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jo chhanv mehrban ho
use apna ghar na jaan
whoever you find along the way
mistake them not as friends of life
that free shade you find
mistake it not as your home
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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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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3 / 25 : Featured
jo dosti yahi Thahri
to dushmani kya hai?
under the guise of loyalty
so much cruelty inflicted upon us
if this is friendship
what then is enmity?
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4 / 25 : Featured
tujh se milne ki
aarzoo hai wahi
i have met you
a hundred times, however…
the desire to meet you
remains just as ever
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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5 / 25 : Featured
bahte dariyaa to chalenge
isi raftaar ke saath
if you have the courage
unfurl the sails of your boat
the flowing river
will continue at its own pace
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6 / 25 : Featured
le de ke ek dil hai
so TuuTa hua sa hai
what gift to your beauty
can i offer, when all I have
is a heart,
that too somewhat broken
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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7 / 25 : Featured
dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha
dariyaa hi mein ja kar Doob gaya
heart was loyal to its desire
anxious, went to see its beloved
the pearl came out of the river
but drowned in the river itself
Anonymous
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8 / 25 : Featured
hai wahi meri khushi
jo mere sayyaad ki hai
neither complaint nor grievance
i have against the tyranny
my happiness is exactly
what pleases my captor
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9 / 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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10 / 25 : Featured
meherbaan hai woh magar
na-aashnaa-e-zakhm hai
the healer, for comfort’s sake,
placed his hand on my heart
he is kind, but he is
not familiar with my ailment
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11 / 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 (84)
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12 / 25 : Featured
tum mujhe khwaab mein aa kar
na pareshaan karo
make this journey of separation
of mine a little easier
please do not torment me
by appearing in my dreams
2014: Sahitya Akademi
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13 / 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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14 / 25 : Featured
gila na kar jo kabhi
tera humnava na hua
my entire life, i struggled
and fought with myself
so, don’t complain that
i couldn’t be there for you
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15 / 25 : Featured
ab tu khuda bhi ban jaaye to
main sajda na karoon
that time has passed
when i pined for you
now, even if you become god
i will not bow to you
Anonymous
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16 / 25 : Featured
jaise veerane mein
chupke se bahaar aa jaaye
in the middle of the night
lost memories of you came to mind
like in a barren desert
silently, the spring arrived
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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17 / 25 : Featured
chhoD deta huun woh raasta
aam ho jaane ke baad
the path that i laboriously make
with great effort, jamaal
i abandon that
when its trodden by all
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (42)
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18 / 25 : Featured
khuda shaahid hai…ThanDak
aaj tak hum dil mein paate hain
that day you placed your
henna-ed hand on my chest
god as my witness, to this day
i find the comfort in my heart
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19 / 25 : Featured
aashiq ka janaaza hai
zara dhoom se nikle
let’s walk along as wishes
spring from the heart of the dead
it’s the funeral of a lover
let us celebrate with fanfare
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20 / 25 : Featured
teri khaali jagah ko
bhar rahe hain
wandering and romaing
around the entire home
trying to fill
the void you left behind
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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21 / 25 : Featured
mujhe raahzanon se gila naheen
teri rahbari ka savaal hai
don’t talk about irrelevant stuff
first tell us how the caravan got looted
i have no complaint against the robbers
i have questions about your leadership
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22 / 25 : Featured
gham se pathar ho gaya
lekin kabhi roya nahin
i too know of
one such person, ‘muneer’
whom sorrow has turned into a stone
but he never shed a tear
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)
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23 / 25 : Featured
kahin aansuon se miTa hua
kahin aansuon se likha hua
that which the wind swept away
was the paper of the heart's book
sometimes defiled by tears
sometimes written by tears
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24 / 25 : Featured
tu ne bhi khudaayaa meri
niyyat nahin dekhi
like everyone else
you too pointed out my flaws
you too, oh god,
did not see my intentions
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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haT kar chale hain
raahguzar-e-kaarwaan se hum
taking permission to leave
from the heavens above
we parted ways from
the path of the caravan
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