mischievous face
face, direction
crime
ungrateful, impious
mischievous, playful
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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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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pyaar mein jab talak naheen TuuTe
dil kisi kaam ka naheen hota
it is not worth mentioning
not does it belong anywhere
until it breaks for the sake of love
this heart is of no use anywhere
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (67)
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16 / 25 : Featured
bahut aayenge patthar
dekh lena
you made your house
with glass, 'aazar'
just watch...
many stones will come at it
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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17 / 25 : Featured
mujhe wajuud ke girte hue
makaan se nikaal
let me not be buried
within my own body
free me from this
crumbling house of existence
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ishq ne dil mein
raushni ki hai
reason just
lit up the mind
love filled my
heart with light
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mujh ko aadat hai
muskuraane ki
oh sorrow of life
don’t be angry
it is my habit
to smile
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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thi jo deewaar kabhi
ab hai woh dar ki soorat
what a marvel it is
my passion for freedom
what was once a wall
now appears as a doorway
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un hawaaon ne mera
raasta hamwaar kiya
the winds that
entangled the whole world
the same winds
made my path smooth
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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tum mujh se poochhte ho
mera hausla hai kya
i am searching for a new beginning
in the midst of a raging storm
and you are asking me
if i have courage
storms
quest, search
gentle breeze, zephyr
valor, courage
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (62)
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us ka payaam dil ke siva
kaun laa sake
oh messenger, this is not your job
please be on your way
the message for her
who can deliver but my heart
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jab kisi shahr mein
kuchh yaar puraane se mile
received a new wound
and found a new life
when in the new city
found some old friends
Anonymous
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par noch ke ab qaid se
aazaad kare hai
strange is this favor
you do to me, my captor
first you tear my wings
and then you set me free
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